Choice not Chance: Lasting Powers of Attorney
This is the first of our two part segment, where we’re taking the opportunity to outline some of the benefits and to dispel some of the myths. Making a lasting […]
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A Glowing Success…
As a legal support partner of CBIT in the Midlands, members of staff at ACS organised activities throughout the day including samosa sales and cake sales. They were also challenged […]
Making collaboration work – blog for Local Government Lawyer
Hello to all. It is as ever a busy week for Local Government, and therefore for local authority lawyers. Those involved in the forthcoming Referendum are by all accounts incredibly […]
A New Governance Code for Sport in the UK
Sport England has been responding to queries by asserting that it would be published ‘by the end of this month’ and it was. It arrived on Monday 31 October, and […]
Surviving at best?
Mental health is in the news! It’s great that we are finally talking about a health issue that society often perceives as a sensitive subject. This week the Mental Health […]
Employers’ relief – the “3-month rule” in holiday pay (and other) claims
Background Most employers will be familiar with the holiday pay headlines over recent years and the scrutiny under which employers’ calculations for holiday pay have been. A recent Guardian headline claimed […]
Tradeswomen into maintenance project
Whilst women make up 13% of the construction workforce, only 1% of manual trade workers are women.
The importance of getting deposits right
Statutory regulation of tenancy deposits was introduced in April 2007 under the Housing Act 2004 (“the Act”). s.213 of the Act placed an obligation on landlords to pay their tenant’s […]
Court of Appeal decide Rector was not entitled to Employment Tribunal protection
Facts Mr Sharpe, an ordained minister in the Church of England, worked as a Rector in the Diocese of Worcester from 2005 to 2009. He brought claims that he had […]
The Law Commission issues consultation paper in relation to proposed changes in charity law
Key proposals in the consultation, which can be found here (see A-Z of projects > Charity Law), include:- simplifying the process for a Royal Charter charity wishing to amend its governing […]
84 hour average working week not a breach of the EU Working Time Directive
This case concerned a charitable foundation in Norway, Stiftelsen Fossumkollektivet (SF). SF offers residential care for young people with drug and/or alcohol problems and has therapists living on site with the […]
What does the budget mean for social business?
By which, George Osborne indicated on Wednesday that there would be no surprising shift in policy away from the wintry predictions trailed in advance. And – a sugar tax on […]