Important changes to Paternity Leave

Draft regulations have recently been published which will give greater flexibility to employees who are taking paternity leave. The Paternity Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024 will come into force on 8 March 2024. The changes will

Ross Spiller

Employment Law

Constructive Dismissal – what does it mean when an employee delays resigning?

Employees have the right to resign and claim constructive dismissal where they believe their employer has behaved in a way which amounts to a fundamental breach of contract. The breach by the employer could either

Ross Spiller

Family Law

Did you get engaged this Valentines?

Here’s some tips for a loving, long and financially successful marriage! Pre-Nuptial Agreements The popularity of Pre-Nuptial Agreements has increased substantially over recent years. Second marriages, marrying later in life and couples living together longer

Employment Law

Are Employment Tribunal fees coming back?

I am sure that many of you will remember the saga of Employment Tribunal fees – after first being introduced in 2013, they lasted until 2017 when the Supreme Court ruled that they prevented access

Nicola Brown

Employment Law

Employee Monitoring – Avoiding the Pitfalls

It was reported recently that Amazon faced a fine of €32 million for “excessively monitoring” staff at one of its French warehouse operations. Amazon has said that it intends to appeal against the fine, but

Hayley Parsons

Employment Law

Refusing an employee’s WFH request was justified despite no detriment to performance

Earlier this month the Employment Tribunal decided a claim a case brought against the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that arose following the FCA’s rejection of a flexible working application. The employee, a manager of a

Business & Commercial

Business Succession Planning

You may also wish to put in place a Business Lasting Power of Attorney to enable a trusted individual to act on your behalf should you become unable to do so by way of mental

Jessica Partridge

Employment Law

When Mentors Turn Nasty

Even if you have a technical skill or vision that could form the basis of a successful business, the whole ’how to run a business’ side of things can seem quite daunting. Not surprisingly, therefore,

Vineyards & Wineries

Selling Grapes to a Winery: The Top 10 Essential Contract Terms

Here’s what you need to know: Get it in writing: Many contractual disagreements happen between people (parties) who genuinely have different recollections/interpretations of the deal struck. Those disputes are often the hardest to resolve as

James O’Connell

Property

Can I extend my lease if my freeholder cannot be found?

For example, the freeholder might have moved abroad and lost interest in management or a deceased freeholder may have made no arrangements for a successor, leaving the building to fall into disrepair. This raises immediate

Lorna Gietzen

Important changes to Paternity Leave

Constructive Dismissal – what does it mean when an employee delays resigning?

Did you get engaged this Valentines?

Are Employment Tribunal fees coming back?

Employee Monitoring – Avoiding the Pitfalls

Refusing an employee’s WFH request was justified despite no detriment to performance

Business Succession Planning

When Mentors Turn Nasty

Selling Grapes to a Winery: The Top 10 Essential Contract Terms

Can I extend my lease if my freeholder cannot be found?

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