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Restrictive covenants in franchise agreements
Franchisors will welcome a High Court decision that applied to established employment law principals on restrictive covenants to a business to business relationship.
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Restrictive covenants in employment contracts
A High Court case underlines the importance of careful wording when drafting restrictive covenants, as well as the need for regular review of contractual restrictions to ensure they reflect the current position.
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Apportioning liability for discriminatory acts
In the light of a recent Court of Appeal decision, businesses should ensure their employees are fully aware of the potentially serious consequences connected with discrimination and harassment in the workplace.
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Unfair dismissal: reasonable investigation threshold
An Employment Tribunal (EAT) decision confirms that a business must conduct a thorough investigation before dismissing an employee, especially where the employee's integrity is in question..
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Public Funding (Legal Aid) Cuts for Family Law
From 1st April 2013 public funding will no longer be available to cover the cost of legal advice for a large amount of family law issues. This will be the case regardless of whether you are in receipt of state benefits or on a low income as it is because the type of work that is covered by public funding is being significantly reduced.
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Unfair Property Laws For Cohabiting Couples
A recent decision in the Court of appeal has highlighted the on-going need for a change to the Law to protect (more often than not) women who cohabit with their male partner.
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Save inheritance tax - Include some charities in your will
The Government has introduced a way of saving Inheritance Tax and, unlike some schemes, this has the full acceptance and co-operation of HM Revenue & Customs!
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Checklist: Sickness Related Dismissals
This checklist sets out the steps your business should take if you are contemplating dismissing an employee for a sickness absence-related reason.
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V -v- V - The Effect of Pre-Nuptial Agreements
Further to the judgment in the Granatino case, the High Court recently gave further consideration to the effect of prenuptial agreements when deciding upon financial provision on divorce in the case of V -v- V.
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Redundancy Selection Pool 2012
If your business is making redundancies, you must be very careful when drawing up the pool of employees from which you make your selection. Failure to consider the pool is likely to make a dismissal unfair. This checklist highlights the key issues that you need to consider.
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