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Undemanded Liability Scuppers Break |
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Acceptance of Risk is Absolute |
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Procedural Errors Stymie Compensation Claim |
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Planning Laws and New Developments |
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Territorial Jurisdiction in Unfair Dismissal Claims |
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Ownership Not Necessary for APR Claim |
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FSA Fines Three Over Share Dealing |
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Data Protection Breaches - Recent Cases |
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Hospital Must Detain Suicidal Patient |
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The Olympic Games - Are You Prepared? |
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Court Agrees 'Too Much, Too Soon' Plea |
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Breach of Planning Permission Negates Commencement of Development |
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Obligation on Seller Sets Boundary |
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EU Proposals for Data Protection Reform |
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Holiday Letting Property a Business, Not an Investment |
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Compromise Agreements and the Equality Act |
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Parent Company Liable in Landmark Asbestos Case |
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Services - Should the Landlord Charge VAT? |
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Failure to Register Renders Property Inaccessible |
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Assisted Signature Case Decided by Court of Appeal |
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Competition - New Market Investigation |
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Package Tour or Travel Booking? |
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Argument Over Strip of Land Settled by Court of Appeal |
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Barrister Wins Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claim |
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Scots Change Intestacy Law |
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HMRC In Line for £160 Million Windfall After Salary Sacrifice Scheme Rejected |
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Charity Undertakes to Comply with Data Protection Obligations |
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Increase in Unpaid Parental Leave Postponed |
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Lump Sum Option for Small Pension Plans |
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Companies Take Note - Dividends Can Be Proceeds of Crime |
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Tenant Fails in Claim for Three Times His Deposit |
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Housing Law Changes |
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Immigration and Work - Policy Changes Bite |
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Executors Pay Price for Intransigence |
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Interest on Tax on Gift - Assessment Date Crucial |
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Online Payment of VAT |
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FSA Stamps Down on Manipulative Trades |
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Court Protects Wind Farmer When Board Freezes Him Out |
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Failure to Provide Deposit Protection Details Costs Landlord |
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Contractor Fined Over Worker's Death |
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Here Comes the Sun (and Electricity) |
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Settlement Does Not Prevent Will Challenge |
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Budget Summary 2012 - Business |
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Budget Summary 2012 - Private Client |
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New Minimum Wage Rates |
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Claim in Time Despite Previous Health Issue |
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Who Gives You Advice is Important |
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Government Reviews the Dismissal Process |
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No Such Concept as 'Self-Dismissal' |
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Facts Critical in Residence Claim |
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Holiday Lettings - Get Ready for New Rules |
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Owner Must Take Concrete Steps to Preserve Title to Land |
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Facts Determine if Adjudicator's Decision Must be Revisited |
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Failure to Comply With Procedure Invalidates Will |
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Capital Allowances Reminder |
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Planned Changes to Unfair Dismissal Rights |
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Cases Show Need for Caution in Choosing Financial Advisers |
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How Planning Law Works |
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Tenant Pays Price for Incomplete Paperwork |
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Nuisance Depends on Circumstances |
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OFT Rejects Predatory Pricing Claim |
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Government Review of Sickness Absence |
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Sisters Lose Battle Over Father's Estate |
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Restaurants Now in HMRC's Sights |
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Adjudicator's Decision Not Violation of Natural Justice |
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HMRC Attack on Discounted Gift Scheme Succeeds |
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Council Defence Undone by Council Inspector |
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Reforms to the Employment Law System |
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Landlords Lazy Over Cost Control |
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Commerciality the Key in Contract Interpretation |
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Dismissal for Comments on Facebook Unfair |
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HMRC Crack Down on Foreign Property Tax Avoidance |
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Mandatory Eviction Powers for Local Authorities? |
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Swiss Bank Accounts - 6,000 Letters on the Way |
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Intention Sufficient Basis for Rectification of Will |
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Long-Term Sickness and the Accrual of Annual Leave |
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Conduct Determines Legal Ownership |
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Six-Figure Settlement for Botched Heart Surgery |
