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Browse our law brief articles and blogs, aimed at addressing the practical implications of the latest legal developments affecting you and your organisation.

Articles & Blogs Debt Recovery

The New Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims - How Does It Affect You?

Thursday, 21 September 2017

The new Pre-action Protocol for Debt Claims will come into force on 1 October 2017. The Protocol aims to reduce the number of claims coming before the court by encouraging early communication between the parties, including early exchange of information.

New Pre-action Protocol for Debt Claims

Articles & Blogs Employment

Acas Issues New Guidance on Supporting Parents with Premature or Sick Babies

Friday, 15 September 2017

Acas has published some guidance aimed at helping employers to support employees in relation to preterm births or full-term births where the baby is sick.

Acas Issues New Guidance on Supporting Parents with Premature or Sick Babies

Articles & Blogs Employment

Discrimination Claims - New Compensation for Injury to Feelings

Friday, 15 September 2017

From 11 September, new 'Vento' bands will be applied to calculate compensation for injury to feelings and psychiatric injury in discrimination claims.

Discrimination Claims - New Compensation for Injury to Feelings

Articles & Blogs Employment

Employment Tribunal Fees - 3 Things We've Learnt This Week

Friday, 15 September 2017

Following the recent finding that the tribunal fees regime was unlawful, Justice Minister Dominic Raab, has this week answered a number of questions on employment tribunal fees in Parliament. How will you be affected?

Employment Tribunal Fees - 3 Things We've Learnt This Week

Articles & Blogs Higher Education

Negotiating Senior Severance Packages - New Guidance Published

Thursday, 14 September 2017

Over the past few years there has been significant public and press interest in the remuneration packages of Vice-Chancellors and other senior staff and in particular the pay gap between the highest and lowest paid employees in HE institutions.

Negotiating Senior Severance Packages - New Guidance Published

Articles & Blogs Higher Education

Building Resilience Amongst Uncertainty

Thursday, 14 September 2017

The pace of change and new levels of uncertainty in the higher education sector are having a greater impact than ever on staff working in higher education institutions.

Building Resilience Amongst Uncertainty

Articles & Blogs Higher Education

Rent Guarantee Schemes for Students

Thursday, 14 September 2017

A common theme in student satisfaction surveys is the high cost of privately rented accommodation in many university towns and cities, with some landlords even asking students for the full academic year's rent upfront.

Rent Guarantee Schemes for Students

Articles & Blogs Higher Education

Grant Funding - Worried About State Aid?

Thursday, 14 September 2017

Higher education institutions are increasingly being asked to obtain a state aid opinion as a pre-condition to the release of EU or UK grant funding.

Grant Funding - Worried About State Aid?

Articles & Blogs Higher Education

Consultation on Student Contracts

Thursday, 14 September 2017

On 20 July, Jo Johnson announced that he will instruct the new Office for Students to consult the higher education sector on the introduction of standardised student contracts.

Consultation on Student Contracts

Articles & Blogs Family Business

It's Nothing Personal … But I Hate You

Wednesday, 06 September 2017

47% of clients engaged in commercial litigation admitted that they were motivated in their pursuit of the case by personal dislike of their opponent in a survey by a City law firm.

It's Nothing Personal … But I Hate You

Articles & Blogs Family Business

Changes to the Employment Fee Regime - How Could This Affect Your Family Business?

Wednesday, 06 September 2017

Family businesses with a strong sense of the family ethos running through the business generally enjoy good relations with employees.

Changes to the Employment Fee Regime - How Could This Affect Your Family Business?

Articles & Blogs Employment

Government Launches Return to Work Schemes

Friday, 08 September 2017

The government has launched several schemes for those wishing to return to work following career breaks.

Government Launches Return to Work Schemes

Articles & Blogs Employment

Brexit Fears Fuelling Fall in Net Migration

Friday, 08 September 2017

Fears about Brexit are having the twin effect of discouraging migrants from coming to the UK and encouraging people to leave is suggested by recent figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).


Articles & Blogs Employment

Changing an Employee's Terms of Employment - A Reminder for Employers

Friday, 08 September 2017

In a recent case, an Employment Tribunal has held that a former postman was constructively unfairly dismissed when he resigned following a dispute over changes to his shift patterns.

Changing an Employee's Terms of Employment - A Reminder for Employers