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Articles & Blogs Data Protection Independent Schools Information Law

Is Your School Fulfilling its Data Protection Obligation to Provide Privacy Notices?

Tuesday, 24 January 2017

Under data protection law, schools must be transparent with individuals about the data which is held about them.

Big Issues for Minibuses - Is Your School Compliant?

Tuesday, 24 January 2017

Whilst minibuses have always been a complex issue for schools, the latest ISI Handbook clarifies that compliance with correct licensing for minibuses and drivers

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

Final Gender Pay Gap Regulations Published

Tuesday, 24 January 2017

The government has now published the much anticipated and long awaited final draft of the Gender Pay Gap Reporting regulations.

Articles & Blogs Family Business

A very Happy New Year to All Our Family Business Clients, Friends and Fellow Advisers

Tuesday, 24 January 2017

2017 looks like being another interesting year for family businesses as they try to predict and plan for the effects on them of the economic, technological, legal and political changes in play in the UK and around the world.

Articles & Blogs Real Estate

Business Rate Revaluation 2017 - Do your premises occupy more than one floor of a building?

Saturday, 21 January 2017

Business rate liabilities are calculated based on a property’s assigned 'rateable value'. Rateable values are normally assessed on the basis of the annual rental value of a property and paid to the appropriate Local Authority.

Articles & Blogs Employment

Discrimination Claim Allowed to Proceed Notwithstanding Previous COT3 Agreement

Friday, 20 January 2017

The importance of clear and precise wording in COT3 and settlement agreements was highlighted in the recent case of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) v Brindley (the Claimant).

Articles & Blogs Employment

Is Type 2 Diabetes a Disability Under the Equality Act 2010?

Friday, 20 January 2017

Possibly, depending on the facts of the case and the medical evidence available.

Articles & Blogs Brexit Real Estate

Post Brexit Fears Subside in the Commercial Property Sector as Property Fund Barriers Are Dismantled

Friday, 20 January 2017

Some of the barriers placed on investors in the commercial property sector are beginning to come down after billions of pounds of investor's money was locked away following the EU referendum result in June.

Post Brexit Fears Subside in the Commercial Property Sector as Property Fund Barriers Are Dismantled

Charitable Schools - News Speed-Read

Friday, 20 January 2017

A round up of recent news relevant to your school, including serious incident reporting, small charitable donations, the Autumn Statement and SORP.

Articles & Blogs Employment

Sole Traders - Can You Protect Your Private Assets?

Friday, 20 January 2017

This limited liability means that the business owner can protect his/her personal assets against certain claims or losses relating to the business.

Articles & Blogs Real Estate

How do Permitted Development Rights Apply to Leasehold Property?

Friday, 20 January 2017

The Permitted Development Order (the Order) allows for certain changes of use to be undertaken without requiring full planning permission. The Order is amended from time to time, sometimes leading to windfalls in land value.

Granting a New Lease? - What You Need to Know About Security of Tenure

Friday, 20 January 2017

It is important for a landlord to consider, when granting a new lease, whether its tenant will have 'security of tenure', as this will affect the landlord's ability to regain possession of the property at the end of the lease.

Articles & Blogs Brexit Immigration

Theresa May's Brexit Plan Explained - How it Will Affect EU Nationals Living in The UK

Friday, 20 January 2017

In her speech on 17 January 2017 setting out the government's objectives for exiting the EU, Theresa May commented on a number of immigration issues that will have a significant impact on both EU nationals currently in the UK and their employers.

Theresa May's Brexit Plan Explained - How it Will Affect EU Nationals Living in The UK

Articles & Blogs Corporate

Sole Traders - Can You Protect Your Private Assets?

Friday, 20 January 2017

It is common for many individuals who run a business on their own as a sole trader to end up incorporating a company for their business so that they can take advantage of the limited liability that a company structure offers.

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

Trademarks - Trading in Grey Goods Can Be a Criminal Offence

Monday, 16 January 2017

In the case of R v C and others, The Court of Appeal has ruled that a criminal offence may be committed through trade in grey market goods: selling, distributing or possessing with a view to sale.

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