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Directors Who Misled Creditor Personally Liable |
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If You do Not Understand it, Take Advice |
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Court Refuses HMRC Right of Appeal in Tax Avoidance Case |
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Government to Outlaw Squatting in Residential Premises |
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Disability - Reasonable Adjustments and Their Chance of Success |
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Father's Gifts to Daughter Challenged by Sister |
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HMRC and ICAEW Announcements - Landlords Take Note |
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Tribunal Confirms No Compensation for Rock Shareholders |
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First Conviction Under the Bribery Act |
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Employment Status - Employee or Partner? |
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HMRC Tighten Property Ownership Disclosure |
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Salary Sacrifice - VAT Changes |
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Will Stands Against Challenge |
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House Sales - Replying to Enquiries |
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Service Charge Accounts - What Can You Do? |
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Unfair Dismissal Claims - Extension of Time Limits |
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Solid Obstruction in Road Is Authority's Responsibility |
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Dealing With an Insolvent Estate |
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Competition Whistleblowing on the Increase |
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Integrating the Operation of Income Tax and NICs |
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Court Decides Limits of Expert's Responsibilities in Claim |
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IHT Planning Exercise Fails Due to Covenants |
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Government Consults on Proposed Employment Tribunal Fees |
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EHRC Proposes 'Reasonable Accommodation' for Religion or Belief |
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Wind Turbines - New Planning Regulations on the Way |
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Insolvencies Edge Up |
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Your Christmas Party |
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No Time to Pay for 'Tax Planned' Companies |
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Further Court Battles Likely for Forgers |
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HSE Publishes Latest Fatal Injury Statistics |
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Vacant Possession Means What It Says |
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The Winner Takes It All (or Not) |
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Equitable Compensation to be Tax Free |
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Borrowing Eases But Terms Toughen |
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Government Announces Employment Law Reforms |
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Court Reversal for Vendor Who Didn't Know What He Had Sold |
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Widow Challenges Will After Brain Tumour Death |
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AWP Refunds Not Safe Yet! |
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Reasonably Safe Does Not Mean Free from Risk |
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The Agency Workers Regulations |
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HMRC to Name and Shame 'Dodgy' Tax Advisers |
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Developer Pays Price For Unauthorised Demolition |
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Trust Must Provide for Children from Bigamous Marriage |
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Companies Fined After Death From Fall at Work |
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Director Pays Price for Private Arrangement with Customer |
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Long-Term Gym Membership Contracts Unfair |
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HMRC to Target Restaurants |
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Employment Status - What is the Legal Reality of the Relationship? |
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Businessman UK Resident Despite HMRC Guidance |
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Construction Act Changes |
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Family Feud Breaks Out Over Deathbed Marriage and Will |
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Have You Made a Will? |
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I Hear You Knocking (and Drilling and Sawing...) |
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Proposed Amendments to the Working Time Regulations |
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NS&I Withdraws Savings Certificates |
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Jockey's Attempt to Breach Covenant Falls at Second Fence |
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Claiming Foreign VAT |
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Government Announces Ban on Referral Fees |
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New Minimum Wage Rates |
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Will Signed by Beneficiary Valid |
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Council Has Right to Adjourn if Information Insufficient |
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Working Abroad and Tax Residence |
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Qualifying Period for Unfair Dismissal Claims to be Extended |
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Employment Law Review - Government Seeks Views of Businesses |
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Nuisance Claim Against Landfill Company Fails |
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When Does Contractual Notice Commence? |
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Supreme Court Backs HMRC in Tax Avoidance Case |
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Wills Still a Potential Minefield for Many |
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Animal Owners and the Law |
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Court Embargo on Revealing Confidential Information |
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Government Plans to Scrap Licences for Smaller Events |
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Indemnity Ineffective if Actual Liability Not Ascertained |
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LLP Case Shows Need for Members' Agreement |
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Changes to US Estate Tax |
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Statistically Invalid Estimate Still Enforceable, Rules Tribunal |
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Creditors Protected by Court of Appeal |
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Past Behaviour Indicates Intent |
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Stepping Hill Hospital nurse ban lifted |
