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• The Abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board
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• Businesswoman’s £2.7 Million Divorce Award Upheld
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• Land Case Will Stands, Rules Judge
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• International Abduction – Children Now Protected
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• TUPE – Service Provision Changes
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• Council Charge for Use of Private Road Outlawed
• Tribunal Rules on ‘Mutuality of Obligation’ in Employment Contracts
• Gay Couple Adoption Approved
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• Warners raise over £1000 for Age UK
• The National Minimum Wage Exemption for Au Pairs and Domestic Workers
• Incorrect Drafting Leads to Court Appearance
• Relaxation of Planning Law for Ancillary Space
• Corrupt Charity Officials Jailed
• Supreme Court Rules in Equal Pay Case
• Protection for Developers Proposed
• The Perfect Will
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• CILEX Kent and East Sussex branch re-launch
• Sensible Employer Defeats Constructive Dismissal Claim
• Fraud Leads to Divorce Settlement Loss
• Unexpected Debt Causes Shock for Executor
• Whistleblowing Partner Not Protected, Rules Court of Appeal
• Tyre Fire Case May Reflect Liability Law Change
• Redundancy Selection – A ‘Pool of One’
• Payment Cannot Be Demanded for Unenforceable Decision
• Unfair Dismissal – Redundancy Selection Criteria
• Pregnant EU Worker’s Benefits Rights
• How to Take Care of Your Pets After Your Death
• Off Roaders Denied by Map Flaw
• Chancel Repair Liability
• Police Detective Whistleblowing Claim
• In Brief - Ban on Cowboy Wheel Clampers
• Judge Refuses to Prolong Catastrophic Litigation
• Multiple Rent Clauses – What About the VAT?
• Member of LLP ‘Not a Worker’
• Father Has Right to See Allegations Against Him
• Uncooperative Attorney Removed by Court
• The Whole is More Than the Sum of the Parts
• Tax Return Not Definitive for Assessing Income for Child Support
• Losses Subsequent to Unfair Dismissal Are Recoverable, Tribunal Rules
• Loss of Easement Claim Reduced
• Termination Payments Taxable if Not Damages
• In Brief - Statutory Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Pay Increases
• Charity Treasurer Jailed for Theft
• Past Conviction Not to be Mentioned in Present Evidence
• Supply of Goods and Services Act Does Not Cover Professional Negligence
• In Brief Government to Repeal Third Party Harassment Provisions
• Lease Surrender Relieves Obligation to Reinstate
• HSE Publishes Workplace Ill Health and Injury Statistics
• Non-Compliance With Court Order Leads to Fine
• Lies to Family Court Lead to Prison
• Scrapyard Wins Noise Claim
• Government Announces Flexible Working Measures
• French Inheritance Law Stymies Turkey King’s Wish
• Divorced Couple Share Assets and Debt
• Fixed-Term Employment Contracts Clarified
• Landlord Counts Cost of Failure to Observe Covenants
• Exclusive Jurisdiction of Employment Tribunals Upheld
• Landlord Liability Limited by Act
• Market Turmoil Does Not Mean Negligence Claim Avoidable
• Patent Protection Basics
• Establishing Disability Under the Equality Act
• Adverse weather and employee rights
• Forwarding Renewal Notice is Sufficient Demand, Rules Court
• Non-Competition Clause Reasonable
• Family Feud Fails to Dislodge Bargain
• No Presumption of Equality in Property Ownership, Rules Court
• ECHR Rules on Protection of Political Beliefs
• Suspended Sentences for Non-Payment of Maintenance Quashed
• Name Confusion Puts Trade Mark at Risk
• Drama Teachers Sacked Over ‘Child Abuse’ Play
• Uninsured Drivers and ‘Proportionate Damages’
• No Evidence Property Co-ownership Intended
• Administration of Estates
• Insurers Fail in Attempt to Limit Theft Claim
• Failure to Make Gift Absolute Leads to IHT Charge
• Developer Who Tried to Turn Nine into Eleven Hit With Demolition Demand
• Delay Defeats Unfair Dismissal Claim
• Inaccurate Sale Particulars Lead to Repayment Order
• Contractor Fined for Failing to Alert Workers to Presence of Asbestos
• Inherited Property ‘Invaded’ to Meet Financial Need on Divorce
• In Brief - Changes to the Money Laundering Regulations
• Collective Redundancy Consultation – Government Announces Changes
• Court Confirms Importance of Family Ties
• Court Guidance on Valuing Leasehold Purchase Prices
• Councils Must Consider Needs of Disabled and Elderly in Care Provision
• Collective Redundancy Consultation – Decision Outside Scope of Directive, Rules ECJ
• ‘Facilitation’ of Abuse Means Liability Shared
• Ignoring Contract Implications Spells Trouble
• Christian Demoted for Facebook Comment Wins Breach of Contract Claim
• £5.60 a Year for Claimant Whose Behaviour ‘Did His Case No Good’
• Careless Talk Costs Land
• Presentation on Distance Selling
• Fresh Hearing for Dismissed Care Home Managers
• Tips - Starting Your Own Business
• Avionics Engineer Wins Re-Hearing of Unfair Dismissal Claim
• Gay Sperm Donor Ordered to Pay Child Support
• Contract Cancellation Fails
• Care Defeats Will Challenge
• Annual Inflation-Linked Changes in Tribunal Awards
• Cost to Taxpayer is Legitimate Planning Consideration
• The Perils of Incautious Auction Purchase
• Bankruptcy Not Enough to Avoid Sums Due to Ex-Wife
• ‘More Missed Deadlines’ in Employment Cases Without Legal Advice
• Building Not Divisible for Business Rates Purposes
• ‘Family of Trade Marks’ Argument Prevents New Trade Mark Registration
• A Special Case for a Special Soldier – sentencing for unlawful possession of firearms
• Beware IHT Pitfall as Commissioners Get Tough
• Band of Reasonable Responses’ Test is Human Rights Compliant
• Cutbacks reach the family courts
• Court Backs Spanish Property Negligence Claim
• Worker Who Misused Employer’s Taxi Account Loses Unfair Dismissal Claim
• Temporary Occupation Justifies Multiple Rate Relief Claim
• Undeliverable Goods Claim Succeeds Despite Insurer’s Arguments
• Judicial Support Given for Cohabitation Law in England and Wales
• Wrongly Accused Grandparents Foot Bill for Clearing Names
• Rights of Way and Their Extent
• Unfair Dismissal – Redundancy Selection
• Wording Makes Entitlement Under Will Clear
• TUPE – What Constitutes an ‘Organised Grouping of Employees’?
