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I was interested to read, in the 3 October edition of “Inside Housing” magazine, an article by Mark Henderson, Chief Executive of Home Housing Group, in which he writes of...
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Rollits has made a newappointment to its planning and development team with therecruitment of Libby Clarkson upon completion of her trainingcontract with the firm. Libby, who joined the firm asa...
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In a recent case, Ellis vRatcliff Palfinger Ltd the Employment Appeal Tribunal consideredwhether an employee, Mr Ellis had been automatically unfairlydismissed for taking time off to deal with emergencies involvingtheir...
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1 April 2013 saw the introduction of a number of new Court Rules further to a review of civil litigation funding by Lord Justice Jackson; also know as the Jackson...
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A survey of the country’s top500 law firms has once again recognised Rollits as one of thepre-eminent commercial law firms in the region, receivingacknowledgement as a leading specialist in 19...
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Changes coming into force from 1 October 2014 National Minimum Wage Increases: Adult rate from £6.31 to £6.50/hour Workers 18 – 20 years of age from £5.03 to £5.31/hour Young...
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In the recent case of Chweidan v Mischcon De Reya Solicitors, the Court set out a 6 stage test for quantifying claims involving a loss of chance. Such claims often...
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The Intellectual Property & Enterprise Court last week refused to grant an interim injunction to the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (UOGB) against rival black-tie-clad strummers the United Kingdom Ukulele...
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Twelve lawyers from local lawfirm Rollits will be pushing their pedal power to the limit toraise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support this weekend. The bike ride, which is set totake...
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There has been a recent trend of what have been described as “revenge evictions” by both social and private landlords. As the nickname implies, such evictions are a means of...
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Rollits is supporting cultureand the arts for the second year running by hosting a four-monthexhibition at its Rowntree Wharf offices by artist JohnCreighton. The exhibition will open in York on12th...
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As part of the Government’s drive to be fair and transparent in relation to how public money is spent, the Education Funding Agency issued its Investigation Publishing Policy on 15...
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As most employers are awareboth pregnant employees and agency workers have the right to attendante-natal appointments. However, the right to attend suchappointments is being extended with effect from 1 October...
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With effect from the 31 July2014 an amendment to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection ofEmployment) Regulations 2006 now provides that employers with fewerthan 10 employees may directly consult affected employees...
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In June and July 2014, Rollitshosted a number of workshops addressing how to manage absenceproactively. As many of you are aware, theDepartment of Work and Pensions and Bis have commissioned...
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In a recent article we reported on the introduction of the catchily-titled Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, which implement the EU Consumer Rights Directive. The Regulations...
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The Charity Commission has recently updated its guidance forcharity trustees on their duties to promote the welfare of childrenand young people and to protect them from harm, ‘SafeguardingChildren and Young...
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The trustees of the Jimmy Savile Charitable Trust (the Trust) are appealing against the compensation scheme for Jimmy Savile’s victims. The compensation scheme allows the victims of abuse by Jimmy...
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Kirklees Council has released details of a case that provides an important lesson in failing to take notice of a planning enforcement order. A man residing in West Yorkshire ignored...
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Draft regulations have been published to amend the Community Interest Company Regulations so that the maximum dividend per share is removed. It is proposed that these changes will come into...
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In a previous article “Taylor Made Remedy to Landlord Headaches“, we discussed the Court of Appeal’s decision in the case of Spencer v Taylor, highlighting that the Court of Appeal...
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The Charity Commission and OSCR have published two new Statements of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (SORPs) on a dedicated website. All charities in the UK that...
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In July 2014, it emerged that the head teacher of Gad’s Hill school in Kent had increased his own salary by 381% over an 11 year period. In 2000, when...
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The Immigration Act 2014 received Royal Assent in May 2014. Whilst on the face of it the Act may not be one which residential landlord’s would ordinarily expect to be...
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Last week the European Courtof Justice (“ECJ”) was invited to consider whether obesity is adisability. In the context of a recentsurvey which states that 64% of adults in the UK...
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The Employment Team hasrecently welcomed in excess of 60 clients to a seminar entitled -Managing Sickness Absence Pro-actively. Many of those attendingconfirmed that absence both long term and short term,...
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The High Court has upheld that a man is entitled to his aunt’s residuary estate, despite the Will leaving the residuary estate to seven animal charities. Mr Kenneth King lived...
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Rollits has continued itstradition of uniting the local business community and raising moneyfor a good cause with its 26th annual charity golf day. Teeing off at Brough Golf Clubon Thursday...
Rollits is pleased to announcethat Nadine Storrer has been awarded this year’s “Rollits Art Award2014” at the School of Art and Design, Hull College, for herceramic and glass boat, with...
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