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February - 2012
Boost for social tenants as right to buy discounts increase - 08/02/2012
Boost for social tenants as right to buy discounts increase Read more...
Proposals to help both married and cohabiting couples - 06/02/2012
Proposals to help both married and cohabiting couples Read more...
Don’t overlook new tax relief for property investors - 03/02/2012
Don’t overlook new tax relief for property investors Read more...
Developers must pay extra after selling land cheap - 01/02/2012
Developers must pay extra after selling land cheap Read more...
January - 2012
Employees will have to pay to bring tribunal claims - 30/01/2012
Employees will have to pay to bring tribunal claims Read more...
Local authorities lose appeal over planning permission for HMOs - 30/01/2012
Local authorities lose appeal over planning permission for HMOs Read more...
OFT updates its guidance on debt collection - 30/01/2012
OFT updates its guidance on debt collection Read more...
New rules aim to prevent risky mortgage lending - 30/01/2012
New rules aim to prevent risky mortgage lending Read more...
More workers taking action over age discrimination - 16/01/2012
More workers taking action over age discrimination Read more...
Could you make a profit pursuing late payers? - 16/01/2012
Could you make a profit pursuing late payers? Read more...
Grindeys launch more than a fixed fee debt recovery service - 16/01/2012
Grindeys launch more than a fixed fee debt recovery service Read more...
Till turning 60 do us part – divorce in later life - 12/01/2012
Till turning 60 do us part – divorce in later life Read more...
Grindeys have secured the Law Society's new conveyancing quality mark - 09/01/2012
Grindeys Solicitors secures Law Society's new conveyancing quality mark Read more...
December - 2011
Hotel retains right of way over neighbour’s service road - 15/12/2011
Hotel retains right of way over neighbour’s service road Read more...
Father faces repeated jail terms if he disobeys court orders - 15/12/2011
Father faces repeated jail terms if he disobeys court orders Read more...
Common sense should apply when interpreting business contracts - 13/12/2011
Common sense should apply when interpreting business contracts Read more...
Would you share your lottery winnings with your spouse? - 13/12/2011
Would you share your lottery winnings with your spouse? Read more...
Directors disqualified after failing to keep company records - 06/12/2011
Directors disqualified after failing to keep company records Read more...
Will writing and estate administration ‘open to abuse’ - 06/12/2011
Will writing and estate administration ‘open to abuse’ Read more...
Bankruptcy and debt relief orders don’t ‘rule out possession orders’ - 05/12/2011
Bankruptcy and debt relief orders don’t ‘rule out possession orders’ Read more...
Man awarded £1.8m compensation after ‘sun glare’ accident - 05/12/2011
Man awarded £1.8m compensation after ‘sun glare’ accident Read more...
Employment law reforms aim to ease burden on businesses - 02/12/2011
Employment law reforms aim to ease burden on businesses Read more...
Cohabiting couple end their 20-year legal dispute over home - 02/12/2011
Cohabiting couple end their 20-year legal dispute over home Read more...
November - 2011
Terraced houses show biggest 10-year price increase - 04/11/2011
Terraced houses show biggest 10-year price increase Read more...
Have you recorded your internet passwords in your will? - 04/11/2011
Have you recorded your internet passwords in your will? Read more...
Mother wins fight to keep her children in England - 04/11/2011
Mother wins fight to keep her children in England Read more...
Demand for rented accommodation is outstripping supply - 04/11/2011
Demand for rented accommodation is outstripping supply Read more...
Changes to unfair dismissal rules ‘could save businesses £6m’ - 04/11/2011
Changes to unfair dismissal rules ‘could save businesses £6m’ Read more...
Surge in data security breaches by private companies - 04/11/2011
Surge in data security breaches by private companies Read more...
Employment claims from part-time workers treble in a year - 04/11/2011
Employment claims from part-time workers treble in a year Read more...
Businesses need customers to protect a trading name - 04/11/2011
Businesses need customers to protect a trading name Read more...
September - 2011
Could friends provide the key to buying a new home? - 12/09/2011
Could friends provide the key to buying a new home? Read more...
Woman injured in hair salon receives £21,250 compensation - 05/09/2011
Woman injured in hair salon receives £21,250 compensation Read more...
