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11 April 2017
Director Ordered To Pay £100,000 For Continuing To Use Trading Name Of Former Insolvent Company
Promoters of a company deciding on a trading name should ensure the name they choose is not a company/trading name previously used by a...
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29 March 2017
Landlords Cannot Recover Costs Of Improvement, Only Repairs, In Tenants’ Service Charges
Landlords should be aware that the cost of works that improve their properties but do not amount to repairs cannot be added to their...
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27 March 2017
Employers Can Dismiss Employees For Derogatory Online Comments, Even If Made Years Ago
Employers should ensure their policies, staff training, etc, make clear to employees that they must not post derogatory or insulting...
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17 March 2017
Case Update: Determining If Service Charges Have Been ‘Reasonably Incurred’
Generally tenants of residential property are protected against excessive service charges under the Landlord & Tenant Act 1985...
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16 March 2017
Third Ruling Says Business Generating And Passing Work To ‘Independent’ Third Parties May Have To Treat Them As Workers
Businesses which generate and pass work to third party individuals to carry out on a self-employed basis should consider whether those...
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9 February 2017
Updated Guidance On UK Consumer Protection Law On Pricing
Traders will welcome new, user-friendly 26-page guidance on the law relating to pricing and related practices, published by the...
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31 January 2017
Failure To Pay Arrears Of Director’s Deferred Pay On Termination Of Employment Was Unlawful Deduction Of Wages
Contractual agreements that are not airtight can leave involved parties open to legal claims against them A recent case shows how the...
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27 January 2017
Employer’s Investigation Into Serious Allegations Against Employee Should Include Assessing The Employee’S General Credibility
Employers considering disciplining an employee should, where the allegations and/or consequences are particularly serious, ensure their...
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23 December 2016
Worker Can Be Valid Comparator In Another Employee’s Equal Pay Claim Even If Their Pay Is Determined By A Different Department
Businesses in which female workers receive less pay than male workers (or vice versa) for what may be comparable work, should assess...
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