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Charity Christmas Shopping Event

Charity Christmas shopping evening We’re delighted to announce that our Charity Christmas Shopping Evening is back! We will be once again supporting The Chartwell Cancer Trust and opening our office doors on Wednesday 30th November 5.30pm - 8.00pm....

Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill

The Government has introduced the Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill (“the Bill”) with the aim to introduce minimum service levels in specified transport services during periods of strike action. If the Bill becomes law, it will...

Supporting your football team is not a philosophical belief... really?

There will be many who do believe that supporting a football team is indeed akin to a religion.  For many, football clubs and teams instil a sense of belonging, loyalty, commitment, a club is tribal with its own values and beliefs, supporters lives are...

Deadline dispensation but clock keeps ticking for trustees

Where the trust is set up in your will, this article will only be relevant on your death.  Trustees who missed the September deadline to comply with the expanded scope of the Trust Registration regime have been thrown a lifeline by HMRC, with...

Divorce applications at ten-year high - does no-fault divorce make it easier?

On 6 April 2022, the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act (2020) came into force - a landmark reform introducing ‘no-fault divorce’ for couples ending their marriage. As a result of the new legislation, statistics released by the Ministry of...

Share Incentive Plan is transferable under TUPE

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held in the case of Ponticelli UK L imited v Gallagher that a Share Incentive Plan (SIP) which was separate to the contract of employment is a transferable benefit under a TUPE transfer. The SIP was deemed as an...

Fair redundancy process

An Employment Tribunal incorrectly found that an employee was fairly dismissed on the grounds of redundancy where the employer’s only criteria for selection was adopted without prior consultation and relied on the fact that her fixed-term contract was...

World Menopause Day

October 18 th marked World Menopause Day with events taking place to raise awareness.  Increasingly employers are becoming more aware of the impact of menopause on their employees and more menopause related discrimination claims are being heard by...

Meet rising costs with smart thinking: Business First Magazine

In our latest issue of Business First we look at how businesses can manage and adapt in order to face the cost of living crisis.  Click on the image to read: ...

Why have a Shareholders' Agreement and what to include

You’ve worked hard to develop a business idea, you’ve researched the market, and you’ve incorporated a company with business partners, you can now secure banking facilities, acquire domain names and other tools. Everybody is nervous and...
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