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9 February

The Government published its much-anticipated Housing White Paper on 7 February 2017. The White Paper contains no silver bullet, as addressing the housing crisis will require tweaks throughout the complex... Read More

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31 January

Are you ready for the general data protection regulation? From 25 May 2018, all organisations will need to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).  Whilst the GDPR is... Read More

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26 January

Can an employer dismiss for misconduct when there have been several previous incidents but all warnings have expired? We consider a recent case on the relevance of expired warnings. Many... Read More

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18 January

With a strong offering to local authorities within our top ranked Restructuring and Insolvency team, as a team we come across many matters when in the process of recovering Council... Read More

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6 January

Yesterday the Government announced that a total fund of £7 billion has been made available in a "dramatic expansion"  of its affordable housing programme. From 5 January, housing providers will... Read More

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7 December

On 6 December 2016 the ICO announced that it had issued monetary penalties of £25,000 and £18,000 to two of the UK's best known charities, the Royal Society for the... Read More

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28 November

The average consumer in the UK spends £489.04 on Christmas gifts. As an attorney acting under a Power of Attorney, you may have the ability to make gifts to others... Read More

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7 November

On 6 December the draft Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 were laid before Parliament. They set out details of how employers with 250 or more employees... Read More

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21 September

This article was first published in People Management in September 2016. The recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision in G4S Cash Solutions (UK) Limited v Powell makes it clear that an... Read More

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12 August

A new 3% surcharge in stamp duty land tax (SDLT) for additional properties was introduced on April 1, 2016. Following the change it has been reported that HMRC's stamp duty... Read More

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9 August

The Insolvency Service have recently announced that the Insolvency Rules 2016 ("the Rules") are to be laid before Parliament in October 2016. Provided that the proposed Rules are approved by... Read More

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28 July

Kanye West and Taylor Swift hit the headlines recently after a recording of a telephone call between them was released to the public. Although we do not know the full... Read More