Commercial Client

• Redundancy and the Pool for Selection

  • Posted19 July 2012

  Redundancy is a potentially fair reason for dismissal, but may be found to be unfair – for example if a particular employee is unfairly selected for redundancy. Where the decision...

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• VAT Refunds Taxable, Tribunal Rules

  • Posted17 July 2012

  If you discover that you have overpaid VAT, you may be entitled to a refund. However, this raises the question of the tax status of the additional profit generated by...

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• New Cookie Law – A Reminder

  • Posted13 July 2012

  The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 require consent to be obtained for the use of cookies and similar technologies for storing information, and accessing information stored,...

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• Changes to Tenancy Deposit Rules

  • Posted11 July 2012

  Landlords and tenants should be aware of changes to the law relating to tenancy deposits paid under shorthold tenancies. These came into effect on 6 April 2012. Previously, measures...

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• Estate Agent Fined After Contractor Killed in Fall

  • Posted9 July 2012

  The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has fined a firm of estate agents after a contractor who was working for them was killed when he fell from a roof. ...

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• Fraud and the Director

  • Posted6 July 2012

  With the economy still struggling, dubious business practices can be expected to be more common than normal, as is evidenced by the expulsion from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in...

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