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Today the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published a significant consultation, aimed at increasing the amount of families that use mediation during separation rather than going to court. Arguably most...
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Campaign group ‘4 Day Week Global’ recently undertook a large scale trial of a four day working week, overseen by the thinktank ‘Autonomy’ and a team of academics. 61 UK...
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The Supreme Court has recently confirmed, on a 3:2 basis, that their role is not to mend bad deals made between parties acting in a commercial setting. In the case...
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When buying land or property you may not realise that you may also be acquiring the mines and minerals underneath the land or property, which could have the potential to...
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Disclosure in civil proceedings usually involves the identification and making available of both hard copy and electronic documents that are relevant to the issues in the proceedings. It is recognised...
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In our previous article we discussed issuing the claim commencing court proceedings and service of the Claim Form upon the defendant. The Response Pack When the Claim Form is served...
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The Carers Leave Bill will amend the Employment Rights Act 1996 and introduce an annual entitlement to one week’s unpaid leave to care for a dependent with a long term...
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A ‘perfect storm’ of factors have come together to mobilise unions and staff to participate in industrial action. The General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress, Paul Nowak is reported...
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Stress, anxiety and depression is the biggest cause of work-related illness in Great Britain and numbers continue to rise. The Statistics According to the latest statistics from the Health and...
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Before Christmas we published an article regarding a recent menopause event hosted by Rollits and the guidance published by the NHS regarding menopause in the workplace. Today the Government has...
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Exclusivity terms that seek to prevent individuals from doing work for other people (or doing so without their employer’s consent) have been unenforceable when included in zero-hours contracts since 2015....
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An Employment Tribunal recently considered this query and determined that yes, settlement agreements could waive unknown future claims. However this decision was later overturned by the Employment Appeals Tribunal. The...
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On 5 October 2022 the Supreme Court handed down a ‘momentous decision for company law’ (in the words of Lady Arden) in the landmark case of BTI 2014 LLC v...
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With great power comes great responsibility. For company directors, these responsibilities can present serious personal liabilities when things go wrong. Section 37 of the Health and Safety at Work Act...
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A planning application for development must include a red-line plan identifying all land to which the application relates and this should encompass direct access to a public road. When a...
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On 5 December 2022 the government published its response to last year’s “Consultation on Making Flexible Working the Default”. The document is lengthy but set out below are the key...
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Fraudulent Calumny in the limelight – Sharpe v Dyson and Anor [2022] EWHC 2462 (Ch) As our loved ones approach old age, most people seek to spend more time with...
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With the festive season fast approaching your Christmas shopping is likely well underway, but what happens if a gift you have purchased is broken or faulty? Whether you purchased the...
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Recently Rollits invited a Menopause Specialist to speak to employees about the effects of menopause both in a personal and work context. This was a well-attended event by both male...
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In the recent case of Ian Paul McLean and Ors v Brett McLean H10CL283 (unreported) (“McLean”), the Court has shed light on the binding nature of mutual wills, and, the...
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In the autumn statement on 17 November 2022, the Government announced an increase to the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW), from 1 April 2023. The rates...
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar on Sunday 20th November and many employers may be anticipating a drop in employee productivity as a result, particularly if the...
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Modern communication has evolved so that email has become one of, if not, the leading method of business communication. Such evolution has resulted in email becoming increasingly formal as well...
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Earlier this year we produced a newsletter (which can be read here) which provided an overview of The Charities Act 2022, which received Royal Assent on 24 February 2022. On...
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Over the last few years we have seen an increase in issues arising for development sites where the access to the site is over a private access and not an...
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Assets of Community Value, or ACVs, are not a new concept. They were introduced by the Localism Act 2011, but we are seeing increasing use of them, particularly to protect...
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Harpur Trust v Brazel enabled the Supreme Court to decide, for the first time, how holiday pay should be calculated for an employee or worker who works variable hours for...
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Earlier this year, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) published new standard documents to allow for transfers of personal data to destinations outside the UK and the European Economic Area...
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In R (on the application of Spitalfields Historic Building Trust) v Tower Hamlets LBC [2022] the High Court dismissed a claim for judicial review against Tower Hamlets LBC’s decision to...
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A Company Share Option Plan (CSOP) is a tax-advantaged share option arrangement for incentivising employees of eligible companies. These have become less popular recently, due to the introduction of Enterprise...
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