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Careful Drafting - A reminder to landlords to take care when drafting notices for possession of property
In the recent case of Masih, R (on the application of) –v- Yousaf [2014] EWCA Civ 234 the Court of Appeal considered the landlord's failure to include formal wording…
Posted on 27 April, 2014 by Ortolan
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Implementation of a single County Court - Founding of a new national entity
On 22 April 2014 the geographical jurisdictional boundaries between the County Courts disappears and a single County Court is established.At the moment, each County Court is a…
Posted on 27 April, 2014 by Ortolan
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Case update - ECJ ruling on surrogacy arrangements
The European Court of Justice has held that a commissioning mother, who receives a child via a surrogacy arrangement, does not have the right to maternity leave.The court…
Posted on 27 April, 2014 by Ortolan
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Early Conciliation - Mandatory referral to ACAS
From 6 May 2014 a Claimant must make an Early Conciliation notification to Acas before issuing a tribunal claim. To prepare for this change, early conciliation will be…
Posted on 27 April, 2014 by Ortolan
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April - A time for change....
A number of employment legislation changes take place in April. There are changes to a variety of financial awards including statutory sick pay, maternity, paternity and…
Posted on 27 April, 2014 by Ortolan
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Consumer Contracts - New Regulations coming into force
The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/3134) will shortly come into force. The Regulations will apply (with some…
Posted on 27 April, 2014 by Ortolan
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Small premises? Small Business Rate Relief
If you are a small business and considering taking a lease of new premises which are likely to have a low rateable value, ask your landlord exactly what the rateable value is…
Posted on 18 March, 2014 by Ortolan
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Online Defamation - Useful Guidance Regarding Website Operators' Liability
The Defamation Act 2013 came into force at the start of the year. Its aim is to update libel laws to provide a balance between the protection of free speech and allowing those…
Posted on 18 March, 2014 by Ortolan
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Mandatory ACAS Pre-Claim Conciliation
Mandatory conciliation is another attempt by government to reduce the number of claims actually brought into the Tribunal. The scheme which aims to work alongside the…
Posted on 18 March, 2014 by Ortolan
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Pensions Auto Enrolment - 50-249 Employees?
You may be aware the concept of auto enrolment has seen huge changes in the world of pensions and businesses. Auto-enrolment will ultimately mean an employee has to opt out…
Posted on 18 March, 2014 by Ortolan
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Equality Act Questionnaires - Finally To Go
The government has finally confirmed that it will abolish the statutory discrimination and equal pay questionnaire procedure from 6 April 2014. This is part of its mission to…
Posted on 18 March, 2014 by Ortolan
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Becoming a Director...is it worth the risk?
Over the last decade the business world has changed. Corporate scandals on a considerable scale, amendments to worldwide securities regulations, increased shareholder awareness…
Posted on 12 March, 2014 by Ortolan
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Step by Step Guide to Buying and Selling a Company - Terminology Used and the Transaction Process
We have set out below some of the main issues involved when buying or selling a company. Before you buy and more importantly when you sell a business the most important thing…
Posted on 12 March, 2014 by Ortolan
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Cap on Liability - To repair or not to repair that is the question
At lease expiry, whether the tenant has complied with all the repair covenants in their lease in relation to the required standard will always be a challenging question. Even…
Posted on 12 March, 2014 by Ortolan
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Game Changer - Landlord’s victory over the administrators in the GAME litigation
Landlords have won their appeal this month in the high profile case surrounding the administration of the computer games company ‘GAME’. According to the Court of Appeal…
Posted on 12 March, 2014 by Ortolan