14 April 2008
City Centre Crackdown on Licensed Premises

Brighton & Hove City Council has recently introduced a special policy to crack down on new licence applications and extended drinking hours across the city centre. The policy is based upon a “presumption of refusal” for applications falling within the central city zone spanning between Preston Street to Upper Rock Gardens, and from the Sea Front back to Western Road, Church Street and Edward Street.

15 August 2007
Employer’s Holiday Alert –The New Regulations

On 19 July 2007, the Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2007 became law, increasing the statutory minimum holiday entitlement for workers in two phases:-

21 June 0007
Employee benefits-Childcare vouchers

From April 2005 employers have been able to offer their staff the benefit of a childcare voucher scheme. Sadly the uptake on such schemes has yet to reach many smaller organisations and this is perhaps die to a lack of understanding about the benefits to both the employer and the employee.

2 April 2007
Johanna Williams-Business Edge Expert

Johanna Williams has appeared as an industry expert in the April issue of Business Edge magazine. Jo, who is a member of the firm's Employment Law Team, appears on the expert panel answering a question related to workplace bullying.

6 March 2007
Private Client Law- Enduring Powers of Attorney and Lasting Powers of Attorney

Fiona Dodd, solicitor in Wynne Baxter's Private Client Team, explains the legal jargon behind Enduring Powers of Attorney and Lasting Powers of Attorney.