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  • Proposals to Limit Non-Compete Clauses

    The government has published a response this month (May 2023) only three years after carrying out a consultation on changes to non-compete clauses back in 2020.  The…

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    Posted on 7 June, 2023 by Ortolan

  • New guidance on Menopause and menstruation at work launched

    Whilst the government has rejected calls for the menopause to be added as a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010, the UK’s national standards body, The…

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    Posted on 7 June, 2023 by Ortolan

  • Renters (Reform) Bill Update

    The long awaited Renters (Reform) Bill has been published by the government after first being introduced by then-Prime Minister, Theresa May, back in 2019. On 17 May 2023, the…

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    Posted on 7 June, 2023 by Ortolan

  • The importance of paying the correct issue fee

    In what appears to be the first High Court authority on this point, the Court confirmed in Peterson v Howard de Walden Estates [2023] EWHC 929 (KB) that a failure to pay the…

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    Posted on 6 June, 2023 by Ortolan

  • Enforcing a County Court Judgment

    The Court has decided that an individual or company owes you money. You have a Court Order setting out how much is owed and when payment should be made. If the deadline passes…

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    Posted on 6 June, 2023 by Ortolan

  • Retained EU Law Bill update

    The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill was introduced to Parliament on 22nd September 2022 and at the time, aimed to remove retained EU law from the statute books by…

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    Posted on 3 May, 2023 by Ortolan

  • Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme

    Companies and individuals using the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), fund managers and other promoters and advisers associated with the SEIS should be aware that while…

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    Posted on 3 May, 2023 by Ortolan

  • Ethnicity pay reporting: guidance for employers

    The government has released guidance to assist employers who want or need to analyse or report on ethnicity as part of their pay reporting. This guidance forms part of the…

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    Posted on 3 May, 2023 by Ortolan

  • Decision Quashed – Decision to Expand Staines Conservation Area Overturned

    It is completely irrelevant to the purpose of this article, but I cannot talk about Staines-upon-Thames without referring to it’s rebrand.  You might remember it was…

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    Posted on 3 May, 2023 by Ortolan

  • Law Commission Review of Business Tenancies

    The Law Commission is undertaking a review of business tenancies, in particular the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954. The Government is of the view that “complex commercial leasing…

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    Posted on 3 May, 2023 by Ortolan

  • All You Need To Know About MEES (Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards) and EPCs

    An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) measures the energy efficiency of a property on a scale of A-G. The most efficient properties will be in band A and the least efficient…

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    Posted on 4 April, 2023 by Ortolan

  • April 2023 Employment Update

    It’s that time of the year again! Here’s a reminder of all the employment law changes and updates for April 2023. New National Living Wage to apply from 1 April…

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    Posted on 4 April, 2023 by Ortolan

  • Changes to Anti-Money Laundering Regulations

    New changes were introduced to the current Money Laundering Regulations 2017 from 1 April 2023. Money Laundering Regulations apply to many business types - typically this…

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    Posted on 4 April, 2023 by Ortolan

  • Government reviews whistleblowing laws

    The government has launched a review of the whistleblowing framework of laws. These are the laws that “support workers who blow the whistle on wrongdoing in the workplace”.…

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    Posted on 4 April, 2023 by Ortolan

  • Stress at Work

    Often employment lawyers get called upon to advise on stress in the workplace.  Whether it is a staff member signed off with work related stress and a query as to when the…

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    Posted on 4 April, 2023 by Ortolan

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