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What is a break clause?
A break clause in a commercial lease allows either you, as the tenant, or your landlord to terminate the lease early. It p...
Insights - 24/11/2014
Break Clauses: A Warning to Tenants
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The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has finally issued its judgment on holiday pay in three combined cases including Bear Scotland Ltd v Fulton.
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Insights - 12/11/2014
Holiday Pay Claims EAT Decision
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A common problem faced by surveyors is ascertaining whether or not a notice served by or on behalf of a building owner (or more rarely an adjoining...
Insights - 10/11/2014
Checking whether a party wall notice is valid
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This post started life as a discussion on LinkedIn that generated a fair bit of debate, and I thought it would be helpful to surmise what can be a ...
Insights - 29/10/2014
Limitation periods and the party wall act
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The long awaited Acas guidance ‘Shared Parental Leave: a good practice guide for employers and employees’ Shared Parental Leave: a good practice g...
News - 17/10/2014
Shared Parental Leave: Acas non statutory ...
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The following key employment law changes will also be in force from today:
1. Husbands, partners and civil partners of a pregnant woman and the ...
News - 01/10/2014
Other new laws in force from 1 October 2014
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The Government accepted the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations in their report in March 2014 and accordingly from today, the national minimum wag...
News - 01/10/2014
National Minimum Wage Increase Today ̵...
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The Ministry of Justice has released the latest statistics for employment tribunal claims for the period April-June 2014.
The statistics show a ...
News - 12/09/2014
Employment Tribunal Fees Update
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With the average university tuition fees at £9,000 a year, many students who are about to embark on their university life will leave university wit...
News - 11/09/2014
Avoiding student debt: how you can financi...
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If a building owner builds a wall wholly or partly on the adjoining owner’s land without consent the adjoining owner may apply to the Court for an ...
News - 11/09/2014
Trespassing walls, injunctions and damages
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In April we alerted you to the new ACAS pre-claim conciliation scheme, which had a voluntary transitional period from 6 April 2014 and became manda...
News - 03/09/2014
Acas Early Conciliation Scheme – Lat...
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On Friday the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) published guidance for employers on dress codes and appearance in the workplace...
News - 01/09/2014