Monthly Archives: September 2011
From tomorrow (October 1) the rate of minimum wage for agricultural workers goes up, with stiff new penalties for employers who flout the law. Employment lawyer Laura McFadyen looks at the changes. Are you paying your agricultural workers the correct …
Competition concerns have put the brakes on the proposed Anglo American and Lafarge merger. Robert Camp, head of the Mines Minerals and Waste Team, looks at the issues. The decision by the UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to refer …
South West legal firm Stephens Scown LLP has been shortlisted for three prestigious Law Society Excellence Awards 2011. The firm, which has offices in Exeter, Truro and St Austell, has been selected as finalists in two categories this year – …
The landmark decision in the Supreme Court Case of Ramacher v Granatino last year attracted much attention from the usual media and lifestyle outlets. It has been helpful both in eroding the taboo surrounding pre-marital agreements generally (quite unique to …
Determining who is the correct claimant when bringing court proceedings does not usually pose a problem. But, what if the Claimant subsequently dies? His or her claim may survive and can be pursued for the benefit of his/ her estate. …
It is a common misconception that Grandparents automatically have rights of contact with their grandchildren. This is not true. Whilst the Courts do very often recognise that it is often in the best interests of the child to have contact …
Derby County Court’s designated family Judge, James Orrell has called for the appointment of Case Progression Officers in all courts. Derby County Court resolves 79% of its care cases within 40 weeks with an aim to resolve care cases in …
In Order to comply with European Community Law, the UK have amended the European Regulations – Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006 and 2004 to allow certain categories of Romanian and Bulgarian nationals and other Accession state nationals to …
The introduction of a National Minimum Wage (NMW) was a major feature of the Labour Party’s 1997 manifesto and was introduced on 1 April 1999. Since that time, workers cannot be paid and cannot agree to accept a rate of …
Within Injunction Proceedings where there have been allegations of domestic violence, Undertakings have commonly been used as a way of providing protection but also avoiding problems that could be caused by further litigation and the Court having to go into …
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