• Trade Mark Challenges to Become Easier?
• Student Accommodation Development Receives Green Light
• Wills and Probate Guide
• TUPE – Service Provision Changes
• Judge Stands For No Bull in Trade Mark Case
• The ACAS Annual Report and Pre-Claim Conciliation
• Upset Not Sufficient Reason to Deny Contact
• Supreme Court Rules That Daughter Cannot Claim Tenancy
• Storage Company Convicted of Corporate Manslaughter
• Separate Issues Severable When Dispute Not Crystallised
• In Brief - Revenue Blitz Increases CGT Recovery
• Reasonable Decision Confirmed by Court of Appeal in House Defects Case
• Sex Discrimination Claim Goes to Appeal
• In Brief - Read Before You Prune
• Who Decides What Happens to My Body After My Death?
• Redundancy – Fair Selection Procedures
• How Much Better Are Best Endeavours Than Reasonable Endeavours?
• HMRC Lose Claim for Disclosure of £40 Million Divorce Papers
• Ownership of Joint Account on Death Determined by Court
• Property Company Claims £3 Million in Compensation for Sewage Pipes
• Paid Holiday for Workers on Long-Term Sick Leave
• Court of Appeal Upholds Overturning of Unfair Will
• In Brief - Directors’ Remuneration – Announcement
• Acquiring the Freehold
• Keeping The Law in Your Sights
• No Compensation for Woman Who Volunteered for Dangerous Activity
• Unreasonable Delay Breaks Contract
• In Brief - New Minimum Wage Rates
• Rent Free Staff Occupancy – VAT Recovery Confirmed
• Chancel Repair Liability
• New Employment Law Reforms
• No Claim If No Loss Demonstrated
• Christmas Presents
• Stolen Data Leads to First Conviction
• Ignore Environmental Law At Your Peril Ignore Environmental Law At Your Peril
• Park Regeneration Goes Ahead Despite Bat Colony
• Inheritance Tax Planning
• Mental Health Charity Defeats Disability Discrimination Claim
• Judge Rules on Recession-Hit Developers’ Contract Dispute
• Injunction Success Brings Legal Costs Bill
• Maths Teacher’s Unfair Dismissal Claim Must Be Reheard
• Family Law Guide
• Warners Solicitors secures Law Society's new quality mark
• Construction Firms Fined After Worker’s Death Construction Firms Fined After Worker’s Death
• Private Residence Election Requires Factual Basis
• In Brief - Low Pay Commission Focuses on the Accommodation Offset
• Failure to Observe Costs Rules Means Winner Loses Out
• No Environmental Assessment Required for Bowls Club Development
• HSE Publishes Latest Fatal Injury Statistics
• Confidential Document Leak Lands Executive in Court
• Lasting Powers of Attorney to be Digital by Default
• Warners’ young talent scoop double award
• HSE Cost Recovery Scheme
• Gambler Who Couldn’t Lose Stripped of Winnings
• Good Faith Clauses – Ignore Them At Your Peril
• Human Rights Do Not Justify Possession of Property by Trespasser
• In Brief - HSE Consults on Simplifying RIDDOR Requirements
• Licensee Counts Cost of Wording of Agreement
• Exaggeration of Claim Not Sufficient for Case to be Struck Out
• Right to Light Does Not Pass on Conveyance
• Jackson Estate Dispute Highlights Importance of Guardian’s Role
• Guidance for Employers on Maternity Rights and Redundancy
• Ex-Wife Responsible for Own Financial Arrangements
• Company Collapse – HBOS Must Share Blame
• Interest on Missing Son’s Life Assurance Taxable
• Fresh Hearing for Dismissed Care Home Managers
• Director Liable to Charity for Company’s Failings
• Court of Appeal Says Yes to Successive Freehold Applications
• Community Care
• Employment Tribunal Statistics for 2011/2012
• Changes in Capital Allowances and Property
• Employment Tribunal Fees
• Warners Rural Briefing Autumn 2012
• Bankrupt Cannot Secure Pension Benefits
• How to Establish Adverse Possession of Land
• Employees Who Fall Sick Whilst on Annual Leave
• Cohabitant Denied Fatal Accident Act Claim
• Breach of Trade Mark – Improper Behaviour by Trade Mark Owner Not a Defence
• Councillors Entitled to Take an Overall View of Planning Obligations
• HMRC Gain From IHT Challenges
• Court of Appeal Rules on Definition of ‘Worker’
• Beneficiaries Prevent Sale of Family Trust Shares
• Court of Appeal Marks Sea Change in Law Relating to Vicarious Liability
• Developer Stymied in Attempt to Move Allocated Parking
• Agreement Set Aside When Only One Side Meets Obligations
• Contractual PILON and Gross Misconduct Discovered Post Termination
• ‘Right to Buy’ Application Reinstated by Court of Appeal
• Council Planning Procedures Slated as Court Overturns Planning Application
• Government to Introduce Presumption of Death Legislation
• Changes to the EDT
• Negligent Advice Highlights Need for Care
• Assignment of Lease Alone Not a TUPE Transfer
• Council Not Liable for Tree Roots Subsidence
• Adjudication Can Be Settled Issue by Issue
• ‘Passing Off’ Tests
• Account Balances Pass By Survivorship, Rules Court
• Apprenticeship Agreements
• Buyer Not Bound by Uncorroborated Verbal Agreement
• A Well-Earned Retirement?
