Commercial Client

• Saving Business Must Be Prime Reason to Avoid Liability Under TUPE

  • Posted13 February 2014

  The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) exist to protect the rights of employees when their employer changes. However, when a business transfers from one owner to...

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• HMRC Issue New Guidance on Business Asset Apportionment on Sale

  • Posted12 February 2014

  Selling their business is often the last big transaction a person undertakes, and is one which may have a very significant effect on their lifestyle in retirement. As well...

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• Judge Fines Company ‘Every Penny It Has’ After Speedboat Death

  • Posted10 February 2014

  Following the death of an 11-year-old child who was hit by a speedboat whilst attending a friend’s birthday party that took place at a lake, the company that operated the...

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• Third Party Harassment Revisited

  • Posted7 February 2014

  With effect from 1 October 2013, the third party harassment provisions contained in Section 40 of the Equality Act 2010 have been repealed. The provisions made employers liable for...

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• Court Gives Trade Mark Owner Frosty Reception

  • Posted4 February 2014

  When a Canadian company decided to make a new attempt to enter the British market in 2008 with its range of washroom products, it registered its trade marks (carrying the...

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• Changes to the TUPE Regulations

  • Posted31 January 2014

  The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 came into force on 31 January 2014. They amend the provisions relating to collective redundancies in the...

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