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Radical changes to taxation system proposed by IFS |
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Claim Procedure Reforms Will Affect Smaller Claims |
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ACAS Issues Guidance on Social Networking |
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Buyer Loses Flat Because of Vendor's Error |
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Changes to the System for Reporting Health and Safety Incidents |
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Dismissal for Sending Offensive Email from Home PC Was Fair |
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Transferable Nil-Rate Bands - New Code of Practice |
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Superior Clause in Contract Absolves Subcontractor |
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Restaurants Face Tax Probes |
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Will Conditions Lead to Court Appearance |
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Helping Out in Court - The McKenzie Friend |
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£5 Million for Loss of Profits of Business Still on the Drawing Board |
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Landlords Face Costs in Disputes |
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Reform of Health and Safety Law - The Next Steps |
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Claiming for Riot-Related Damage |
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Oversight Prevents EIS Relief |
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Dispute Prevents Distribution of Estate |
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Demolition Requires Planning Permission |
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Pension Scheme Not Obliged to Award Discretionary Increases |
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ACAS Issues Advice on Dealing With Effects of Riots |
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Unfair Trading Legislation Stops Bogus Prize Draws |
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Email Terms Apply Despite Lack of Written Contract |
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Misplaced Fence Leads to £20,000 Bill |
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Further Steps in the Government's Review of Employment Law |
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Defective Wording Does Not Remove Liability |
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Compensation Not the Issue in VAT Penalty |
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Who Determines Who Inherits Your Estate? |
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'Set Up' Accident Claimant Ordered to Pay Court Costs |
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HMRC Checks on IHT Valuations |
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The Conveyancing Quality Scheme - What it Means for You |
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Redundancy Selection - 'Polkey' Reductions |
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No-Shows - ECJ Rules No VAT Due |
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Competition Act Extended to Land |
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An End for the Hired Gun? |
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Economic Upswing No Reason to Abandon Good Credit Control |
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Taxing Times for Trusts |
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Insolvency and TUPE - EAT Provides Clarification |
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Lost Will Confirmed by the Court |
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Tenant's Improvements Did Not Increase Ground Rent |
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What is Reasonable (and What Isn't)? |
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Councils Urged to Allow Residential Use of Farm Buildings |
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Credit Card Agreement Enforceable |
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Bribery Act Comes Into Force |
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Discretionary Trusts - Possible Ways Forward |
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Agency Workers and the 'Necessity' Test |
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Winding Up Your Company - Warning |
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OFT Guidance on Director Disqualification and Competition Law |
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Statutory Will Ordered When Existing Will in Doubt |
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Manufacturing Company Fined After Drilling Machine Accident |
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Agent's Acceptance Binds Landlord |
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Inaccuracy, Not Haste, Defeats Planning Decision |
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Who is a Member of a Company? |
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Crime No Reason for Human Rights Law Not to Apply |
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IFAs Face Twin Negligence Claims |
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Tax for Contractors - Is the Pendulum Swinging? |
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HSE Develops Risk Assessment Tool for Shops |
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Daughter Wins Share of £480,000 Inheritance Left to Charity |
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Deficient Disclosure Costs Company |
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Covenant Does Not Pass on with Title to Property |
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IHT Changes of Importance to Executors |
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Landlord Loses £270,000 Repair Bill Appeal |
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Gagging Orders - A Matter of Balance |
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'Naming and Shaming' Employers Who Flout NMW Law |
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Director Not Liable for Corporation Tax Bills |
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Attorney Faces Prison for Theft |
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HMRC Wins Dividend Tax Case |
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Banks Lose Loan Insurance Challenge |
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Bribery and Rights Under Civil Law |
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House Builder Not Liable for £35,000 Defects |
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Discrimination - Religion or Belief |
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Airspace - Is It a Right? |
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Charity Trustees - Balancing Financial Return and Social Return on Investment |
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Settling Tax by Credit Card - A Good Idea or Not? |
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Court Will Not Rectify Will Executed in Error |
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Guidance on the Agency Workers Regulations |
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Landmark Decision Ends Expert Witness Immunity |
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Government Review of Employment Law - The Next Steps |