• Law Commission Game for a Wildlife Review
• Sanctioning an employee for wrongful use of social media
• Tonbridge Half Marathon
• Back to School Blues
• Refusal to Allow Rectification Means Claim Too Late
• Consumer Insurance Reform on the Way
• Trustees Who Failed to Manage Conflict of Interest Banned
• Fatherhood and Child Contact
• Pre-Administration Rents Not Expenses of Administration
• Who Can You Leave Out of Your Will?
• Reverse Takeover Agreement Upheld in Part
• Social networking media in employment – who owns what?
• A Tooth for a Tooth
• Government Consults on Repeal of Third Party Harassment Provisions
• Time to Let Sleeping Dogs Lie?
• Planning Laws and New Developments
• VAT Refunds Taxable, Tribunal Rules
• Registration Error Plus Day-to-Day Use Hands Land to Neighbour
• Verbal Promise Insufficient to Change Will
• Policy Term Adherence Important!
• House Sales – Replying to Enquiries
• Unclear Wording of Will Leads to Failure
• Benefits of Preparing Your Will
• What is a ‘Pre-Nup’, do I need one and how much will it cost?
• Religion and Broken Families
• Landlord’s Failure to Extend Its Lease Leaves Subtenant in Place
• A Happy Retirement?
• How to buy a horse
• Misconceptions about Common-Law Spouses
• One Pound a Year Fee Dispute Headed for Court of Appeal?
• Pension Deficit Dooms Museum
• Evidence the Key in Establishing Liability
• The Myth of the “Quickie Divorce”
• Warners Solicitors are legal partners to IoD Kent
• Mortgage Lender’s Interest Superior to That of Occupier
• Informal Agreement on Lease Leads to Court Appearance
• Will Writers to be Regulated
• Parent Company Carries Can for Subsidiary
• Advance Directive Made By Eye Movements Upheld
• Hire Purchase Waivers
• Double Tax on Share Sale Leads to Court Battle
• No Right to Use IP Created for Another
• Defunct Charity Gift
• Perceived Necessity Does Not Justify Abduction of Own Child
• Forfeited Leases – Practical Issues
• Court Acts to Prevent Trust Delay
• No Damages When Contract Breach Follows Allegation
• Warners Continue to Build on their Relationship with IoD Kent
• Failure to Pay Deposit is Breach of Contract
• Confused and Inebriated Not Grounds for Invalidating Will
• Supreme Court Clarifies Liability for Injury
• New Minimum Wage Rates
• When a Charitable Gift Backfires
• Failure to Observe Agreement Terms Invalidates Break Notice
• Local Authority, Not Client, Decides Care Delivery
• Reasonable Access Depends on Usage
• New Cookie Law – A Reminder
• Non-Compliance With Court Orders is a Dangerous Game
• Financial Settlement in Civil Partnership Split
• Decision Based on Evidence Means Planning Application Fails
• No Undue Influence When Estate Passed to Cleaner
• More PAYE Code Changes Loom
• Intention to Remain Seals Tax Residence Status
• Covenant Limited to Land, Not Personal
• How to Protect Your Life Savings
• iPhone is Not a Computer
• Employers’ Liability Database – Employer Reference Number Required
• Court Insists Status Quo Maintained as Tenant Aims for Deeper and Down
• Court Backs Lord of Manor Over Land But Not Title
• HMRC Draw on Powers to Seize Assets When VAT is Unpaid
• How to Keep on the Right Side of the Law when Operating a Shoot
• Daughter Gains Property in Litigation With Mother
• Council Forces Developer to Pay for Remedial Works
• What is Reasonable Financial Provision?
• Raptors and the Persecution of Gamekeepers
• Appeal against Conviction - Regina v Ivan Peter Crane
• Court Steps In to Prevent Battle Over Estate
• When ALF Pays a Visit
• First to File Gains Trade Mark
• Changes to Tenancy Deposit Rules
• Disability Discrimination – Failure to Make Reasonable Adjustments
• Firms Urged to Pull the Plug on Unnecessary Electrical Safety Tests
• Boating Expenses Setback for Nautical Author
• Argument Over Who Pays for Repairs Proves Costly
• Maintenance Payments Should be Based on Need
• Continuity of Service – Justification for Denying Workers Their Rest Breaks
• Failure to Create Clear Terms Means Copyright Shared
• Adopted Family Members Qualify as Statutory Next of Kin
• Agreement in Principle Insufficient to Create Binding Agreement
• A Smell By Any Other Name
• Give and Take is Often Better Than All or Nothing
• Bank Cleared of Liability for Losses Due to Reasonable Suspicion
• Address of Landlord’s Agent Insufficient for Valid Notice
• English Law Decides Settlement
• Court Has Right to Protect Vulnerable Adults Not Covered by Mental Capacity Act
• Are You Self-Employed? Revised Guidance for Service Companies
• Acceptance of Risk Stymies Injury Claim
• Adopted Children in £3 Million Trust Victory
• Weasel Words’ Can Make Planning Consent Fail
• Unpaid Invoice Does Not Prevent Break Notice
• Unfair Dismissal – Qualifying Period for Bringing a Claim
• Property Manager Fined for Failing to Manage Asbestos
• TUPE and Administration – Dismissals Prior to Identification of Buyer
• Strange is Not Unbalanced
• Pensions Deadline for Small Businesses Delayed
• TUPE – Service Provision Change or Supply of Goods?
