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Are monitoring and administration fees justified anymore?
27 April 2015
Planning law is an ever changing beast and at no time before, that I can remember, have changes been more abundant than the weeks leading up to the general election....
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Landlord alert: Letting of properties with poor EPC ratings to be severely restricted from April 2018
10 April 2015
The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/962) Back in September last year, we put out a briefing on this topical subject on the back...
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Age discrimination in changing terms & conditions
02 April 2015
Could imposed changes to terms and conditions amount to age discrimination if older workers employed on more generous terms are particularly adversely affected? Sarah Peacock, who successfully represented the employer...
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What constitutes a reasonable investigation?
27 March 2015
One of the key steps in ensuring that a fair procedure is followed during disciplinary proceedings is carrying out a reasonable investigation to establish the facts of the case and...
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Is there a right to light at the end of the tunnel?
26 March 2015
We are approaching the first anniversary of the case of Scott v Aimiuwu [2015] in which a classic dispute arose between neighbours as to the effect of one party's proposed extension...
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Unlimited fines in the Magistrates’ Court for some Licensing Act 2003 offences
23 March 2015
By virtue of the entry into force of Section 85 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 on 12 March 2015, a number of offences under...
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If a charity fundraiser knocks on your door, is it cold calling?
05 February 2015
This was just one of the questions the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) considered following a complaint it received about Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. The complaint came from a householder...
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Ten myths about Shared Parental Leave and Pay
26 January 2015
The regime for Shared Parental Leave and Pay begins for children expected or placed for adoption on or after 5 April 2015. How well do you think you know the...
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Two-year limit on backdated claims for holiday pay
08 January 2015
New regulations come into force on 8 January which will limit, from 1 July 2015, how far back claims for unlawful deductions of wages can go, including claims for holiday...
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Hussain v General Medical Council [2014] EWCA Civ 2246
05 December 2014
Hussain v General Medical Council [2014] EWCA Civ 2246. The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against the decision of the Administrative Court, which in itself was an appeal against...
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Updated guidance on gift aid donations from trading subsidiaries to parent charities
18 November 2014
The Charity Commission is to amend its guidance on gift aid donations from a charity trading subsidiary to its parent charity following a report published by the Institute of Chartered...
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Unregistered charities reminded of need for compliance
18 November 2014
Small unregistered charities are reminded of their duty to comply with charity law and that they could become subject to investigation by the Charity Commission, even though they are not...