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Rights Created by Easement Limited to Actual Use |
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HRA Can Be Used to Oppose Possession Claim |
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Bankruptcy Annulled When HMRC Ignore Disability Discrimination Obligations |
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Price Comparisons Must Not Mislead Consumers |
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Will Validity Doesn't Depend on Speaking the Language |
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Bentley VAT Claim Fails |
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Abolition of the Default Retirement Age |
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Landlords Win Deposit Case |
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Risks to Pedestrians from Electrically Powered Perimeter Gates |
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Business Confidence Plummets in Fourth Quarter |
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Your Right to E-Privacy |
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Changes to Tax Credits |
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HSE Consultation on RIDDOR Change |
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The Dangers of Private Communications Out of Working Hours |
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Time to Review Tax Arrangements? |
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Man Who Disguised House as Barn Loses Court Battle |
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Law Society Campaign for Formal Qualifications for Will Writers |
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Equality Act - Codes of Practice |
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New Minimum Wage Rates |
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Victory for Taxpayer in IHT Claim |
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Invalid Company Signature Renders Notice Invalid |
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OFT Crackdown on Cold-Calling by Debt Management Firms |
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HMRC Announce Details of 'NI Holidays' |
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Where There Are Assets, There Can Be Trouble |
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Government Delays Extension of Right to Request Training |
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Two Tenants, One Notice |
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No Win, No Fee Shake Up Announced |
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Agreement Does Not Cover Unanticipated Event |
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Redundancy Consultation |
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Ombudsman or Court, Not Both |
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Insurer Liable for Claim Against Insolvent Company |
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Court Rejects Challenge to Foreign Will |
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HMRC Toughen Stance on Companies in Difficulty |
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Compromise Agreements and the Equality Act 2010 |
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Private Residence Must Be Genuine, Rules Court |
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Title Defect Allows Buyer to Rescind Contract |
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Pension Tax Relief Restriction |
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Failure to Warn Not Cause for Action |
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Making a Statutory Will |
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Court Upholds Genuine Pre-estimate of Loss |
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Employment Contract Repudiated by Gross Misconduct |
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Principal Private Residence Relief - Prove it or Lose it |
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Property Owners Must Pay Council Tax Despite Six Year Delay |
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Threat of Prison Can't be Used to Speed Up Debt Collection |
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Default Retirement Age - Anomalies Corrected |
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Service of Document to Solicitors is Valid |
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Building Owner Must Indemnify Neighbour Against Damage |
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Trade Samples - VAT Treatment Change |
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Council Obliged to Oppose Unauthorised Development |
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'Valuation of the Whole' Approach to IHT Upheld by Tribunal |
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OFT Draft Guidance on Complying With Competition Law |
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Rest Breaks and On-Call Time |
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Carer Jailed for £10,000 Theft |
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Council Insists Pensioner's House Must Be Yellow |
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Disability-Related Discrimination - New Act Restores Position |
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Communications Needed to Understand the 'Factual Matrix' Are Admissible |
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Health and Safety Statistics - 2009/2010 |
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Family Pay Price for Executor Appointment |
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Brook Case to Go to Supreme Court |
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|
Guidance on the VAT Rate Change |
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OFT and the Competition Commission to Merge |
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2011/12 Limits on Employment Tribunal Awards |
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Small Businesses Gloomy Over Prospects |
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When is a Boat not a Boat? |
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Former Partner Not Entitled to Share of Property |
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|
Andy Gray / Sky Sports - what can we learn? |
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Age Discrimination - Compulsory Retirement |
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|
HMRC Issue New Tax Guides |
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Victory for RSPCA in Will Case |
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The End of the Road for the Default Retirement Age |
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First Monetary Penalties for Serious Data Protection Breaches |
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Government Gives Go Ahead for Employment Legislation |
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Loss of Light - Demolition Ordered |
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Income Tax Relief Denied on Donation from Inheritance |
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Under 18 ID Policy In Force |
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Income Splitting - Another HMRC Attack |
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Undervalue Leaves Valuers in Firing Line |
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Unknown Liability Not Actionable |
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No Break if Wrong Party Served |