• Unforeseen Consequences Lead to Court Appearance
• Weak Evidence Stymies Asset Division Claim
• Dismissal on Account of Long-Term Sickness
• Planning Cannot Authorise Nuisance
• Lump Sum Option for Small Pension Plans
• How to Avoid a Row Over the Family Photos
• Territorial Jurisdiction in Unfair Dismissal Claims
• Insolvency and TUPE
• Covenant Not Overridden by Planning Permission
• Undemanded Liability Scuppers Break
• Disability Discrimination – Reasonable Adjustments
• Deathbed Will Invalid in Absence of ‘Positive Communication’
• In Brief Statutory Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Pay Increases
• HMRC In Line for £160 Million Windfall After Salary Sacrifice Scheme Rejected
• Technicality Insufficient to Deregister Village Green
• Hospital Must Detain Suicidal Patient
• Damages for Wrongful Dismissal
• Further Clarity on Optical Trade Mark Case
• Redundancy – Suitable Alternative Employment
• Unfair Post-Nuptial Agreement Set Aside by Court
• Deathbed Marriage Creates Tax Advantage
• Social Housing Company Loses Part of £3 Million Benefits Appeal
• Consultant Awarded £4.5 Million in Discrimination Case
• A Happy Retirement?
• Fraud and the Director
• Pre-Hearing Reviews and Without Prejudice Material
• Will Rectified When Disapproval of Lifestyle Shown
• Tenant Fails in Claim for Three Times His Deposit
• Time Runs Out for Claim
• Services – Should the Landlord Charge VAT?
• In Brief - Compromise Agreements and the Equality Act
• FSA Fines Three Over Share Dealing
• Court Takes Commonsense View in Will Case
• Partner or Employee?
• The Internet and the Executor
• The Girl Who Lost the Rights – Lessons from Stieg Larsson’s Estate
• EU Proposals for Data Protection Reform
• House Sales – How to reply to enquiries
• Package Tour or Travel Booking?
• List of Members 2013
• Ownership Not Necessary for APR Claim
• When Must You Pay Income Tax on Money You Pay?
• Compromise Agreements – Changes Afoot
• Obligation on Seller Sets Boundary
• Estate Agent Fined After Contractor Killed in Fall
• The Changing Face of Divorce
• Terms of Business
• New Minimum Wage Rates
• Pre-nuptial Agreements
• Court Agrees ‘Too Much, Too Soon’ Plea
• Housing Law Changes
• The Olympic Games – Are You Prepared?
• Discrimination Law Trumps Religious Convictions
• Collective Consultation and the Non-Renewal of Fixed-Term Contracts
• Family of Girl Injured in Crash Wins Multi-Million Pound Award
• Composer’s Family Loses Will Challenge
• Gas Bill Victory a Warning for Property Managers
• HSE Updates Guidance on Home Workers
• Undisclosed Arrangement Between Friends Scuppers IVA
• Claim Over Entitlement to Rest Breaks Not Time Barred
• Village Greens – Latest Decisions
• Companies Take Note – Dividends Can Be Proceeds of Crime
• Holiday Letting Property a Business, Not an Investment, Says Tribunal
• The National Minimum Wage Exemption for Domestic Workers
• Failure to Register Renders Property Inaccessible
• Barrister Wins Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claim
• Contract With Mortgage Broker Does Not Guarantee Funds
• Circumstances Support Will Challenge
• HSE Fees Scheme Delayed
• Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
• Client Poaching Claim Fails
• Shared Parental Responsibility and Divorce
• Failure to Follow Agreed Schedule Not Ground for Damages
• Annual Leave and Non-Working Periods
• ‘Qualification Clause’ Challenge Goes to Appeal
• Government Consults on Simplifying the Dismissal Rules
• Charity Undertakes to Comply with Data Protection Obligations
• Annual Inflation-Linked Changes in Tribunal Awards
• Benefit to Parents Not Sufficient Benefit to Their Son, Rules Court
• Evidence Neglected Not Good Reason for New Hearing
• Former NHS Worker Wins Race Discrimination Claim
• Argument Over Strip of Land Settled by Court of Appeal
• When it is Time for the Young Ones to Take Over
• Accident Reporting Changes
• Failure to Cut Ties Prevents Non-Residence Claim
• ACAS Guidance for Employers on the Olympic Games
• Animal Welfare Act: five successful years?
• Breaches of Rights of Access
• Employment Status – Weight Watchers UK Lose the Battle
• Take Care on Business Disposals
• Acceptance of Risk is Absolute
• Marriage-Specific’ Less Favourable Treatment
• Dispute Follows Unclear Description in Will
• ‘I Didn’t Know What I Was Signing’ is a Valid Defence
• Late Registration of Title Means Battle
• Employment Rights – Ministers of Religion
• Husband Who Failed to Disclose Assets Faces Further Payments
• Breach of Planning Permission Negates Commencement of Development
• Who Gives You Advice is Important
• Human Rights Not Breached by ‘Unfair’ Decision
• Government Consults on Proposed Employment Tribunal Fees
• Intention Sufficient Basis for Rectification of Will
• Unenforceable Decision Still Has to be Paid For
• Unauthorised Database Use to Cost Companies
• HMRC Crack Down on Foreign Property Tax Avoidance
• Government Announces Reforms to the Employment Law System
• Tribunal Confirms No Compensation for Rock Shareholders
• Tribunal Can Decide Only on Issues Referred To It
• FSA Stamps Down on Manipulative Trades
• Careless Talk Costs Cash
• Lost ET1 Claim by Fax Presented in Time
• Swiss Bank Accounts – 6,000 Letters on the Way
• Mental Capacity Dispute Proves Costly
• Equal Treatment for Agency Workers – Does Your Business Comply?
