Commercial Client

• Government Cracks Down on Salary Sacrifice Tax Perks

  • Posted23 February 2017

  As had been widely anticipated, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in his Autumn Statement that the Government is making changes to salary sacrifice arrangements so that many schemes that...

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• New Minimum Wage Rates

  • Posted21 February 2017

  The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in his Autumn Statement that the following changes to the National Living Wage (NLW) and the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will come into effect...

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• Can Developments That Conflict With Local Plans Ever Be ‘Sustainable’?

  • Posted20 February 2017

  In a guideline decision on the correct interpretation of the sustainability provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the High Court has scotched plans for 150 new homes on...

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• Disability Discrimination – A Question of Cause and Effect

  • Posted17 February 2017

  Findings of disability discrimination require proof not only of unfavourable treatment but also of a causal connection between that treatment and a person’s disability. That point was thrown into relief...

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• Bank Fails to Avoid Guarantee Liability

  • Posted16 February 2017

  The sums of money involved in international trade are so vast that without bank guarantees to underpin contracts, the wheels of commerce would cease to turn. However, as one High...

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• Government Review of Employment Tribunal Fees

  • Posted15 February 2017

  The Ministry of Justice has published its long-awaited review of Employment Tribunal (ET) fees, which were introduced in July 2013. This concluded that the objectives for the introduction of...

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