August - 2011
Businesses urging key executives to sign pre-nups - 25/08/2011
Businesses urging key executives to sign pre-nups Read more...
Court ruling will impact on buy to let landlords - 17/08/2011
Court ruling will impact on buy to let landlords Read more...
Stroke victim awarded nearly £400,000 in discrimination case - 17/08/2011
Stroke victim awarded nearly £400,000 in discrimination case Read more...
Sharp rise in civil partnership ‘divorces’ - 17/08/2011
Sharp rise in civil partnership ‘divorces’ Read more...
Businesses failing to protect themselves against late payers - 17/08/2011
Businesses failing to protect themselves against late payers Read more...
Right to request time for training will not extend to SME staff - 17/08/2011
Right to request time for training will not extend to SME staff Read more...
Landlords and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 - 17/08/2011
Landlords and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Read more...
Woman fails to overturn her grandmother’s will - 17/08/2011
Woman fails to overturn her grandmother’s will Read more...
July - 2011
Breaking point - when are vacant premises really vacant? - 01/07/2011
A commercial tenant failed to exercise a break clause correctly because it was still carrying out repairs to the leased premises after the day it should have given up vacant possession. Read more...
Woman ‘entitled to a house’ from her partner’s estate - 01/07/2011
A court has ruled that a woman was entitled to be provided with a house from her partner’s estate, even though he had died without making a will. Read more...
Red Tape challenge puts spotlight on Equality Act - 01/07/2011
The Government’s Red Tape challenge website has put the spotlight on the Equality Act which came into effect last year. Read more...
Government seeks views on its inheritance tax plans - 01/07/2011
The Government is seeking views on its plans to reduce inheritance tax (IHT) by 10% for estates that support charities. Read more...
Government to release enough land for 100,000 new homes - 01/07/2011
The Government plans to release enough public land to build 100,000 new homes. Housing Minister Grant Shapps is urging developers to come forward to take advantage of this new opportunity which could help create 25,000 jobs by 2015. Read more...
An alternative to Bank of Mum and Dad for first time buyers - 01/07/2011
Eight out of ten people rely on help from their parents when buying their first home.Now the Government has launched a scheme designed to provide an alternative to the Bank of Mum and Dad. Read more...
Surge in number of firms facing critical difficulties - 01/07/2011
There’s been a large increase in the number of firms facing critical difficulties, according to new research. Read more...
Employee told to change his name wins race discrimination claim - 01/07/2011
Employee told to change his name wins race discrimination claim. A man of Indian origin has won a claim of race discrimination after being told he had to use an English name while he was at work. Read more...
Man awarded £1,250,000 after his foot was crushed by a lorry - 01/07/2011
Man awarded £1,250,000 after his foot was crushed by a lorry. A man whose foot was crushed by an articulated lorry as he tried to help a fellow motorist has been awarded £1,250,000 compensation. Read more...
New law will ‘help SMEs protect patent and design rights’ - 01/07/2011
A new law has come into effect which should make it easier and less daunting for small and medium sized businesses to protect their patent and design rights. Read more...
June - 2011
Mortgage lenders urged to back self-build home revolution - 29/06/2011
Britain’s mortgage lenders are being urged to back a housing revolution by lending more to people who want to build their own homes. Read more...
Judge wants reforms on divorce and cohabitation - 29/06/2011
A High Court judge has called for a radical shake-up of “outdated” family laws which he described as no longer fit for purpose. Read more...
Court orders that girl should live with grandmother - 29/06/2011
A court has ordered that a girl should live with her grandmother because her parents were not capable of looking after her properly. Read more...
May - 2011
Tribunal service expects rise in employment claims - 10/05/2011
Employment claims look set to continue rising, according to an official report by the Tribunal Service. Read more...
April - 2011
Tesco fined for risking staff safety - 20/04/2011
The company admitted that in 2009 it had failed to provide a safe working system relating to the loading and unloading of vehicles at its store Read more...
Number of businesses grows despite economic downturn - 20/04/2011
The number of businesses in the UK has been growing despite the economic downturn. That’s the picture that emerges from figures released by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Read more...
Businesses now need consumer’s consent to use cookies - 20/04/2011
A new regulation requiring businesses to get permission from consumers before placing cookies on their computers has now come into force. Read more...