• Prison for Man Who Took Child Abroad
• Tenant Pays Price for Incomplete Paperwork
• Father’s Gifts to Daughter Challenged by Sister
• Storage Company Charged With Corporate Manslaughter
• Unfair Dismissal – Reasonableness of Decision to Dismiss
• Government to Outlaw Squatting in Residential Premises
• Employer Not Employee Must Assess Risk
• New Partners Join our Litigation Team
• Employer Health and Safety Obligations Clarified by Court of Appeal
• Squatter Law Proposals Announced
• Stress the Most Common Cause of Long-Term Sickness Absence
• Failure to Comply With Procedure Invalidates Will
• Restaurants Now in HMRC’s Sights
• Lotto Win Not Part of Family Assets
• Dismissal for Comments on Facebook Unfair
• Employer Held Partly Liable for Employee’s Toilet Fall
• School’s Delegation of Responsibility Reasonable, Rules Court
• Meaning of Words Crucial in Enfranchisement Claim
• Facts Critical in Residence Claim
• Patents Made Simple
• Payment for Sleeping on the Job
• FSA Proposes Tighter Rules on Packaged Account Insurance
• Mandatory Eviction Powers for Local Authorities?
• Executors Pay Price for Intransigence
• Partnership Challenge Fails When Evidence Insufficient
• Exaggeration of Symptoms Does Not Prevent Costs Claim
• Employee References – What is Fair?
• Local Authority Successful in Multi-Million Pound Claim
• Council Cut Attempt Stymied by Court
• Goldsmith –v- Patchcott
• Immigration and Work – Policy Changes Bite
• Overall Impression Crucial in Design Right
• Creditors Benefit When Paperwork Incomplete
• ECJ Rules on the Accrual of Holiday Leave Entitlement
• Owner Must Take Concrete Steps to Preserve Title to Land
• Cases Show Need for Caution in Choosing Financial Advisers
• Open Dealing Means No Breach of Duty
• Voluntary Gender Equality Analysis and Reporting
• Settlement Does Not Prevent Will Challenge
• Holiday Lettings – Get Ready for New Rules
• Unrecorded Marriage Can Still be Terminated
• HSE Publishes Workplace Ill Health and Injury Statistics
• If You Do Not Understand It, Take Advice
• Online Payment of VAT – A Reminder
• Claim Successful Despite Cause Not Being Proved
• Crucial Court of Appeal decision awaited
• Disabled Employees and Long-Term Sick Leave
• Conduct Determines Legal Ownership
• HMRC and ICAEW Announcements – Landlords Take Note
• Businessman UK Resident Despite HMRC Guidance
• OFT Rejects Predatory Pricing Claim
• TUPE – Post-Transfer Contract Variations
• Disability Discrimination – Reasonable Adjustments and Their Prospect of Success
• Failure to Provide Deposit Protection Details Costs Landlord
• A Practical Guide to Lasting Powers of Attorney
• In Brief - New Business Tax Breaks
• Buyer Beware Principle Still Applies
• Council Settles Equal Pay Claim
• Failure to Establish Right Prevents Enfranchisement Claim
• Unreasonable Behaviour Leads to Access Limitation
• First Conviction Under the Bribery Act
• Rest Breaks – Appropriate Alternative Arrangements
• Information Withheld Allows Contract to be Rescinded
• Claimant’s Duty to Mitigate Loss
• Costs Spiral When Fight Prolonged
• Facts Determine if Adjudicator’s Decision Must be Revisited
• Sisters Lose Battle Over Father’s Estate
• In Brief - Guidance on Intellectual Property Infringement
• Divorce and Family Location
• Expertise Critical to Avoid Negligence
• Amateur Footballer’s Compensation Award – Council Appeals
• Causation and Vicarious Liability in Whistleblowing Cases
• Here Comes the Sun (and Electricity)
• Contract Terms Decide Commission Entitlement
• HMRC Attack on Discounted Gift Scheme Succeeds
• Government to Consult on ‘Protected Conversations’
• Acceptance of Risk Negates Claim
• Directors Who Misled Creditor Personally Liable
• Interest on Tax on Gift – Assessment Date Crucial
• Anti-Hunting Stance Constitutes a Philosophical Belief
• Construction Dispute Confirms Adjudication Allows Broad Brush Approach
• DNA Sample Can be Taken from Mentally Incapable Adult
• Court Refuses HMRC Right of Appeal in Tax Avoidance Case
• Beware What You Say on the Web!
• Reforms to the Employment Law System
• C’est Bon, Le Pre-Nup
• Landlords Lazy Over Cost Control
• Best Interests Not Necessarily Own View
• Court Acts to Protect Majority Shareholder
• Map to Sevenoaks Office
• Map to Tonbridge Office
• Former Gambling Worker Pleads Guilty to Data Protection Breach
• Redundancy – Suitable Alternative Employment
• Tenant Must Prove Improvement Claim
• Information Failure Costs Landlord
• Are Benevolent Funds Charitable?
• Commerciality the Key in Contract Interpretation
• Notice of Dismissal – ‘Special Circumstances’ Exceptions
• Will Questionnaire
• Commercial Property Guide for Business Tenants
• Unclear Lease Terms Cost Subtenant
• Court Reversal for Vendor Who Didn’t Know What He Had Sold
• The Agency Workers Regulations – Calculating the 12-Week Qualifying Period
• In Brief - Your Email May Create a Contract
• The Transfer of Undertakings and Service Provision Changes
• Builder Secures Additional Payment Despite Poorly Worded Contract
• The Truth, the Whole Truth
• Court Rejects Flawed Planning Decision
• Statutory Obligations Must be Carried Out in Good Faith
• Tenants Warned Over Compliance with Lease Terms
• Human Rights Claim for Compensation Succeeds for House Owners
• Will Stands Against Challenge
• Sexual Orientation Discrimination
• Salary Sacrifice – VAT Changes
• Why and how do I register a Trade Mark?
