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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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