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27/03/2017

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 apply where there is a “relevant transfer” to automatically transfer the contracts of employment of employees assigned to the economic entity which is transferring from the outgoing employer (the transferor) to the incoming


Commercial Property Update – Guardian Schemes

27/03/2017

The County Court has examined the nature of a Guardianship Agreement and looked at whether an Agreement, despite being labelled as a licence, created an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST).


Buying a Property in Joint Names

20/03/2017

When two or more people are buying a property together, a very important decision must be made by them as to the type of co-ownership they wish to put in place.
There are two ways in which a property can be owned by two or more people.


Schools – Transport Issues

20/03/2017

Free transport to school for children caused 261 complaints to England’s local government Ombudsman in 2015-16, mainly about withdrawal of funding.
Councils must ensure decisions are made fairly, legally and transparently.


Matrimonial update

16/03/2017

Wife awarded increased maintenance from her ex-husband despite her unwise financial decisions causing her to lose a huge bulk of her divorce settlement.


Commercial Property – Legal Update – Good News for Those Owning and Developing Commercial Premises

16/03/2017

In Newbigin (Valuation Officer) v S J & J Monk (a firm) [2017], the Supreme Court decided that a vacant non-domestic property undergoing refurbishment did not have to be valued for business rates as if it were a useable office thereby reducing the rateable value of the property from £102,000 to


Jacksons Commercial Property Update – Spring Budget 2017

14/03/2017

This article takes a brief look at the key property announcements and implications of the Spring Budget 2017 from a Commercial Property perspective.
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Successful Starts Ups

08/03/2017

Two sisters from Wales have recently featured in the news due to the success of their makeup brush brand made famous through the social media platform of instagram.


EU Maintenance Regulation to solve the problem of pension sharing in international divorces.

06/03/2017

It has recently been discussed how practitioners can use Article 7 of the EU Maintenance Regulation to overcome a regular problem in international divorces.


Government response to the consultation on reforms to the tribunal system

01/03/2017

At the end of last year a consultation titled ‘Reforming the Employment Tribunal System’ was launched. It set out a number of proposals for reforming the tribunal system including digitisation of the claims process.
The government response to the consultation was published on 23 February 2017.


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