Clients can get financial advice from other sources referred by solicitors and not just independent advisers

December 4, 2012

A recent board meeting would see the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) recommending that the traditional requirement on solicitors in the UK to refer clients in need of financial advice to ‘independent intermediaries’ should be done away with. It would instead suggest that the regulator should change its rules so that solicitors put clients in a […]

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An official of Scottish Borders Council sacked for prodding a female colleague goes to tribunal

December 4, 2012

A senior official at Scottish Borders Council was sacked from his £50,000-a-year job after he pushed a female colleague in the breast so hard that she was left bruised. Alan Hasson was dismissed in June 2010 as the head of community services after prodding the woman following a laden meeting. Community learning and development manager […]

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Employers should beware of sexual harassment in the workplace

December 2, 2012

This recent report in the Daily Mail serves to reinforce to employers the dangers of failing to deal (and equally failing to deal improperly) with allegations of sexual harassment (and discrimination in general) in the workplace. This article will take a look at sexual harassment in the workplace and how employers should deal with this […]

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What are your legal rights as an employee?

December 1, 2012

Guest post regarding your legal rights as an employee. When you enter into any kind of contract you are agreeing to take certain actions and behave in a certain way in order for a particular outcome to be achieved. An employment contract between a worker and an employer is no different and contains specific things […]

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Bizarre post connecting cost of living and life insurance

November 16, 2012

We happened to notice a news item today that caught our eye and which can be found here. Whilst not strictly a legal point, the report suggests firstly that the average British family would need £25,000.00 to break even. Based on our experience, we would respectfully suggest that it is almost impossible for a family […]

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Can directors make an unfair dismissal claim?

November 15, 2012

Following on from Chris Hadrill’s post on the duties of directors at Direct 2 Lawyers we thought that it would be interesting to consider whether directors are employees or not for the purposes of the Employment Rights Act 1996 – effectively whether they’re entitled to bring a claim for unfair dismissal against their employer, the […]

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Qrops pensions for British expats

November 14, 2012

Guest blog post regarding qrops pensions for British expats. Prior to 2006, ex-patriots of the UK would have to leave their pension behind and generally would be taxed both in the UK and the country of their residence. In 2006 The Pension Schemes (Categories of Country and Requirements for Overseas Pension Schemes and Recognised Overseas […]

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The 101 on Dram Shop Laws and Impact on Beverage Establishments

November 7, 2012

(US law and generally) Every state has the ability to set their own dram shop laws, and this sometimes makes it confusing for people to know who can be held legally responsible for a DUI. It is common for states to allow an injured person who was not drinking to file a third-party dram shop […]

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New clause would require employees to prove negligence of employer to claim compensation

November 6, 2012

The impact assessment drawn up for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) says a new clause to be introduced in the enterprise and regulatory reform bill would reduce the number of claims brought against companies but may increase the frequency of courtroom battles. Personal injury negligence lawyer say that the bill would put […]

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How to avoid an unfair dismissal claim

November 2, 2012

If your company has employees (and presumably it does) then at some point it’s inevitable that a circumstance will arise which will involve the disciplining and potential dismissal of one of your employees. This can be a stressful situation both for the employer and the employee – the employer is losing valuable human capital and […]

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