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Finance Bill 2019 - Key Tax Changes for Charities

Tuesday, 05 March 2019

On 12 February 2019, the Finance Act 2019 received Royal Assent bringing into law measures announced in the October 2018 Budget.

Finance Bill 2019 - Key Tax Changes for Charities

Articles & Blogs Charities

Legacy Notification - HM Court and Tribunals to Launch New Service

Tuesday, 05 March 2019

Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service is ending the current arrangement it has with Smee & Ford to establish its own system that notifies charities when someone has left them a gift in their will.

Legacy Notification - HM Court and Tribunals to Launch New Service

Articles & Blogs Charities

Fundraising Regulator Investigations - Charities to Be Publicly Named

Tuesday, 05 March 2019

As of 1 March 2019, the Fundraising Regulator is publicly naming every organisation it investigates. The new policy applies regardless of whether the organisation is found to have breached the Fundraising Code of Practice.

Fundraising Regulator Investigations - Charities to Be Publicly Named

Articles & Blogs Healthcare

State-Backed Indemnity Cover For GPs

Friday, 01 March 2019

The Government has introduced new regulations that provide GPs and general practice staff in England with indemnity cover in relation to NHS services.

Articles & Blogs Employment

Employee Considering Suicide Was Unfairly Dismissed

Friday, 01 March 2019

An Employment Judge has strongly criticised an employer's response to an employee's disclosure that he was considering suicide, saying that in the Tribunal's "combined 60 years' judicial experience we have not before seen such an appalling response."

Employee Considering Suicide Was Unfairly Dismissed

Articles & Blogs Employment

Agency Workers Claim Compensation from Hirer, Not Agency

Friday, 01 March 2019

In a recent case involving London Underground, the Court of Appeal has held that the hirer (or end-user) should pay compensation to agency workers supplied by an independent agency.

Agency Workers Claim Compensation from Hirer, Not Agency

Articles & Blogs Employment

Sleep-In Workers Granted Permission to Appeal Pay Decision

Friday, 01 March 2019

The Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal against the decision that care workers who sleep overnight at a client's home are not entitled to the minimum wage while sleeping.

Sleep-In Workers Granted Permission to Appeal Pay Decision

Brexit - Not So Frustrating After All?

Tuesday, 26 February 2019

In a significant judgment handed down on 20 February 2019, the High Court held that the European Medicine Agency's lease of premises in Canary Wharf will not be frustrated by Brexit.

Articles & Blogs Employment

No Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief of Alleged Discriminator

Friday, 22 February 2019

In Gan Menachem Hendon Ltd v De Groen the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld the employer's appeal against an employment tribunal's finding of discrimination on the ground of religion or belief.

No Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief of Alleged Discriminator

Articles & Blogs Employment

Possible Causes of Gender Pay Gap and How to Tackle It

Friday, 22 February 2019

The Government Equalities Office has published two new pieces of guidance to help employers close their gender pay gap by both identifying the root causes of their gender pay gap as well as what steps and actions can be taken to eradicate it.

Possible Causes of Gender Pay Gap and How to Tackle It

Articles & Blogs Employment

Linklaters Granted Interim Injunction Preventing Former Director Naming Female Complainants

Friday, 22 February 2019

In the case of Linklaters LLP v Mellish, the High Court considered whether a former employee’s duty of confidentiality outweighs the public interest in the publication of information.

Should You Be Paying the 3% Stamp Duty Surcharge?

Thursday, 21 February 2019

In 2015, George Osborne introduced an additional charge of 3% on Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for the purchase of second residential properties.

Should You Be Paying the 3% Stamp Duty Surcharge?

Articles & Blogs Divorce & Family

Divorce Law - Could You End Up Supporting Your Ex-Partner for Life?

Friday, 15 February 2019

Under the law that governs divorce - the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 - the courts must consider the duration of any spousal maintenance.

Divorce and Family Law - Spousal Maintenance

Articles & Blogs Employment

What is Age Discrimination and How to Prevent it - Acas Publish Guidance

Friday, 15 February 2019

Employers and HR advisors as well as employees and job applicants may find the guidance published by Acas helpful in understanding what amounts to age discrimination, when it is likely to occur and how to prevent it.

What is Age Discrimination and How to Prevent it - Acas Publish Guidance

Is Your Data Ready for a 'No-Deal' Brexit?

Thursday, 21 February 2019

It now looks increasingly possible that the UK will leave the EU at the end of March without a withdrawal agreement in place. In preparation, the EEA regulators have published a notice setting out what they expect from commercial and public organisations.

No-Deal Brexit Update - ACTION REQUIRED for Data Protection Compliance

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