Further changes have been made to the rules relating to Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and Display Energy Certificates (DECs). The changes took effect from 9 January 2013 and include: Displaying...
A well-advised buyer of a company or group of companies will often require a tax covenant, often referred to as a tax deed. The tax covenant is a way of...
The Family Justice Board’s Action Plan for reforming the Family Justice System states that by March 2015: All agencies and individuals within the Family Justice System should be working together...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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