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• Extension of Flexible Working Rights – New Implementation Date

  • Posted4 March 2014

  The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced that the extension of the right to request flexible working arrangements to all employees who have completed 26 weeks’ qualifying service...

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• When is a Public Need Not a Public Need?

  • Posted4 March 2014

  The High Court recently had to deal with the question ‘What constitutes a public need?’ when it faced a planning appeal against an application for the creation of a very...

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• Application to Appeal IHT Relief Claim on Holiday Lettings Rejected

  • Posted28 February 2014

  The door appears to have finally slammed shut on a family’s attempt to obtain Business Property Relief (BPR) from Inheritance Tax (IHT) in respect of a property which had been...

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• Age-Related Differences in Voluntary Redundancy Scheme Justifiable

  • Posted26 February 2014

  In a ruling which underlines that direct discrimination on the ground of age, unlike any other form of direct discrimination, is capable of being objectively justified, the Court of Appeal...

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• ICO Issues Direct Marketing Guidelines

  • Posted24 February 2014

  The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued new guidelines (45 pages) on the conduct of direct marketing, which confirms that electronic marketing campaigns directed towards consumers require clear and specific...

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• Failed Patent Infringement Threats Cost Accuser

  • Posted21 February 2014

  When a threat is made to bring a patent infringement action against another company, the result of the mere threat may be to cause damage to the threatened company. It...

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