Articles
March 2018
Calling all employers with over 250 staff – have you published your Gender Pay Gap?
Organisations that have not yet published their gender pay gap information by the deadline next week could face unlimited fines.
March 2018
£17,000 Cost Order against Employer
Author: Matthew Kilgannon
The Employment Tribunal (ET) is not known for making cost orders, in fact they are quite rare.
March 2018
Clarity on parity for agency workers
Specialist employment law Partner, Matthew Kilgannon, discusses last month’s first Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision on parity of terms for Agency workers.
February 2018
Endersby and Coote v Astrosoccer 4 U Ltd
Author: Nigel Cook
The case arose because of a purported appointment of administrators following the filing of a notice of intention (NOI) by the directors (which had to be given to the floating chargeholder) but immediately after a winding up petition had been filed by the judgement creditors who also opposed this application. This appointment was invalid because of para 25 of Schedule B1.
February 2018
SAW (SW) 2010 Limited –v- Wilson & Another
Author: Nigel Cook
In this case, the Court of Appeal considered a challenge to an Administrator’s appointment under paragraph 14 of Schedule B1 made by a floating charge holder.
October 2017
Will being "Old School" save your marriage?
Author: Richard Middlehurst
The perplexing case last February of the millionaire mushroom farmer is set to become a test case for “ unreasonable behaviour “.
October 2017
The Bank of Mum and Dad
Recent research by Legal and General revealed that it’s ‘the bank of mum and dad’ that is the 10 biggest UK mortgage lender. As house prices rise, particularly in the South East, it means that more and more first and second time buyers are relying on their parents, either to provide a substantial deposit or to assist in the payment of Stamp Duty.
October 2017
Tribunal Fee Refund Scheme Opens
Author: Matthew Kilgannon
Following the decision to remove fees in the Employment Tribunal (and our earlier article on the subject – available here), the Government has now launched the opening wave of its refund scheme.
October 2017
Two Pints - A Contract or Wishful Thinking?
Author: Chris Millar
The High Court has held that a discussion between business people in a pub did not create an oral contract as there was no intention to create a legal relationship.
September 2017
Fire Safety for Tenants & Residents
Author: Caroline Walton
Following the Grenfell Tower fire, the Department for Communities and Local Government has published a collection of useful information on fire safety for tenants and residents aimed at people who might have concerns about the building in which they live. These can be found here.