• Tenant Must Prove Improvement Claim
• Selection for Redundancy
• Offer Must Stand, Rules Court of Appeal
• The Winner Takes It All (or Not)
• Will Signed by Beneficiary Valid
• Religious Discrimination – Refusal to Allow Time Off Work to Attend Mosque
• In Brief - Not New, Not Individual Means Not Protected
• Court Decides Limits of Expert’s Responsibilities in Claim
• Redundancy – Suitable Alternative Employment
• Money Saving Expert Wins Trade Mark Battle
• Widow Claims Half Share in House After Will Excludes Her
• Unfair Dismissal – Reasonableness of Decision to Dismiss
• Vacant Possession Means What It Says
• Reasonable Adjustments – Employer’s Knowledge of Disability
• Licensing Appeal – New Evidence Allowed
• Widow Challenges Will After Brain Tumour Death
• Proposed Amendments to the Working Time Regulations
• Late Legal Representation Proves Expensive
• Tenant Insolvency Does Not Stymie Repossession Proceedings
• Paid Holiday for Workers on Long-Term Sick Leave – The Timing of Requests
• Trust Wording Leaves Estate IHT Liability
• Jockey’s Attempt to Breach Covenant Falls at Second Fence
• Solid Obstruction in Road Is Authority’s Responsibility
• Overseas Workers and Unfair Dismissal
• Investment Partners Entitled to View Documents
• Trust Must Provide for Children from Bigamous Marriage
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• Non-Payment of Wages of Employee on Remand
• In Brief - Integrating the Operation of Income Tax and NICs
• Reasonably Safe Does Not Mean Free from Risk
• New Minimum Wage Rates
• Tax Relief Depends on Facts
• HM Revenue and Customs Seek Loss Relief Restrictions
• Procedural Flaw Opens Up Village Green for Potential Development
• Do you need a Consent Order
• Long-Term Sickness and the Accrual of Annual Leave
• Guarantee Follows Contract, Says High Court
• Supreme Court to Hear Appeal on Trustee Cases
• Possession Order Remains in Force Despite Debt Consolidation
• HSE Consults on Cost Recovery Scheme for Health and Safety Interventions
• Service Charge Accounts – What Can You Do?
• Get it in Writing!
• Pyrrhic Victory in Boundary Dispute
• HMRC Issue Revised Guidance on Employer Supported Childcare
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• Failing to Prevent Bribery – Are You at Risk?
• In Brief - Health and Safety Made Simple
• Divorce - The Options
• European Court Takes Steps Against Counterfeiters
• Compulsory Purchase – Appropriate Compensation
• Must HMRC Follow Their Own Guidance? Supreme Court to Rule
• Ex-Gratia Payment or Payment in Lieu of Notice?
• Domicile and Residence Checklist
• NS&I Withdraws Savings Certificates
• Establishing a Statutory Defence for Harassment
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• IHT Planning Exercise Fails Due to Covenants
• Employment Tribunal Statistics for 2010/2011
• Director Pays Price for Private Arrangement with Customer
• Permanence Key Feature of Assured Tenancy
• Plans Not Definitive in Property Rights
• HMRC to Name and Shame ‘Dodgy’ Tax Advisers
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• Contract Terms Defeat Farmers When Rocket Fails to Fire
• Long-Term Gym Membership Contracts Unfair
• EHRC Proposes ‘Reasonable Accommodation’ for Religion or Belief
• Company Must Follow Rules
• HMRC Tighten Property Ownership Disclosure
• Building Contract Damages Flow from Unsuitable Valve Supply
• Dismissals for Refusing to Accept a Pay Cut
• Companies Fined After Death From Fall at Work
• Further Court Battles Likely for Forgers
• Disability Discrimination – Failure to Make Reasonable Adjustments
• Clippings Service Breached Copyright, Rules Court of Appeal
• Government Announces Ban on Referral Fees
• Companies Fined for Fish Farm Deaths
• Case Shows Difficulty of Removing an Administrator
• Family Feud Breaks Out Over Deathbed Marriage and Will
• Warners will be at The Wedding Show
• How Things Appear Is Important
• ACAS Issues Guidance on Social Networking
• Collective Redundancy – The Election of Employee Representatives
• AWP Refunds Not Safe Yet!
• Undertaking Enforceable When Given Voluntarily
• I Hear You Knocking (and Drilling and Sawing…)
• Equitable Compensation to be Tax Free
• Warners & Sevenoaks Area Mind, First Aid for Mental Health Training Course
• Arbitrators Not Employees
• The Bribery Act 2010
• Varying Employees’ Contracts of Employment
• Construction Act Changes
• Coming out from the shadows
• Are Your Website Images Legal?
• Amenity Value of Land Stops Development
• Warners boost their Sevenoaks based Family Law Team
• Disapproval of Son-in-Law Leads to Property Challenge
• Acceptable Risk Does Not Remove Need for Risk Assessment
• Dealing With an Insolvent Estate
• Village Green Status Fails to Prevent Development
• Women on Maternity Leave – What is ‘Special Treatment’?
