The High Court has recently stayed two cases, Barnes v Black Horse Limited and McIlquham v Black Horse Limited, pending a decision by the Supreme Court in the major Payment...
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The community right to challenge contained in the Localism Act 2011 was brought into force on 27 June 2012. The community right to challenge gives voluntary and community groups the...
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In the recent case of Activa DPS Europe v. Pressure Seal Solutions Limited t/a Welltec Systems (UK), the Court of Appeal considered the issue of whether a buyer of goods...
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On 16 July 2012, Lord Hodgson`s eagerly awaited review of the Charities Act 2006 was published. The purpose of the review was to investigate whether better regulation of the Charity...
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The Government has announced that £17.5 million of funding is to be made available over the next three years (up until March 2015) for local communities to finance a Community...
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Rollits has promoted three members of staff – includingtwo to partner – as it continues to invest in talent. Chris Crystal (property) and Andrew Digwood (disputeresolution) have been promoted to...
We are pleased to announce that Phil Entwistle has beenawarded the inaugural “Rollits Art Award 2012” at the School of Artand Design, Hull College, for his painting `DeltaicSandstone`. Phil is...
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Following recent consultations the Government hasannounced that a fee structure for Employment Tribunals will beimplemented in the summer of 2013. There will be two levels under the feestructure: Level 1...
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There has been a noticeable increase in the number of residential Landlords seeking advice from the Rollits Dispute Resolution Group regarding problem tenants. Common issues include non-payment of rent, noise...
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The Atlantic Bridge Research and Education Scheme (Atlantic Bridge) was founded in 1997 by the former Secretary of State for Defence, Liam Fox. In 2003 Atlantic Bridge was registered as...
Rollits LLP has advised Ian McIntosh on his MBI of DrivingResults Limited. Driving Results, which trades as RED Driving School, is thesecond largest driving school in the UK with over...
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Details of a new proposed local government pension scheme (LGPS) have recently been announced, following negotiation between the Local Government Association and trade unions. Briefly, this new scheme would be...
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The national minimum wage rates that will take place from1 October 2012 have just been announced. 1. The standard adult rate (workers aged 21 and over) willrise to £6.19 per...
The annual employment tribunal statistics have beenpublished. The statistics show that the total number of claimscontinues to decrease (from 236,000 in 2009/10, to 218,000 in2010/11 and decreasing again to 186,000...
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Just when a new business needs all the capital it can gethold of, their landlord asks for a rent deposit before granting alease. Some key points to be aware of...
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On the 6 April 2011, in family cases, a new procedure was instigated requiring all potential applicants to consider the possibility of mediation to resolve disputes in connection with the...
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The Education Team at Rollits, which has been recommendedfor its expertise in the sector in the latest edition of The Legal500, has assisted Leeds City College on a joint venture...
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A recent case provided a stark reminder to suppliers of goods and services that if advice is sought by a customer that is outside of the supplier`s area of expertise,...
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Yorkshire businesses will be competing on the golf coursewhen they tee off for charity in a tournament organised by Hullcommercial law firm Rollits, on Thursday, 5 July 2012 at BroughGolf...
Cookies are small pieces of information sent by a webserver (such as that used to run this website) to an individual`scomputer which are then stored on that computer`s hard drive.Cookies...
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust hasbeen handed the largest fine so far under the Data Protection Act1998. The £325,000 fine was issued following the theft of computerhard drives...
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We wrote last year on the revised law on consents required for use of website cookies, which came into force on 26 May 2011. The 12 month `grace period` which...
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The Protection from Eviction Act 1977 (“PEA 1977”) was introduced to stop unscrupulous Landlords using heavy handed tactics to remove tenants. Under PEA 1977, it is illegal to threaten or...
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In “The Tenancy Deposit Scheme: Unscrupulous Landlord`s rejoice!” article on the website (October 2011), I discussed how the cases of Tiensia and Gladehurst had seemingly dealt a fatal blow to...
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Rollits has made a senior appointment to strengthen itsFamily team. Alison Benson joins the firm having previously worked atAndrew Jackson in Hull. Alison qualified in September 2003 and is an...
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Many businesses and organisations want to join withsimilar businesses and organisations to share costs and resources.These arrangements usually allow the companies in question to claimback their VAT. Unfortunately for some...
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Congratulations to John Flanagan of Rollits who completedyesterday`s London Marathon in a time of 3:33:21, and raised over£600 for Macmillan Cancer Care and Heartlink. This article is for general guidance...
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