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• Ignoring Duty to Neighbours Costs Homeowner

  • Posted14 February 2014

  Homeowners have a responsibility to ensure that they do not damage their neighbours’ properties and this includes a legal duty to keep their garden trees and shrubs under control. ...

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• 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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• Temporary Occupation Does Not Justify Residence Claim

  • Posted12 February 2014

  As most people know, there is normally no Capital Gains Tax (CGT) liability on a profit on the sale of your principal private residence (PPR). However, a claim that the...

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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from 1 October 2013, the third party harassment provisions contained in Section 40 of the Equality Act 2010 have been repealed.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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