• Take Care Using Keywords
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• Unfair Trading Legislation Stops Bogus Prize Draws
• Tenant Faces Costs Order
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• Supreme Court Rejects House Disguised as a Barn
• Superior Clause in Contract Absolves Subcontractor
• Inherited Wealth Not Split on Divorce
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• Small Company Not Required to be ‘Up to the Minute’ on Safety Regulations
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• Reasonable Excuse for Non-Attendance Foils Possession Claim
• The Detention of Vulnerable People – Father Wins Landmark Case
• The Agency Workers Regulations – Provision of Information to Employee Representatives
• Site Death Leads to Three Prosecutions
• The Conveyancing Quality Scheme – What it Means for You
• US Estate Tax Changes
• Protection of a Caravan’s ‘Pitch’ Limited, Says Court of Appeal
• In Brief - Signatures of Directors Mean Document Executed
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• Page Three Settlement Costs News Group
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• Supreme Court Rejects Latvian Immigrant’s Pension Claim
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• Oversight Prevents EIS Relief
• Redundancies Following a TUPE Transfer
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• Social and Economic Integration Determine Pension Entitlement
• No-Shows – ECJ Rules No VAT Due
• Property Must be Different for Defective Premises Law to Apply
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• Helping Out in Court – The McKenzie Friend
• New Rules on Privacy and Electronic Communications
• Prior Arrangement Prevents Claim
• No Homophobic Harassment Where Claimant Engaged in Similar Conduct
• Family Restored When Court Accepts Expert’s View
• Developer Cannot Avoid Liability by Failing to Market Development
• London Boroughs Win Right to Collective Procurement
• Pensions – Discretionary Means Discretionary
• New Minimum Wage Rates
• LLP Case Shows Need for Members’ Agreement
• Claim Procedure Reforms Will Affect Smaller Claims
• Demolition Requires Planning Permission
• Modern Workplaces Consultation
• Buyer Loses Flat When Vendor’s Error Not Rectified
• Landmark Decision Ends Expert Witness Immunity
• Past Behaviour Indicates Intent
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• England’s Largest Divorce Settlement Agreed Amicably
• Separation without Legal Advice – The Pitfalls
• Life After the Abolition of the Default Retirement Age
• Divorced Man Can Keep £1 Million in Pre-marital Assets
• Defective Wording Does Not Remove Liability
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• New Guidance on Transferable Nil-Rate Bands
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• How Do I Enforce My Copyright?
• Guidance on the Agency Workers Regulations
• Council Possession Orders Vindicated
• Lease Terms Determine Tax Treatment
• In Brief - Foreign Lawbreaking Prevents Claim
• Banks Receive PPI Compensation Setback
• Further Steps in the Government’s Review of Employment Law
• Firms Fined After Worker Crushed by Concrete Beam
• Misplaced Fence Leads to £20,000 Legal Bill
• Email Terms Apply Despite Lack of Written Contract
• HMRC Denied Penalties From Homeless Woman
• Council Has Right to Adjourn if Information Insufficient
• Court of Appeal Backs Prospective Adopters
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• Animal Owners and the Law
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• Competition Law Challenge on Landlord Fails
• HMRC Checks on IHT Valuations
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• Directors Safe from Competition Law Challenge
• Employer Liable for Second Injury
• Child Support and Insolvency
• Court Condemns Unfair Product Comparison
• Dispute Prevents Distribution of Estate
• Warners Summer Party
• Competition Act Extended to Land
• An End for the Hired Gun?
• Warners help England to win a bronze medal
• Warners are proud to sponsor Ben Whibley in the Caterham Supersport Championship
• Dismissal for Sending Offensive Email from Home PC Was Fair
• Insolvency and TUPE – EAT Provides Clarification
• In Brief - Community Trade Mark Rulings Apply Throughout EU
• Lost Will Confirmed by the Court
• ‘Enjoyment’ Has Limited Meaning for Tenant
• Daughter Wins Right to Share of £480,000 Inheritance
• Tenant’s Improvements Did Not Increase Ground Rent
• Disability Discrimination – Failure to Make Reasonable Adjustments
• Bribery Act Guidance Published
• ‘Set Up’ Accident Claimant Ordered to Pay Court Costs
• Private Client Team
• Adverse Statements Concerning Former Employees – Claims in Negligence
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• £5 Million for Loss of Profits of Business Still on the Drawing Board
• Court of Appeal Rewrites Will
• In Brief - Where is a Website?
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• International Network of Business Lawyers Continues to Expand
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• OFT Guidance on Director Disqualification and Competition Law
• Manufacturing Company Fined After Drilling Machine Accident
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• Your Right to E-Privacy
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• Agent’s Acceptance Binds Landlord
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• HSE Develops Risk Assessment Tool for Shops
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• IHT Changes of Importance to Executors
• Landlord Loses £270,000 Repair Bill Appeal
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• In Brief - Graphical User Interface Copyright Decision
• Attorney Faces Prison for Theft
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• House Builder Not Liable for £35,000 Defects
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• Shared Ownership – The legal process
• Greater range of childcare options now available to families
• Family and Matrimonial Team
• Equality Act – Codes of Practice
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• OFT Cold-Calling Crackdown
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• In Brief Ombudsman or Court, Not Both
• Court Rejects Will Challenge
• What’s your favourite film?
• Private Residence Must Be Genuine, Rules Court
• Court Refuses to Reopen French Maintenance Agreement
• Failure to Give a Warning Not Actionable
• Alliance of Business Lawyers continues to grow
• Assured Tenancy Changes – Information for Landlords
• Business Owners – Read on...
