Business
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Last week, the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited judgment in the case of Harpur v Brazel dealing with a key principle in relation to how to calculate holiday for...
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On the back of Mo Farah’s recent documentary with the BBC, in which he revealed that he was trafficked into the UK when he was a child, the spotlight has...
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There is now a sharp focus on road transport operators being able to demonstrate robust brake maintenance systems and management. This area has been one of the most prominent compliance...
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On 16 June 2022, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (the “SoS”) published the first annual report regarding the operation of the National Security & Investment...
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A worker must receive a minimum of 5.6 weeks of holiday per year and be paid the equivalent of a week’s pay for a week’s leave. This is made up...
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From 28 June 2022, a new category of careless driving offence is in force: causing serious injury by careless or by inconsiderate driving. This is intended to address careless or...
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In August 2020, the Government suspended payment of the HGV levy until August 2023. It had been in place since 2014 for heavy goods vehicles over 12 tonnes gross vehicle...
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70 companies across the UK from different sectors are to take part in a four-day week pilot, starting on 6 June 2022, which will be the biggest scheme in the...
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A multi-disciplinary team from Ashtons Legal has advised Subgero Ltd on the sale of the entire issued share capital in Ordtek Ltd to Venterra Group. Ordtek Ltd provide unexploded ordnance...
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A multidisciplinary team from Ashtons Legal has recently assisted the shareholders of renowned marine engineering specialist AR Peachment Limited in the sale of the company to a member of the...
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Businesses may need to send someone to court for a variety of reasons; from recovering an unpaid debt or contractual overpayment, to defending a personal injury claim or tax action...
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Legislation is due to be laid before Parliament “later this year” to widen the ban on exclusivity clauses. Exclusivity clauses prevent workers and employees from working for other entities or...
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