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It has been a good year for the enterprise management incentive (EMI) scheme. EMI is a tax-advantaged scheme promoted by the government to encourage share participation by employees. It is...
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Concerns have recently been raised in the sector about academies and charitable status, in particular whether they are sufficiently independent from the Government. Academies are exempt charities pursuant to the...
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The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 passed through Parliament last year and requires public bodies to take into account economic, social and environmental well-being in procuring services from suppliers....
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The Humber Renewables Awards2013, which are dedicated to the Humber’s green energy industry andshowcase the “talent” the region offers the sector, brings togetherindividuals, businesses and other organisations which are allplaying...
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Have you considered the impact that the withdrawal of Legal Aid for the majority of private law family cases will have? From April 2013 onwards anyone in the midst of...
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In the recent case of Swift v. Robertson the Court of Appeal dealt with an appeal regarding a removal agreement which the Defendant had tried to terminate. The issue for...
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In Eweida & Others v UK,the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held that in mostsituations it does. In different cases, fouremployee’s brought claims against their employer’s under theReligion or...
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Legal Professional Privilege: The Man from the Pru rebuffed by the Supreme Court In a previous article ” Legal Professional Privilege: Prudential Progress to the Supreme Court” we briefly discussed...
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On 21 January 2013 the Government announced a Consultation on proposals to streamline the planning system. These proposals include: 1.) Design and Access Statements Design and Access Statements will only...
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The 1 October 2012 was set as the date upon which significant reforms to the administration of Child Maintenance would come into force. Inevitably substantial delays have meant that as...
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The Supreme Court, in a 5:2 majority decision, has todayconfirmed that Legal Professional Privilege only covers adviceprovided by members of the legal profession. A background to this important case together...
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In an equally snow-bound January 2010, we published a piece on our website prompting landowner clients to think about some of the legal issues around the question “To Grit or...
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Although introduced and in force from 1 October 2012 the Health & Safety Executive’s (“HSE”) Fee For Intervention (“FFI”) scheme is still unknown to some businesses. There has been mixed...
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As finances continue to be stretched, landlords are increasingly having to deal with tenants abandoning their property. Whether it be residential or commercial property, at the conclusion of a tenancy,...
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The Planning Minister, Nick Boles, has announced further incentives for neighbourhoods that prepare a Neighbourhood Plan. Currently, Parish and Town Councils have the ability to prepare a Neighbourhood Plan which...
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The Tigers Trust’s highly successful Enterprise Academy can look forward to anothersuccessful year thanks to continued funding fromRollits In September 2011 the firm entered into a three-year communitysponsorship agreement with...
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In July 2011, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (the “DECC”) published the government’s UK Renewable Energy Roadmap, which set out proposals to increase the use of renewable energy...
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We are delighted to announcethat we have pledged our support to For Entrepreneurs Only (“FEO”)by becoming their first key partner. Our support will help theorganisation to continue working towards their...
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The Court of Appeal was facedwith the issue of whether a lap dancer was an employee orself-employed in Stringfellow Restaurants Ltd v Quashie. Ms Quashie worked as a lapdancer intermittently...
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Sarah Finch was sacked from a McDonalds restaurant (based in West Wales) for gross misconduct following an accusation of giving away food without receiving payment. The 19 year old argued...
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The government has now published for consultation draft legislation to implement the changes to pensions tax relief announced by the Chancellor in his autumn statement on 5 December 2012. This...
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Until recently it was a legalrequirement for all UK employers with 5 or more employees todesignate and facilitate access to a stakeholder pensionscheme. An employer was obliged to provide information...
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Rollits recently teamed upwith TD Travel Group to arrange a visit for a number of theirrespective clients to the Marussia F1 Team Technical CentreBanbury. TD Travel Group is one of...
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The Crown Officer Procurator Fiscal in Scotland has used its powers under the Bribery Act 2010 (“the Act”) to force Abbot Group Limited (“Abbot”) to account for £5.6m of profit...
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From 1 February 2013 it will become more expensive to make an employee redundant as the statutory cap for a week’s pay is increased from £430 to £450. This means...
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The government, in its response to consultation on the automatic trigger and qualifying earnings band for contributions to a workplace pension, has set new earnings thresholds for the tax year...
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With the grant of Royal Assent on 15 November 2011 the Localism Act introduced a new layer of planning policy within the existing planning framework known as Neighbourhood Planning. The...
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