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Please find the latest edition of Citation, our legal newsletter. As you will see from our cover story, in this edition we look into the impact of the cost-of-living crisis...
Deciding whether to buy or sell a property is always a difficult decision, but with rising household bills, a cost-of-living crisis, and higher interest rates leading to increased mortgage costs,...
What is Ground Rent? In simple terms, a ground rent is a contractual rental payment for the occupation of the land on which a property sits. It is usually paid...
Most employers will have experienced an employee who suffers badly with a bout of Covid, and which then develops into post-Covid-19 syndrome, or ‘Long Covid’. A Tribunal has looked at...
Section 123(1) of the Equality Act 2010 says that discrimination claims must be brought within three months of the alleged discriminatory act or such other period that the Tribunal thinks...
Employees are entitled to 5.6 weeks’ holiday under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR). Calculating the holiday pay of someone with no normal working hours can be tricky. Some employers...
When there is a TUPE transfer, all of the transferor’s (the original employer) rights, powers, duties and liabilities connected to the transferring employee’s contract of employment transfer to the transferee...
Can continued lateness justify dismissal? The EAT in Tijani v The House of Commons Commission held that it could. The employee had been a cleaner at the House of Commons since June...
Communication between a client and their solicitors for the purposes of getting legal advice, and any documents prepared for the purposes of litigation, are ‘privileged’. This means that they do...
In the “Mini-Budget 2022” delivered on 23 September 2022, the government announced a tranche of new measures with a view to stimulating growth in the UK economy, a number of...
Compensation If an employee wins an unfair dismissal claim, the employment tribunal can award compensation that they consider to be ‘just and equitable’ bearing in mind the employee’s losses. In...
Normally in employment tribunal cases, the tribunal will only make decisions about issues that are raised in the pleadings (the ET1 and ET3) and/or those agreed between the parties during...
Section 230(3)(b) ERA says that an individual will be a ‘worker’ if they work under a contract with the company and have agreed to personally perform some work. However, they...
‘Without prejudice’ correspondence or conversations, which take place in a genuine attempt to settle a dispute, cannot then be used as evidence in subsequent legal proceedings. There are a few...
Restrictive covenants are terms in contracts of employment which restrict the employee’s activities after employment has ended. They will be void – and unenforceable – for being in restraint of...
Discrimination arising from disability happens when an employer treats an employee unfavourably because of ‘something’ arising from their disability and the employer cannot justify the treatment as a proportionate way...
An employee is constructively dismissed if the employer fundamentally breaches the contract of employment and the employee resigns in response. A breach of the implied term of trust and confidence...
As a firm we are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty The Queen. Queen Elizabeth II, our longest-reigning British monarch has been a constant symbol of duty and...
Since the estimated cost to raise a child from birth to age 18 for a single parent climbed to £193,801 in 2021, fair financial arrangements in relation to children are...
It is important to consider the availability of “Group Relief” from Stamp Duty Land Tax (“SDLT”) when deciding how best to structure land transactions between members of the same SDLT...
With the country currently in crisis with the increase in utility bills and fuel costs, our family team are noticing a rise in the number of enquiries from people regarding...
Employers dread the vexatious litigant. Even the most spurious of Employment Tribunal claims takes up valuable management time and incurs legal fees to defend. The judgment of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”)...
Notice is normally needed in order to lawfully end an employment contract. A failure to give notice – by either party – will usually be a breach of contract. Many...
If an employee wins their claim for discrimination they will be entitled to compensation. That compensation may include a payment for injury to feelings. A case called Vento v Chief...
Case law has shown that an employee’s right to privacy is not reduced to zero at work. Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights provides that everyone has...
The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (AWR) are derived from EU law. They aim to strike a balance between protecting agency workers and preserving the benefits of flexibility that using an...
The Government accepted the views of the Low Pay Commission and applied the following increases in the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage from 1 April 2022: Age 23...
Regulation 14 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) sets out a worker’s right to a minimum of 4 weeks’ paid holiday per year which derives originally from the Working...
1. What is a leasehold? Leasehold means that you have a lease from the freeholder (sometimes called the landlord) to use the property for a number of years. The lease...
What are EPCs? An Energy Performance Certificate, often known as an EPC, is a certificate issued by an assessor which shows information about the energy efficiency of the property to which it...
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