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 | 29th April Additional Holiday
29th April Additional Holiday, We expect that you’ll want all of your employees to benefit from the additional bank holiday to celebrate the wedding of William and Kate but some of you may need to keep your businesses running on the day. |
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| Employers Charter
Employers Charter, The Government is proposing to reform employment law so that employees will have to have been employed for two years before they can claim Unfair Dismissal at an Employment Tribunal. |
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| Agency Workers
Agency Workers. The Agency Workers Regulations came into force on 1 October 2011 and they give people who work through employment agencies certain employment rights. |
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| Lenders Beware!!!
The recent case of Hewett v First Plus Financial Group [2010] EWCA Civ 312 has drawn more attention to the need for lenders to exercise caution when obtaining security from multiple parties to secure loans or facilities granted for the sole benefit of one of the parties or indeed someone who is not party to the security. |
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| Compromise Agreements
Compromise Agreements The Law Society is seeking urgent talks with the Government Equalities Office over ambiguity in section 147 of the Equality Act 2010, which covers who can be an independent adviser for the purposes of a compromise agreement. There is a drafting problem which threatens to affect the use and effectiveness of compromise agreements made under the Act. |
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| What a relief
The previous government introduced stamp duty land tax (SDLT) relief in the last budget before the May 2010 election. |
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| Perpetual Motion
Perpetual Motion, The Perpetuity Period, Rule against Perpetuities, Land, acquire land, Landlord |
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| Salehs Win Charity Quiz Again!
For the second year in succession a team of Solicitors from Salehs were successful in winning the annual Booth Ainsworth Charity Quiz. Over £5,000 was raised for the Beechwood Cancer Care Centre based in Adswood. |
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| That's Asda Price
You may have read of a recent case where Asda showed they had the right to unilaterally change the pay of their staff. |
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| Cash for your clean up
With Greenfield sites seemingly the unachievable acquisition for developers, here’s an often overlooked bonus for those of you with contaminated land. |
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| A sickener for employers?
The European Court of Justice recently gave judgment in a case relating to sick leave and holiday pay. |
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| Salehs Spring Success
A team of Solicitors from Salehs were successful in winning the 2009 Booth Ainsworth Charity Quiz. Over £3500 was raised for the Beechwood Cancer Care Centre based in Adswood. |
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| Don't get sressed you can still distress
Worry about tenants who don’t pay their rent keeping you up at night? Well worry no longer as the new Commercial Rent Arrears regime that was due to replace the remedy of distress has been delayed until 2012. Don't get sressed you can still distress |
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| Guarantors: Still on the hook
In this current economic climate it is not surprising to find that more and more tenants are entering into liquidation and in many cases a landlord will find that the liquidator disclaims the lease leaving them with very little recourse. Guarantors: Still on the hook |
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| Keeping up the pressure: Some useful tenancy renewal tips for landlords
Keeping up the pressure: Some useful tenancy renewal tips for landlords. In these times of increasing uncertainty it is important for a landlord to know exactly where it stands, especially when it comes to tenancy renewals. In contrast, a tenant is more likely to be willing to let tenancy renewal negotiations drag on for as long as possible in the hope of achieving a lower rent. |
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| Facebook used to serve legal papers
After several attempts to reach an Australian couple who had missed payments on a loan for $100,000 failed, Mark McCormack, a lawyer in Canberra persuaded a court to allow him to serve the legal documents via the popular social networking site Facebook. It is believed to be the first time Facebook has been used in this way. |
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| Invoice Error Does not Stop Late Payment Interest
A creditor is able to claim interest from either the agreed date of payment of the debt or alternatively 30 days after the day on which the creditor has received an invoice. But what happens if there is a mistake on the invoice? |
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| EMPLOYMENT: RIP STATUTORY PROCEDURES 2004-2009
The Employment Act 2008 will start coming into force on 6th April 2009. Its biggest impact will be in repealing the compulsory statutory dispute, grievance and dismissal resolution procedures. |
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