The House of Lords has approved various draft regulations pertaining to the new right to paternity leave. The most important is the Additional Paternity Leave Regulations 2010, which specify that additional paternity leave will be for a maximum of 26 weeks and minimum of 2 weeks, that it must not start until at least 20… Read more »

Tens of thousands of over-50s in the North West who own a holiday home abroad may end up passing it on – against their will and their dying wishes – to the wrong beneficiary. Probate lawyers at SAS Daniels LLP  say that a recent opt-out by the United Kingdom from European Union laws on succession… Read more »

Like most law firms we had a number of enquiries from members of the public who have been injured as a result of falling on snowy and icy roads, paths and pavements during the recent period of inclement weather. Slip and trip accidents increase during the autumn and winter seasons for a number of reasons;… Read more »

Article taken from the Daily Mail Online: “What sort of woman goes back to work seven hours after having a baby? The sort of woman, it seems, who also gets up at 4.30am because she enjoys it. Most working mothers will be familiar with pre-dawn starts on the days when there are important meetings to… Read more »

Two immigration offenders have been caught working illegally at Wasabisabi in Sheffield last week following a crackdown on rogue employers. Officers from the UK Border Agency targeted Wasabisabi, 227a London Road in Sheffield in an intelligence led operation shortly after 1730 on Tuesday 26 January. They found two Chinese males, aged 24 and 42, working… Read more »

Many Retirement Home Landlords charge exorbitant exit fees on the sale of a retirement flat. The practice has been under investigation by the Office of Fair Trading and it is hoped that many of the firms who they have approached will agree to sign undertakings which would mean they are legally bound to stop enforcing… Read more »

Ed Balls, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families recently announced government plans to change the law allowing grandparents the right to apply through the Courts for contact to their grandchildren. At the moment, grandparents must first obtain the permission of the Court to bring the application by showing that they have an… Read more »

The Court of Appeal have decided that changes to collective agreements do not bind a transferee following a TUPE transfer. In the case of Alemo-Herron and others v Parkwood Leisure the claimants were former employees of a local authority, who worked in its leisure services department until 2002. Their part of the authority’s undertaking (and… Read more »

The Government has published its response to consultation on the ‘fit notes’ that are set to replace sick notes. The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and the Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 are intended to come into force on 6 April 2010 despite concerns that this will not allow time for stakeholders to… Read more »