Steven Mather Commercial Solicitor in Leicester
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The Government has released three new guidance notes online: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19 – although expect the guidance to be updated regularly. COVID-19 Guidance for Employers The Government Guide is: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/guidance-for-employers-and-businesses-on-covid-19 It sets out things that all Employers should know and be doing …
A Shareholders Agreement is an important document setting of the contract between individual or corporate shareholders. This article gives 8 reasons why you should give serious consideration to having a shareholders agreement no matter what size your business is. Or not!
Given the rapid changes in the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak, it seems likely that companies may be asked/forced by the Government to accommodate home working to contain the spread of infection. Update: on 16th March 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged …
Q: Do you have to pay sick pay if an Employee is off work because of Coronavirus?
A: Unless they have received written notice to self-isolate, you do not need to pay employees SSP. However, your contract may require you to pay full pay.
What is the difference between TM and R with Trademarks?
Misrepresentation refers to an statement by the seller which causes the buyer to enter into a contract. The statement must be untrue or misleading for it to be a misrepresentation and the buyer must have suffered loss.
On 6 February 2020 the ASA, jointly with the CMA, published a “new and improved” version of its Influencers’ guide to making clear that ads are ads. The ASA states that the changes made reflect its research as well as feedback …
In its Good Work Plan, published in December 2018, the government announced several changes to the scope of section 1 statements in relation to any person starting work on or after 6 April 2020. In summary, the changes are: The …
The UK Government have signalled the intrdoduction of ‘Jack’s Law’ – new legal right to paid parental bereavement leave
Parents who suffer the devastating loss of a child will be entitled to 2 weeks’ statutory leave.
In an earlier blog I discussed what breach of contract was all about. This blog answers another frequently asked question, about the time limits involved for suing someone – known as the limitation period. The Limitation Act 1980 The Limitation …
