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Are You Self-Employed? Revised Guidance for Service Companies

Posted21 August 2012

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have published new guidance intended to help personal service companies determine their correct employment status. HMRC will take a risk-based approach to consider how...

Court of Appeal Advises on Dealing With Allegations of Misconduct

Posted16 August 2012

The Court of Appeal has ruled (Crawford and another v Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) that procedural defects in the disciplinary process adopted by their employer rendered unfair the...

Fatherhood and Child Contact

Posted15 August 2012

The Court of Appeal recently ruled in a case which asked whether fatherhood is sufficient to warrant contact with a child and decided that the answer is ‘no’. The...

Google at Loggerheads with European Data Regulators

Posted15 August 2012

Global search giant Google has found itself in hot water over a decision to rewrite its privacy policies into a single document covering all of its services. Various European agencies...

Chancel Repair Liability – Registration Requirement

Posted13 August 2012

A recent case in which the owners of a farm faced ruin because their property was saddled with an ancient responsibility to maintain the local church received a great deal...

Landlord’s Failure to Extend Its Lease Leaves Subtenant in Place

Posted13 August 2012

When a lease on commercial premises comes under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA), the grounds on which the landlord may oppose the tenant’s application for a new lease...