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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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Devils Kitchen York took prideof place in the York Business Week calendar with team Rollitstaking on HSBC at The Holiday Inn. A close fought battle sawboth sides delight their guests...
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In the article “The Tenancy Deposit Scheme: Back from the Brink – again?”, I highlighted the amendments being made to those parts of Housing Act 2004 relating to the Tenancy...
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The recent decision fromScotland in the Sheriff Court case of Cowan vBennett has once again shown some of the difficultiesfor a claimant to establish a defamation claim. There is no...
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Rollits has advised Andy Clayand Rob Sadler of Begbies Traynor LLP, the joint Administrators ofJudges Lodgings Limited, on the sale of the Judges Lodgings Hotelin York to brewer Daniel Thwaites...
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In these times of austerity, more and more property owners are becoming reluctant Landlords of residential properties. Also,existing private residential Landlords who currently utilise property management organisations, faced with increasing...
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Eight lawyers from Rollitshave been named as “leaders in their field” in the latest editionof Chambers UK – the definitive guide to law firms in theUK. The firm was also...
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After prolonged delay, it appears as though the charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) is almost finally upon us. Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society confirmed that the draft supporting legal framework...
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In the article”Branching Out: dealing with encroaching tree branches“(August 2012) I discussed the issue of tree branches that encroach onto a neighbour’s land. In this article, I will focus on...
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In January 2012, I reported on a decision by Mr Justice Akenhead in the case of Systech International Limited v PC Harrington Contractors Limited. In that case, Harrington had refused...
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In my previous article “Failure to Mediate” I considered two cases that demonstrated the costs implication that a party could face (even if they successfully won their case) by refusing,...
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Geneva has been the venue for a powerhouse conference in the intellectual property world with some of the world’s leading technology companies meeting with academics from around the world and...
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Faced with a customer who is not paying its invoices, the standard remedy is to threaten the issue of County Court proceedings to recover the debt. The problem with this...
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Lawyers Sheridan Ball and Karen Myles have achievedre-accreditation to the Law Society Advanced Family LawPanel. The Advanced Family Law Panel is an accreditation scheme forsolicitors who can demonstrate skills in...
In the article “Get off my land … and into jail” dated16 May 2012, we discussed the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishmentof Offenders Act 2012 (“the Act”) and in particular...
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Finance Act 2012 introduced a brand new tax relief for individual investing in small trading companies between 6 April 2012 and 5 April 2017. It is called Seed Enterprise Investment...
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“He owes me money so why can`t I set that off against the sum awarded by the Adjudicator?” For many, it seems only fair that if someone owes them money,...
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The Ministry of Justice has just published the annualEmployment Tribunal and EAT statistics (to 31 March2012). These show a 15% fall in the number of ET claims but thatcosts awards...
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In the recent case of Hannon v Hillingdon Homes Limited [2012], the High Court held a Landlord liable for injuries suffered by a third party who fell through a gap...
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A survey of the country`s top 500 law firms has once againrecognised Rollits as one of the pre-eminent commercial law firmsin the region with the firm receiving acknowledgement as a...
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Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, announced on 6 September, a number of proposed changes to the Planning regime in order to assist in the construction...
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