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Resignation or Dismissal? - Findings of Fact |
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Mistakes in Probate Applications |
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Working Abroad Full-Time and Tax Residence |
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Tax Deferrals 'Hide Insolvency' |
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Joint Account Does Not Mean Joint Ownership |
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When is a Breach Not a Breach? |
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Early Release Does Not Change Effective Date of Termination |
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|
Clear Drag-Along Clause is Binding |
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Beneficiary Fails in Bid to Bring Action on Behalf of Estate |
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Travel and Subsistence - Minimum Wage Loophole to Close |
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IHT Nil Rate Band Transfers |
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New Standard Terms for Architects |
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Who Bears the Loss? |
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'Without Prejudice' Rule Trumps Public Disclosure |
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Why You Should Make a Will |
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Badly Drafted Contract Leads to Court Appearance |
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Valuer Not Liable for Valuation Inaccuracy |
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Employer Pays Price for Super Salesperson |
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Mesothelioma Settlement Includes Cost of Hospice Care |
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Charges Against Director Dropped in First Corporate Manslaughter Case |
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Mistakes, Mistakes |
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Varying a Will After the Testator's Death |
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Obligations Under TUPE |
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'Read and Understood' Not Enough, Says FSA |
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Abnormal Weather - What it Means For You. |
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Poor Plan on Conveyance - Court of Appeal Rules |
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Planning Reversals Based on Facts - Court Backs Narrow View |
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Competition Law - OFT Gets Tough with Directors |
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Mental Capacity - What it is and What it Means |
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|
HMRC Tax Attack on Property Undervaluation Successful |
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Accountant Jailed in £11 Million Scam |
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|
The Equality Act 2010 - Health Questionnaires |
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|
Warning to Holidaymakers and Non-Residents |
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When You Agree Terms and Conditions |
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Court Rejects Undue Influence Claim |
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Effective Date of Termination - Conditional Resignations |
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Broker Fee Inclusion Does Not Make Debt Unenforceable |
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Second Notice Served Late Means Lease Not Ended |
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New Guidance on Heritage Property |
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Company Director Faces Massive Confiscation Order |
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Nightmare Cruise Award Cut by Court of Appeal |
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Right to Request Training Under Review |
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Landlords Succeed in Overturning 'Unfairly Prejudicial' CVA |
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Brother Succeeds to Tolerated Trespass Property Right |
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ICAEW Reports 'Cautious Growth' Expected |
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HSE Fatality Statistics |
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Acceptance Can Follow Rejection of Counter-Offer |
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Court Rejects Privilege Claim |
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New Hearing Needed to Resolve Boundary Dispute |
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Health and Safety: Government Review |
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Court of Appeal Rejects Challenge to Will |
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Sickness and Holiday Leave - ET Rejects Backdated Claim |
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Removal From School Not a Breach of Human Rights |
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Referral Sites in HMRC's Sights |
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1,000 Breaches of Data Protection |
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Credit Card Debt Stands Despite Missing Agreement |
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Insubstantial Non-Compliance Cannot Block Contract |
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Default Retirement Age to be Scrapped |
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Appeal Court Upholds Eight-Year Ban on Director |
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Right to Buy Extends to Buildings Not Used as a Home |
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'Willmakers of Distinction' Directors Jailed |
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Public Procurement - Act Promptly When Loss Suspected |
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Additional Paternity Leave Will Go Ahead |
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Council Not Liable for Student's Injuries |
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New Employment Tribunal Fast Track Scheme |
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Changes to EPA Regulations |
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'Without Prejudice' Comments Inadmissible |
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The Recession May Be Bad, But It Isn't Frustrating |
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Time Off Work for Public Duties |
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The Equality Act 2010 |
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Will Forgery Case Shows Need for Caution |
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Make Sure Your Builder is Insured |
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VAT and Excise Penalties - The New Regime |
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Care Home Residence Does Not Terminate Occupation |
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Contract Re-Think Required? |
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Ban on Pre-Employment Health Questionnaires |
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Law of Covenants Set to Change |
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Time Limits for Lodging Appeals in the EAT |
