Commercial Client

• Increased Protection for Workers on Zero Hours Contracts

  • Posted18 March 2016

  In May 2015, the Government acted to ban exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts by way of the first commencement order made under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act...

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• Tax Updates

  • Posted16 March 2016

  Research and Development Tax Relief Update HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have updated their guidance on claiming research and development (R&D) relief to include information about ‘advance assurance’, which...

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• Data Loss Triggers Fine

  • Posted15 March 2016

  The employee of a car rental company who sold personal information relating to 28,000 customers has suffered fines and costs totalling more than £2,800 after pleading guilty to an offence...

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• Ship Owners Pay Dearly for Failing to Meet Litigation Deadline

  • Posted10 March 2016

  A case concerning a maritime collision at the entrance to a Black Sea port serves as a warning to all that litigation deadlines are strictly enforced and that failing to...

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• Indirect Contract Limitation Not Valid, Rules Court

  • Posted7 March 2016

  A cunning attempt to invoke a limitation clause in a contract failed recently in court. The case involved a building contract for cladding that was fitted to a leasehold...

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• Acas Early Conciliation – Amendments to ET Claims

  • Posted4 March 2016

  In recent years, the settlement of disputes of various kinds by voluntary dispute resolution has grown considerably in the UK. That is certainly so in employment cases where, since May...

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