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Read moreWhat's next for Brexit?
Read moreLatest reflections from partner, Paul Newbon: As the media has made us all very aware, the UK had been due to leave the EU on 29 March 2019, two years after it started the exit process, by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. However, the withdrawal agreement brokered between …
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Read moreThe complexities of a farming divorce
Read moreSeparation and relationship breakdown can be emotionally and financially challenging for everyone involved, but when it comes to farming families, the consequences are often far reaching. The emotional and practical upheaval can seem daunting and often, there are other complex and factual issues that make these cases more challenging and …
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Read moreNew case law helps to define meaning of residential property
Read moreWhat is a dwelling? This might seem like a question with an obvious answer, but whether a property is residential or non-residential could make a considerable difference to the amount of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) that a property attracts, as highlighted in the recent case of PN Bewley …
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Read moreDIY wills create rise in Inheritance disputes
Read moreThe DIY approach to will writing has risen over the past few years with a growing number of people choosing to draft their own wills. By no coincidence, inheritance disputes are on the rise and have jumped 62% in two years, as the do-it -yourself approach to wills has …
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Read moreDo I Need To Pay My Employees Overtime Pay?
Read moreA recent Employment Tribunal case involving a well-known High Street store has highlighted a problem that many employers may not have addressed regarding overtime pay. In Mr J Fitz v Holland and Barrett Retail Limited (HB), Mr Fitz successfully claimed that time he spent opening and closing the Holland &…
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8 Crucial Changes to Employment Law in 2019
Read moreIt is often said that the area of law which changes the most is employment law. Well, at the moment that certainly seems to be the case. Typically the month of April brings with it a raft of updates to current regulations and revisions to rates of statutory payments. If …
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National Minimum Wage non-compliance increases
Read moreThe Low Pay Commission (LPC) has recently published its report entitled 'Non-compliance and the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage' (NMW) in which it considers the most recent figures relating to non-compliance with NMW regulations whilst making conclusions and recommendations for the Government to improve compliance by employers. …
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Read moreDisability Discrimination Claims And Mental Health
Read moreRecent statistics published by Fox & Partners show that there were more than 6,500 disability discrimination claims made in the Employment Tribunals in 2018. This represents a significant 37% increase in the number of disability discrimination claims from 2017. Indeed, the percentage increase in numbers is around eight times …
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The 'gig economy': Where are we now?
Read moreThe so-called 'gig economy' is a term used to describe a labour market where workers are paid for each 'gig' or piece of work they do. They are engaged to work on self-employed, flexible terms, apparently with little commitment, which allow them to work when they want. Trade …