How to Divorce Proof your Business

January 17, 2013

Going through a divorce is a stressful and exhausting experience. You feel like your world is collapsing, and you want to make sure your assets are protected. If you own a business, you feel like you could be at risk of losing the business, so you want to do everything in your power to keep […]

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Floating charges

January 16, 2013

What is a floating charge and why are they important  ? – Gannons Solicitors explain the basics. A floating charge is an interest over an asset that is not due or attached to the asset (yet). This is different from a fixed charge, which the floating charge becomes once it attaches to the asset. This […]

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Time Management for Attorneys

January 16, 2013

Managing time is difficult for everyone, especially lawyers. With so many things to do and only so many hours in the day, you need to learn to prioritize so that you’re getting maximum value from the limited time that everyone has. This blog will give you all the tips you need to learn to build […]

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Information requirements on commercial websites

January 16, 2013

In the 2000’s the UK Government implemented the Distance Selling Directive and the E-Commerce Directive through the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 and the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002. These had the aim of promoting the internet for e-commerce by providing consumers and businesses with reassurances that their personal and financial details would […]

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Postman loses Employment Tribunal claim against unfair dismissal

January 16, 2013

A postman has lost his appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal against a finding of fair dismissal in his Employment Tribunal claim last year. The facts in McAfferty v Royal Mail Group Ltd Thomas McAfferty commenced employment with Royal Mail in 1991 and worked as a postman for the company for 19 years until his […]

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Brother of Stephen Lawrence launches racism case against met police

January 9, 2013

Stuart Lawrence, 35, the brother of Stephen Lawrence has launched a race discrimination case against Britain’s biggest police force, claiming officers have harassed him due to his skin colour. He claimed that Metropolitan Police officers had stopped him at least 25 times over recent years because he was black. Mr Lawrence a teacher by profession […]

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Woman successful in unusual breach of contract claim against Holland & Barrett

January 8, 2013

A news item in the Pink News recently reported the success of a woman’ Employment Tribunal claim after she was forced to go off work sick because of the conduct of her husband. Mother-of-two Olga Gofmane, 34, emigrated to the United Kingdom with her husband approximately ten years ago. She worked for Holland & Barrett […]

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Employers can dismiss for theft of any item – no matter how small

January 7, 2013

In the recent Employment Tribunal case of Kaczor v Booker Ltd the Employment Tribunal determined that the theft of any item may warrant a dismissal – however harsh the decision to dismiss is. We’ll take a look in this post at the facts relating to Kaczor v Booker Ltd, the law relating to misconduct and […]

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Volunteers can’t claim for discrimination under the Equality Act 2010

January 7, 2013

In this post we’ll take a look at a recent news article and Supreme Court decision to examine who can – and who can’t – make a claim for discrimination in the Employment Tribunal under the Equality Act 2010. What is discrimination under the Equality Act 2010? Who can make a claim for discrimination in […]

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How Whistleblowers and the False Claims Act Are Changing the Commercial and Consumer Landscape

January 4, 2013

(US law) Modifications of the False Claims Act over time have created a situation where employees no longer are required to be complicit in creative corporate accounting schemes that are meant to defraud any government agency. Unethical policies in the private sector are still problematic in many cases, but all businesses must deal with government […]

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