• Compromise Agreements – Tax Rule Changes
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• Statutory Wills
• Court of Appeal Guidance on Inherited Wealth and Divorce
• Gross Misconduct and Breach of Contract
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• Property Owners Must Pay Council Tax Despite Six Year Delay
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• Court Upholds Flawed Judgment When No Practical Alternative
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• Court Backs ‘Valuation of the Whole’ Approach to IHT
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• OFT Consultation on Competition Compliance Guidance
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• Rest Breaks and On-Call Time
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• Half-Sister Given Access to Siblings
• Family Pay Price for Executor Appointment
• Dispute Between Neighbours to Go to Supreme Court
• In Brief - Guidance on the VAT Rate Change
• OFT Consultation on Competition Compliance Guidance
• In Brief - Gay Couples Are a Family, Rules European Court
• Former Partner Not Entitled to Share of Property
• Age Discrimination – Compulsory Retirement
• RSPCA Takes Will Dispute to Court of Appeal
• First Monetary Penalties for Serious Data Protection Breaches
• Divorced Husband Ordered to Pay Up After Hidden Share Deal
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• Loss of Light – Demolition Ordered
• Warners Solicitors cinema tickets free prize draw Terms & Conditions
• Default retirement age of 65 will be abolished
• Family Friendly Working – The Next Steps
• Income Splitting – Another HMRC Attack
• Where there’s a Will there’s peace of mind
• Changes to HMRC Penalties
• Pensions and Divorce
• Undervalue Leaves Valuers in Firing Line
• Unknown Liability Not Actionable
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• No Break if Wrong Party Served
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• In Brief - Mistakes in Probate Applications
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• Same-Sex Couples and Parenthood
• When is a Breach Not a Breach?
• Effective Date of Termination – Early Release
• Beneficiaries and Special Circumstances
• Clear Drag-Along Clause is Binding
• IHT Nil Rate Band Transfers
• Travel and Subsistence – Minimum Wage Loophole to Close
• Children and Contact Arrangements
• In Brief - New Standard Terms for Architects
• Who Bears the Loss?
• ‘Without Prejudice’ Communications
• Have You Made a Will?
• Mortgage a Risk Ex-Wife Should be Allowed to Take
• Valuer Not Liable for Valuation Inaccuracy
• Employer Pays Price for Super Salesperson
• OFCOM Proposals to Get Tough Over Copyright Violations
• Obligations Under TUPE
• Competition Law – OFT Gets Tough with Directors
• Recruitment Policies and the Equality Act
• When You Agree Terms and Conditions
• Effective Date of Termination – Early Release
• Business Week Live 2010
• Second Notice Served Late Means Lease Not Ended
• Nightmare Cruise Award Cut by Court of Appeal
• Right to Request Training Under Review
• The Great PAYE Fiasco
• Brother Succeeds to Tolerated Trespass Property Right
• HSE Fatality Statistics
• Member of Kent Corporate Finance Alliance
• Sickness and Holiday Leave – ET Rejects Backdated Claim
• 1,000 Breaches of Data Protection
• Default Retirement Age to be Scrapped
• New Employment Tribunal Fast Track Scheme
• Attorneys Note – Amendments to EPA Regulations
• Without Prejudice Challenge Fails
• No Appeal for Unsupported Claim by Cohabitee
• The Recession May Be Bad, But It Isn’t Frustrating
• Will Forgery Case Highlights Need for Caution
• Time Off Work for Public Duties
• VAT and Excise Penalties – The New Regime
• Check the Builder’s Insurance
• Public Procurement – Act Promptly When Loss Suspected
• Wedding Video Stops Divorce
• Care Home Residence Does Not Terminate Occupation
• Time Limits for Lodging Appeals in the EAT
• Law of Covenants Set to Change
• Businesses Fear Effects of a Double Dip Recession
• Insurance – Age to Remain a Factor
• Ex-Wife Benefits from Family Trust
• UK Intellectual Property Office Patent Opinion Service
• Religious Discrimination – Conflicting Rights
• Statute Dictates that Common Sense and Fairness Do Not Apply
• Are Your Fire-Risk Assessments Up to Date?
• House Buyer Almost Escapes Mortgage Liability
• In Brief - New Company Name Check Facility
• Codicil Spells Court Appearance
• Business Losses Mean Divorce Settlement to be Reconsidered
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• Contract Clinches Fee for Ex-Advisers
• An Arrangement Among Friends or a Business?
• Are you Caught by the Carbon Reduction Commitment?
• New Minimum Wage Rates
• French Law – No Trust Means No Benefits
• Failure to Enforce Right Leads to its Loss
• Pension Waiver Proves to be IHT Trap
• Assessment of Repetitive Tasks Tool
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• Fines for Breaches of Environmental Law
• Copyright Case Highlights Need for Care
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• It’s Good to Talk
• Undocumented ‘Rights’ Given Short Shrift by Court
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• In Brief - Ash Cloud Relief for Non-Residents
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• In Brief - HMRC to Name and Shame Tax Dodgers
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• HSE – ‘Do Your Bit’ Campaign
• HMRC – A Case for a Disaster Recovery Plan?
• Husband’s Covert Affair Means Wife Keeps House
• New Equality Act 2010
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• Emigrating and Tax
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• Accountant Ordered to Repay £150,000
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• In Brief - Digital Economy Act 2010
• Failure to Enforce Right Leads to its Loss
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• An appeal from The Kent Wildlife Trust
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• In Brief - 24/7 WebCHeck Service
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• Misrepresentation Leaves Burgled Company Uninsured
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• Employers Guide - 5 ways to tackle the World Cup
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• VAT on Business Assets With Private Use
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• The Demise of Home Information Packs
• Massive Litigation Shake-Up Proposed
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• Leaseholders: Take care when using the breaks!
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• What Will the Tax on My Company Car Be Next Year?
• Changes to Trust Law
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• Warners IT manager will play for England
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• (FIRST) BUDGET 2010 – A Personal Reaction
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• Face the facts - Your online persona could be legally recognised
• What is modern thinking with traditional values? Warners Online!
• What Profits Are Distributable
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• Can You Justify Your Service-Related Pay Scheme?
• You're an Heir - Now Sign This
• Will Your Premises Be Shown The Yellow Card
• Family Court Must Limit Itself to Matters at Hand
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• When is an Agreement Not an Agreement? - When it is With The Tax Man
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• Guidance on Preventing Workplace Harassment and Violence
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