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RIGHTS OF LIGHT
A long standing position in law as to rights of light may be about to change. The Law Commission published in February of this year a right to light consultation paper setting out proposals to rights of light. The consultation period has now expired and it will be interesting to...
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The Government is proposing a new Bill of Rights to help protect consumers against rogue traders. Jo Swinson, Business Minister, has suggested that the new laws which will be introduced will allow customers to enforce verbal contracts and that recording conversations with traders could...
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Occupational Health For All, For Free
Government research shows that sickness absence costs employers in Great Britain £9 billion per year and that the 131 million lost working days in a year result in Great Britain losing £15 billion in economic output. In spite of this, most employees do not have access to Occupational Health...
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Directors’ Duties – shadow directors.
A shadow director is a "person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors of a company are accustomed to act” (Companies Act 2006 s251(2)) Determining who is or may be a shadow director the following tests apply: i. He must have real influence in the corporate...
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Government launches new CRB check service
As part of the recruitment process or as an on-going requirement during the course of employment many employers require individuals to provide an up to date criminal record check, now known as a DBS certificate, from the Disclosure and Barring Service. For employees who regularly move from...
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