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Insurance - Age to Remain a Factor |
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Businesses Fear Effects of a Double Dip Recession |
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Religious Discrimination and Employment Law |
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Are Your Fire-Risk Assessments Up to Date? |
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Statute Overrides Fairness and Common Sense |
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House Buyer Almost Escapes Mortgage Liability |
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New Company Name Check Facility |
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Should You Give Your House to Your Children? |
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Codicil Leads to Court Appearance |
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Claim for Negligence over Tax Advice is Out of Time |
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Time Off Work for Jury Service |
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Failure to Create Documents Leads to Court Case |
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An Arrangement Among Friends or a Business? |
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Contract Clinches Fee for Ex-Advisers |
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French Law - No Trust Means No Benefits |
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Failure to Enforce Right Leads to its Loss |
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Voucher Warning for Firms |
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Assessment of Repetitive Tasks Tool |
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No Penalty for Driving While Using Mobile as a Dictaphone |
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Boundary Dispute Over Strip of Driveway Ends Up in Court |
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Farming Family in Intestacy Challenge |
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ET1 Claim Forms and Illegibility |
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It's Good to Talk |
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Council That Refused Meeting With Homeless Man Failed to Meet Obligations |
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Businessmen Denied Profit for 'Borrowed' Business Plan |
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Ash Cloud Relief for Non-Residents |
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Fines for Breaches of Environmental Law |
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Employer Not Liable for Remark Made by Agency Worker |
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Tough New Penalties for Bribery |
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Court Rules that Widow Can Evict Daughter |
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Correct Procedure Means No Human Rights Act Claim |
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HMRC to Name and Shame Tax Dodgers |
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Tax and Foreign Travel |
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HSE - 'Do Your Bit' Campaign |
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Compensation for 'Toxic Sofa' Victims |
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HMRC May Retain Records for a Reasonable Time |
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Information on Household Gas Safety |
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Corporate Manslaughter Case Adjourned |
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Planning Change Affects Private Landlords |
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Emigrating and Tax |
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Executor Who Stole From Estate Faces Prison |
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Employee Ordered to Repay £150,000 in Fraud Case |
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Clarification on the Interpretation of the FSM Act 2000 |
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Government Demands You Pay Faster Too! |
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Rights Lost if Easement Not Enforced |
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Out of Court Settlement in Disability Discrimination Case |
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New Advertising Codes Published |
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IHT Determined by Open Market Value |
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OFT Will Writers' Code of Practice: A Welcome First Step |
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Canoe Fraudsters Must Repay Nearly £600,000 |
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Village Green Decision Supplies Blueprint for Stymieing Development |
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Ash Cloud - HMRC Makes Residency Concession |
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New Rights for House Buyers |
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Court Supports Ex-Director's Right to Start New Business |
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Charities Act 2006 - Implications for Trustees |
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Borrowing Advice for Businesses |
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Estate Valuation Dispute Leads to Court Case |
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Whole Agreement Clause Determines Payment Schedule |
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Employment Contract Valid Where Illegality Not Shown |
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24/7 WebCHeck Service |
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New Scheme for Road Traffic Accident Claims |
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30-Year-Old Objection Prevents Public Right of Way |
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VAT and 'Going Concern' Transfers |
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TUPE and the Meaning of 'Affected Employees' |
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Informal Arrangement Argument Rejected by Court |
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Insurance Claim Rejected Due to Misrepresentation |
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Use of Premises Makes Rent an Administration Expense |
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Smoker Receives Reduced Settlement for Asbestos Injury |
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Fraud - Know and Ought to Know |
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Five Jailed for Investment Fraud Targeting Expats |
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Compromise Agreements - Claims of Misrepresentation |
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Unclear Drafting Blamed for Dispute Over Right of Way |
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Freezing Orders |
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Sickness and Holiday Leave - Update |
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User Responsible for iPod Hearing Loss |
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Taking Time to Pay Taxes - Warning |
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Court Agrees to Reverse Settlement Error |
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Buyers Who Won't Buy - What to Do? |
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The World Cup - Are You Ready? |
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National Minimum Wage Cheats - Watch Out! |
