Discrimination Due to Marriage
December 20, 2011Employment Law In the case of Dunn v The Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the claimant had been discriminated against because of […]
Employment Law In the case of Dunn v The Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the claimant had been discriminated against because of […]
Family Finance In the case of BJ v MJ (Financial Remedy: Overseas Trusts) the Family Division ruled on the variation of two overseas trusts created by the husband during the […]
Business and Employment Business Secretary, Vince Cable, has announced plans to make it easier for businesses to hire apprentices. In an effort to help businesses train the skilled workers they […]
Business Law The Insolvency Service is seeking to streamline the process of applying for bankruptcy. The Insolvency Service has begun a consultation looking at removing the need to go to […]
Employment Law In the case of Weight Watchers (UK) Ltd & Others v HMRC it was ruled that Weight Watchers leaders were in fact employees of Weight Watchers and not […]
Employment Law In the case of Lisk v Shield Guardian Co Ltd and Others an employment tribunal ruled that wearing a poppy was not protected as a philosophical belief under […]
Property Law The Health & Safety Executive have just fined a landlord £2,000 for failing to provide a gas safety certificate in respect of a residential tenanted property. This case […]
Variation of Trusts In the recent case of Wright and another v Gater and another, a mother won her case to delay her 3 year old son receiving his inheritance. […]
Residential Property The Chancellor, George Osborne, announced in his Autumn Statement this week that the exemption for first time buyers of residential property will end as planned on the 24 […]
Business Law In the case of BVM Management Ltd v Roger Yeomans t/a The Great Hall at Mains and another [2011] the court of appeal dismissed an appeal regarding an […]
Family Finance A recent ruling in the case of Grubb v Grubb [2009] has seen a wife awarded a £4.4 million share of her ex-husband’s estate despite the fact she […]
Family Law In the recent case of G v M (decree of nullity) [2011] the applicant wished to apply for nullity without having to produce a marriage certificate. The applicant […]
