Commercial Client

• Employment Tribunal Fee Refund Scheme Launched

  • Posted20 October 2017

  In July 2013, the Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order introduced fees for bringing a claim to the Employment Tribunal (ET) and the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT)....

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• Discrimination on the Grounds of Religion or Belief

  • Posted19 October 2017

  A Pentecostal Christian has failed to persuade the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) that the Employment Tribunal (ET) erred in dismissing his claim that he had suffered direct and indirect discrimination...

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• Government Makes Tendering Process Easier

  • Posted17 October 2017

  The complexity and length of the tendering process for government contracts has for many years operated as a significant deterrent for small businesses that might otherwise wish to compete for...

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• Parental Bereavement Bill Published

  • Posted16 October 2017

  Employers are not currently required to give paid leave to grieving parents. Section 57A(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 gives employees the right to take a reasonable amount of...

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• Do You Know Who Actually Owns the Patents You Depend On?

  • Posted13 October 2017

  A great many companies depend on patents for their profitability, and doubts over ownership of intellectual property (IP) rights can put their very survival in jeopardy. This point was illustrated...

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• Furnished Holiday Lettings Face Tax Attack

  • Posted11 October 2017

  The United Kingdom has very favourable Inheritance Tax (IHT) treatment for the owners of business assets used in a trade and, in general, the value of these will be outside...

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