In a momentous ruling the Supreme Court have ruled that the Government’s policy of requiring Claimants to pay fees to bring a claim in the Employment Tribunal is unlawful. Tribunal fees were deemed unlawful because they prevent access to justice and because they are indirectly discriminatory, particularly against women who are more likely to work part time and are therefore Read more…
Agreeing a purchase is just the start of the house buying process and for many – especially those who are taking a first step onto the property ladder – you may encounter costs you were not expecting. To ensure there are no unwelcome surprises, I’ve prepared the following overview of Read more…
Any person is entitled, on payment of the prescribed fees, to inspect a company’s register of members and index of members, and to be provided with a copy of the register (or any part of it), but these rights are subject to that person submitting a request which contains certain Read more…
The Ministry of Justice has published its “provisional management information” showing receipt of Employment Tribunal claims up to September 2013, in light of Employment Tribunal fees now being in effect for all claims issued after 29 July 2013. It was envisaged that there would be a surge in claims in Read more…