It was saddening to learn of the sudden and unexpected passing away of frontman legend Lemmy of classic rock band Motorhead. It is estimated that Lemmy’s estate is worth at least 6.75 million and will continue to receive royalties from the bands record sales also. There is yet to be Read more…
In Waddingham v NHS Business Services Authority, a former NHS employee was awarded £115,000 by the Tribunal for failure to make reasonable adjustments and disability discrimination. The case reminds us of the costly implications of not making the right reasonable adjustments, even where the employee may not have actually proposed any adjustments Read more…
The first working Monday of the New Year is commonly known among solicitors as Divorce Day – or D-Day for short. It is the day on which enquiries from people seeking advice about separation are at their peak, following the stresses and strains of the festive season. We want to Read more…
Deposit protection was introduced eight years ago, but some confusion still remains about a landlord’s obligations. Where do we stand currently with tenancy deposits? As we have discussed many times before, it has been mandatory for residential landlords to protect deposits taken against a new assured shorthold tenancy since April Read more…
You may recall the case of Chesterton which we discussed in our last blog about whistleblowing. In Chesterton the EAT considered the meaning of the “public interest” test. This test was inserted into the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (the Act) in the hopes it would prevent employees making allegations about Read more…
Further changes have hit the private rented sector this week and the government has issued a press release announcing an intention that, from 1 February 2016, all private landlords in England will have to check that new tenants have the right to be in the UK before renting out their Read more…
On 13 October 2015 the Government confirmed in a statement that the temporary permitted development rights to change the use of office accommodation into residential accommodation will be made permanent. The temporary permitted development rights were due to expire on 30 May 2016, however any developments which have obtained the Read more…
Tenants entering a new lease should pay careful attention to the extent of the repairing liability imposed on them. Most leases will expect the tenant to keep the Property in good repair and failure to abide with this obligation could result in then making significant dilapidation payments. When negotiating the Read more…
It is common for organisations with HR departments to heavily involve HR in disciplinary, grievance and redundancy processes. Indeed, one might say that is the whole point of having an HR department in the first place. To what extent though should the HR manager confine themselves to advice on procedure Read more…
What is a Lease? A lease is a grant of a right of exclusive possession of land for a term of years certain and determinable. The defining feature of a lease is that it confers exclusive possession – that is to say that a person who has been granted a Read more…