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Donna Ashbridge, a lawyer in the firm’s Corporate team, has recently been promoted to a Senior Solicitor. What is your name? Donna Ashbridge Where do you live? Kingswood, Hull What...
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Emma Fawke, a lawyer in the firm’s Private Capital team, has recently been promoted to a Senior Solicitor. What is your name? Emma Fawke Where do you live? Beverley What...
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Rollits LLP has announced a series of promotions of specialists working across a range of the firm’s legal services. Gareth Orriss and Sophie Wheeldon, who both deal with all aspects...
Care home operators are among the employers being advised by a regional law firm to be aware of the latest Government guidance on illness and death of employees linked with...
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When purchasing a property, or purchasing a company with one or more property assets, one important factor which is often overlooked is the planning history of the property and whether...
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Some charities have a requirement in their governing documents to hold annual general meetings. This is typical for charities that have a wider voting membership, and whose members’ role in...
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The Charity Commission has confirmed that charities can use their reserves to help them to cope with the Covid-19 situation. The pandemic has highlighted the requirement for charities to have...
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On 8 April 2020, the Chancellor announced that the Government will provide £750 million of funding to support charities during the Covid-19 pandemic. This will be allocated as follows: £370...
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In my previous article upon the Coronavirus Act 2020, I discussed the newly introduced restrictions on the ability of landlords to recover possession of rented and commercial properties. Measures introduced...
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In my previous articles issued on 1 April 2020 and 7 April 2020 I discussed the impact that the Coronavirus had had on Winding Up Hearings, and how the Court...
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In a recent High Court case, the High Court refused to grant permission to pursue charity proceedings and stayed the claim to enable the parties to engage in mediation. This...
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Many charities have had to adapt the delivery of their purposes in view of the Covid-19 restrictions – particularly those that help vulnerable people. Some charities may find that their...
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It is useful for trustees of land holding charities to be aware of when they have power to dispose of the charity’s land. Unexpected complications and delays can arise if...
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The pandemic gets Insurance Companies running for “cover” Most businesses will invest in insurance to cover themselves in the event of risks that could damage their business. Such policies typically...
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A law firm which launched a double charity drive after setting up an Employee Forum have handed over the proceeds to the first good causes to benefit from the scheme....
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All of us are needing to change and adapt to new ways of keeping in contact with family and friends. I can still hear my mother telling me that I...
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The HMRC portal to reclaim staff salaries under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme went live yesterday, 20 April 2020, 10 days ahead of schedule. The scheme allows employers to claim...
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As the new tax year has arrived, there is some good tax news amongst all the chaos and stress of Covid-19. From April 2020 the Residence Nil Rate Band allowance,...
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Covid-19 has forced the Government to take steps to ensure that people are confined to the safety of their own home and that they only leave the house for a...
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On 16 October 2019 a developer was fined £300,000 after deliberately removing a 176 year-old giant redwood tree, in addition to 69 other protected trees, in Swansea and on 31...
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On 15 April the Government issued its fourth guidance update on its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme On the same day, the Treasury also issued a Direction to HMRC...
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Within the planning regime, whether or not a structure classifies as a building has significant importance. For example, some permitted development rights relate to a “building” only and whether CIL...
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The Health & Safety Executive (“HSE”) has released guidance on when an employer must make a report in relation to coronavirus under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences...
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A Limited Liability Partnership is becoming a more attractive legal structure now more than ever in light of the Covid-19 developments and as a result of the increased desire for...
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In our “Are you Winding Me Up?” article of last week, we highlighted how, in the immediate aftermath of social distancing measures imposed by Government in response to the Coronavirus...
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Not all development is equal. While most will require a planning application to be submitted to the relevant local authority, some enjoys deemed planning permission under the General Permitted Development...
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By way of light relief from the deluge of updates relating to the dreaded C-word here are some key changes to employment law coming into force in April 2020. There...
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You might have more pressing matters to deal with at present, but one less thing to worry about is the ramifications of the Morrisons case (Morrisons v Various Claimants). Let’s...
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How are you coping with being at home with your family? Are you one of the lucky ones, in the Dunkirk “we’re all in this together” mode, or are you...
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One positive aspect to come out of the coronavirus is seeing how communities have come together to help those vulnerable or struggling, whether it be doing the weekly shop for...
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