Commercial Client

• Collective Redundancy – Careful Consultation Vital

  • Posted9 August 2013

  In a recent dispute, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) stressed how important it is for employers to follow the correct procedure for consulting staff when they are proposing to dismiss...

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• New Regime for Late Payment of Commercial Debts

  • Posted7 August 2013

  Under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2013, the regime covering the late payment of commercial debts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has been changed from 16 March...

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• Family Property Empire Collapses Under £50 Million Debt

  • Posted5 August 2013

  Members of a prominent family who borrowed more than £50 million on the security of a high-end portfolio of London properties have failed to convince the High Court that they...

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• VAT on Your Tax Return?

  • Posted2 August 2013

  Although expenditure which has a ‘mixed’ private and business element is not strictly an allowable deduction against profits for Income Tax (IT) purposes, in practice HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)...

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• Packaging Firm Fined Over Worker’s Severed Fingers

  • Posted30 July 2013

  A packaging firm has been fined £200,000 after one of its employees severely injured both hands when they became trapped in heavy machinery. The 25-year-old man worked for Smurfit...

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• Employment Law Changes Come Into Force

  • Posted29 July 2013

  Employers are reminded that several new employment law measures came into force on 29 July 2013. 1. Bringing an Employment Tribunal (ET) claim is no longer free. The...

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