As from 6 April 2011 the new Pre Application Protocolbecomes operational. This means that everyone who wishes to applyto the Court for an Order in relation to financial matters orchildren...
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The Budget states that the “planning system has held back investment and created distortions in the way that businesses compete, deterring development and growth”. In order to address this, the...
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We are pleased to announce that Hull College StudentRichie Brooke has been presented with the Rollits Award forBusiness & Enterprise. Richie has excelled in his studies overthe past four years,...
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A new condition has been added which must be satisfied before an investor can qualify for the enterprise investment scheme (EIS). It has been introduced to comply with the general...
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It came in with a blaze of glory … prosecution ofcompanies and other organisations was going to a whole lot easier.It is now approaching two years since the law of...
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Two local authorities have been fined by the InformationCommissioner’s Office for data protection breaches after laptopscontaining unencrypted information went missing. Ealing Council and Hounslow Council were fined £80,000 and£70,000, respectively....
An Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) survey has revealed that almost half of those who use wi-fi technology in the home do not understand how to configure their network’s security settings....
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On the 4 March 2011 the Government published the Charities Bill and the Charities (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Order 2011. The Charities Bill is not intended to comprehensively overhaul or amend existing...
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What is EIS? The Enterprise Investment Scheme (“EIS”) has been aroundsince 1994. It was introduced at a time when small businesses werefinding it difficult to access funding from banks. In...
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The Supreme Court yesterday began a three day hearing of Lucasfilm`s appeal against the earlier Court of Appeal decision in their dispute with designer Andrew Ainsworth (which we previously reported...
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Korean electronics giant LG have been awarded an interim injunction by a court in the Netherlands against Sony, manufacturers of the Playstation 3 games console. The 10 day ban on...
Experts around the county are eagerly awaiting thedecision of the Supreme Court in Jones -v-Kaney. Experts currently enjoy immunity from suit in respect of anywritten and oral evidence. However, this...
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It may be possible to succeed in a passing off claim even where the claimant does not have any physical residence in the UK. Passing off is a common law...
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A recent case serves as a reminder of the care that needs to be taken when engaging in commercial emails. In Nicholas Prestige Homes v Neal the Court of Appeal...
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Rights of way come in various guises and can be created in a number of different ways. The most common way of creating a right of way is by a...
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On 15 February 2011 Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings became the first company to be convicted of the offence of Corporate Manslaughter which came into force in April 2008. The prosecution was...
Legal Professional Privilege prevents any third party(including a Court) from demanding access to legal advice given bya lawyer to his client. In the case of R (on the application of...
HMRC`s official rate on beneficial loans will remain at 4% for the 2011-2012 tax year, subject to review if typical mortgage interest rates change markedly. This is relevant for employees...
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Did you sell a company before 23 June 2010 and are due to receive further consideration based on the future performance of the company that you sold (a so-called earn-out)?...
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On the 6 April 2010 with apparently little fanfare thegovernment introduced new regulations relating, amongst otherthings, to the discharge of sewage effluent and associated liquids(or presumably solids) from septic tanks,...
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The Government has been forced to delay the implementation of the new Bribery Act 2010 (which was due to come in force in April this year) in the face of...
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Unfortunately not. From 1 March 2011 the Advertising Standards Agency (“ASA”) will regulate advertising on a company’s own website and on any third party website over which a company has...
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With effect from 1 February 2011 the maximum amount of `aweek`s pay` for calculating statutory redundancy payments will risefrom £380 to £400. This means employees can now receive up to£12,000...
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The Localism Bill forms the basis for the Coalition Government`s plans of decentralisation and introduces a wide range of measures from social housing reform to directly elected mayors. However, the...
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What is it? The concept of the Big Society has been ridiculed by some for being political jargon, a smoke-screen for Government cuts and a return to Victorian values. On...
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Rollits have advised the Allam family on their recenttakeover of Hull City Football Club. The Rollits’ team led by Steve Trynka and including NasimSharf and John Flanagan advised Assem and...
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1. TIPS FOR LANDLORDS Landlord Tip 1: The Landlord and Tenant Act1954 This Act gives a business tenant the right to remain inoccupation beyond the end of the fixed term....
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A few years ago legislation was introduced to ensure that unscrupulous people do not use charity tax breaks as a means to avoid personal tax. The law applies to people...
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The Information Commissioner has used his new finingpowers for the first time. The fines, known as monetary penalties,have been issued in connection with data protection breachesarising in Hull, Leicester and...
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