Victimisation & Discrimination
This will undoubtedly make uncomfortable reading for many businesses out there and many businesses and business owners will have sympathy for the Respondent in this following case.
Continue reading →Fees for Employment Tribunals due 29th July 2013
It’s either good news or bad news depending on whether you are an employee or an employer. From 29th July 2013 all employment claims and appeals will be required to pay a fee or provide an application for fee remission against that fee under the Rem…
Continue reading →Undertaking a service before signing a contract
In certain circumstances and often due to commercial and financial pressures some businesses will find themselves in a situation whereby they have provided a service without finalising an agreement with their customer.
Continue reading →Martin Hill is appointed Under Sheriff of Leicestershire
Martin Hill who is head of our private client department was recently sworn in as the new Under Sheriff of Leicestershire, replacing Martin Symington (who had held the post since 1968!).
Continue reading →New form of employment status as employee shareholder finally set to become new law
The Growth & Infrastructure Act 2013 received royal assent on 25 April 2013. This follows a rather lengthy saga whereby the House of Lords twice rejected the bill that was to introduce the new status of employee shareholder.
Continue reading →Martin Hill speaks at Mencap Seminar
Martin Hill recently delivered an informative talk for Mencap on wills, trusts and financial affairs to parents and carers of people with learning disabilities.
Continue reading →The Government are proposing to take away your right to choose your own Solicitor for those eligible for legal aid
Yes, many of you have had a joke with us about representing the guilty etc, but the reality is that our clients are not always the horrors that you read about in the newspapers and are often some of the most vulnerable members in society.
Continue reading →Ban on excessive surcharge payments
On 6 April 2013 the Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations 2012 came into force. The Regulations apply to all consumer contracts for goods, services, digital content and most utilities entered into on or after 6 April 2013.
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