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Private Investments and Tax Losses: Caution Advised |
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New Car Fuel Rates |
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Tower Crane Registration |
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Business Assets with Private Use - HMRC issues VAT update |
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Use of Land to Turn Cars Creates Easement |
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Government Strengthens Law on Blacklists |
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Civil Litigation Overhaul Proposed |
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Landlord's Intention Must Be Long Term |
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Donating Your Body to Medical Science |
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HIPs to be Abolished |
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Immigration - Identity Cards for Foreign Nationals - Tier 2 |
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Privacy Cases Will Be Dealt With On Their Facts |
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Reporting Expenses: Dispensation for One-Person Companies |
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Charity Fails to Increase Share of Estate |
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Partnership Accounts Bind Retired Partner |
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Investigations of Wealthy Lead to Tax Take Increase |
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Share Manoeuvres Cause Lease Breach |
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Registrars Can Be Required to Perform Civil Partnerships |
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General Boundaries Rule Foils Ransom Strip Registration |
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What Will the Tax on My Company Car Be Next Year? |
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Right to Request Training - Guidance Published |
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Changes to Trust Law |
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Misrepresentations Prove Costly in IT Contract |
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Late Night Drinking Bans Proposed |
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Insurers Refuse to Splash Cash After Ash |
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Landlords and Tenants - VAT on Cleaning |
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Court of Appeal Denies Thames River Claim |
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Hair Length and Dress Codes |
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Creditor Must Show Undervalue to Prove Claim |
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Planning Permission for Re-Submitted Application Overturned on Appeal |
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Sons Overturn Father's Will Where Mental State in Doubt |
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42-Year-Old Banker Wins Age Discrimination Claim |
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Monthly Rental Payments - BRC Keeps Campaigning |
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Man Wins Planning Battle Over House Disguised as a Barn |
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HMRC to Target Medical Professionals |
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Company Cannot Benefit From Illegality |
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European Inheritance Law Overhaul Proposal Opt-Out |
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You Need Protection (But Don't Ask the Council) |
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Planning Permission - Don't Panic |
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Job Applicants and Criminal Records |
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Whistleblowing - What Constitutes a Qualifying Disclosure? |
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Will Valid if Testator Had Capacity When it Was Drafted |
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Diet Plan Loses More Than Weight |
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Nuisance Covenant Stops Extension |
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Companies Act Model Articles - Think Before You Leap |
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Event Does Not Have to be Likely to Justify Claim |
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Budget Action Points for Businesses |
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Budget Action Points for Private Clients |
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Safe Working at Height |
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Additional Paternity Leave for New Fathers: Lords Approves |
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What Profits Are Distributable? |
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Verbal Will Directs £500,000 to Aunt |
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Moving Premises? Don't Forget the Tax Man! |
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Year End IHT Planning |
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Data Protection Fine Proposals and Direct Mail Cull |
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Homeless Hostel Room Has Privacy Rights |
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Can You Justify Your Service-Related Pay Scheme? |
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You're an Heir - Now Sign This! |
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Will Your Premises Be Shown The Yellow Card? |
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Commercial Arrangement Breaches Lease Terms |
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Disability Discrimination by Association - Complying With EU Law |
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Good Faith and Errors in Documents |
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When is an Agreement Not an Agreement? - When it is With The Tax Man |
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Selling Your Business - Tax Considerations |
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IHT Nil Rate Band - Don't Discard the Old Will |
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Decision to Expel Pupil Upheld by Courts |
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Landlord Pays Price for Failing to Inform Tenant |
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Furnished Holiday Lettings - Time is Running Out |
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Companies Act Changes Afoot |
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Sickness and Holiday Leave |
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HMRC Attack Insurance Arrangement Fee |
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Crime is With You for Life |
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Companies Act Changes - Purchase of Own Shares |
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Will Writer in the Dock |
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Moving Target Causes Headache for Contractors |
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Guidance on Preventing Workplace Harassment and Violence |
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'Doorstep Selling' Regulations |
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Ambiguous Terms in Insurance - When Wrong is Right |
