I have just completed theRollits summer work placement, which has been a thoroughlyenjoyable experience. Despite being nervous on my first day I wasinstantly made to feel welcome following an introductory...
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The Financial Dispute Resolution Hearing (FDR) was introduced into the Court process of financial remedy proceedings in family cases in 1996. With the aim of assisting settlement, at the FDR...
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Many employers may notappreciate the extent to which they can be held liable for actsundertaken by an employee outside of work and working hours. This is known as Vicarious Liability....
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The Daily Mail has recently reported that the fundraising agency Go-Gen, which carries out campaigns on behalf some of the UK’s largest charities, has been making unsolicited calls to households...
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I have just finished my lastday on the work experience placement at Rollits in the York office,and it has been an excellent two weeks. I applied to do theplacement at...
Before starting my workexperience at Rollits I was worried that being a History student,and therefore having very little prior legal knowledge, wouldplace me at a disadvantage, however the team at...
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On 18 June 2015 at the Family Court in Bristol, (days after he hit the headlines as the Judge who described Rebecca Minnock as utterly irresponsible in going on the...
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Over the coming months we will be reporting on the Consumer Rights Act 2015, which is a major piece of legislation coming into force on 1 October 2015. The Act...
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In a recommendation by theAdvocate General it was determined that travel time counts asworking time. In the case of theFederación de Servicios Privados del Sindicato ComisionesObreras, the Advocate General considered...
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The Small Business, Enterpriseand Employment Act 2015 (SBEEA 2015) was announced in the Queen’sspeech in 2014. The proposed Act was then introduced as aGovernment Bill to the House of Commons....
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A recent Court of Appeal case has held that, contrary to the belief of many that private parking charges are unenforceable penalties at law, in certain circumstances such charges may...
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On 29 May 2015, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills published the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Amendment) Regulations 2015 to clarify Section 4 of the Late Payment of...
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Rollits will be looking toretain its title of ‘fastest firm’ when staff take to the streetsfor the KC Hull 10K Corporate Challenge this weekend. Last year ‘Team Rollits’ tookthe Corporate...
This Saturday, (13 June) ateam of volunteers from Rollits will give up their time to helpwith fundraising at the Macmillan Race Day at YorkRacecourse. The team will be at theracecourse...
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The demise of Legal Aid has seen a growing industry of “advisers” offering their services to people in the midst of separation and divorce. Traditionally it was possible for a...
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In the recent case of Re XZ, the Court of Protection has ordered the Office of the Public Guardian to register a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) despite the fact...
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A Will has successfully beencontested following the promises that a father made to one sonduring his lifetime. In Davies v Davies [2015] EWHC1384 (CH), a dispute arose following Tom Davies’...
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It is less costly It is private It is convenient It is flexible Over the last 25 years the way to resolve financial family disputes has changed beyond all recognition....
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The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 received Royal Assent on 26 March 2015. The Act, together with the Deregulation Act 2015 will make a number of changes to...
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Employment status is very muchin the news particularly, given the publicity which surrounds zerohours contracts and the implications for employers and employeesalike. An A typical worker is: Where the pattern...
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On an acquisition or disposal, warranties will be provided by the sellers to a buyer, such warranties being incorporated into the Sale and Purchase Agreement. Warranties are statements of fact/promises...
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This is a very effectivemethod of recovering money due under a Judgment which not manypeople are familiar with. The application can be madeagainst any “third party” (i.e. bank, individual or...
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The domain name landscape is changing. Previously generic top level domain names (gTLD’s) were limited to conventional suffixes such as “.co.uk” and “.com”, but over the last couple of years...
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Rollits LLP has promoted four solicitors from across the firm with effect from 1 May2015. The move sees Sue Brad, Ed Heppel and James Peel, who had all previously held...
Lemsip, Aunt Bessie’s,Air Wick, Ideal Standard and ARCO are among many famous brands andbusinesses who proudly claim to be ‘Hull Born andBred’. And while there has never beena better time...
Rollits will be looking toretain its title of ‘fastest firm’ when companies from across thecity take to the streets for the KC Hull 10K Corporate Challenge onSunday 14 June. The...
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Grandparents could be entitled to share parental leave under plans proposed by the Labour party if they win the General election. As part of the Labour’s women’s manifesto the ‘granny...
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Bailes v First Bristol Limited A Bristol bus driver who was dismissed after testing positive in a saliva test for cocaine has been awarded an £84,000 pay out for unfair...
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