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Property - Slow Improvement in Market Conditions |
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Immigration - Shortage Occupation List for Tier 2 |
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Surviving the Recession - The Most Common Mistakes |
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Better LPA Forms |
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VAT and Exports - Prove It or Lose It |
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More Big Fines for Competition Law Breaches |
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HMRC Can See Accountants' Tax Advice to Clients |
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Preventing Illegal Working - Keep a Copy |
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Woman Let Off Credit Card Debt |
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Insolvent Landlord - Tenant's Lease Renewal Application Must Be Considered |
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The 'Final Straw' and Constructive Dismissal |
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Charity Fails to Win Farm in Court - But Seeks Appeal |
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Funding the First Step On the Ladder |
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Licensees Breathe Sigh of Relief As Pubwatch Challenge Fails |
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Planners Quash Subsidiary Activity |
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Insurance and Loan Fraud Rising as Credit Crunch Bites |
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Understanding Options |
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Prudential to Appeal Privilege Decision |
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ASBI Permitted As Behaviour Was 'Housing-Related' |
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Pre-Nups: Not Just for the Rich |
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HMRC Can See Accountants' Tax Advice to Clients |
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Couple Sell Farm to Pay for Chancel Repairs |
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Annual Inflation-Linked Changes in Tribunal Awards - 2009 |
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Discovering a Cover-Up - Tips for Directors |
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Time to Brush Up on Consumer Rights |
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TUPE and Service Provision Changes - The Correct Approach |
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'Senior Moment' Delays Will Distribution |
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Guarantee Clause Not Linked to Assignee |
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What Makes a Director? |
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VAT Changes January 2010: Change in Place of Supply Rules |
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VAT Rate Change |
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Disability Discrimination - 'Likely' Means 'Could Well Happen' |
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Saving IHT the Easy Way |
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Failed Property 'Try On' May Be a Crime |
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Possession is 9/10ths of the Responsibility |
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Use of Bank Account Amounts to Criminal Conversion |
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ISA Limits Increased for Over 50s |
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Incorrect Service Defeats Service Charge Claim |
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Get Ready for Compulsory Pensions |
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IHT Nil Rate Band - Keep Your Hands On the Old Will |
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Minority Shareholder Gains £400,000 Payoff |
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Waivers of Salary - Pitfalls |
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Court Finds Hole in Polo Argument |
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Family Overturns Will That Benefits Carer |
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Unfair Dismissal and Unofficial Industrial Action |
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IHT and the Recession |
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Want to Sack Your Auditor? Pause for Thought |
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Trial by Judge |
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Guidance on Employing Children |
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Reliance on Pre-Contract Negotiations Revisited |
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Latest Fuel Rates |
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Meeting the Cost of Long-Term Care |
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Whistleblowing - Keeping Regulators Informed |
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Asbestos Victim's Widow Awarded More Than £300,000 |
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Don't Get Angry With the Council! |
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Insider Dealing - New Regime |
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Business Rates - Act Now! |
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Taking Pension Early Can Mean Reduction |
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Varying a Contract of Employment |
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Court Takes Commonsense View of Delivery of Notice Clause |
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Court Rescinds Agreement Resulting From Misrepresentation |
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NICs on Dividends |
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Bus Fall Victim Awarded More Than £1.3 Million |
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Supervision Failure Costs Council |
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The Gender Pay Gap - Be Prepared |
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New Small Business Accounting Standards |
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Too Good to be True is Too Good to be True |
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Treasury Proposes New Construction Tax Regime |
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Incarceration Does Not Bring Compensation |
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Unsigned Distribution Agreement Leads to Dispute |
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Dealing With Your Affairs If You Are No Longer Able |
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Guarantee Wording Benefits Director Guarantor |
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New Supreme Court Replaces House of Lords |
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New Privacy Notice Guidance |
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New Guidance on Residence |
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Government Plans National Minimum Wage for Apprentices |
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Immigration - Renewing Annual Allocations of Certificates of Sponsorship |
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You Can't Make Me! |
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Executor With Hand in Till Jailed |
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The Duty to Manage Asbestos - HSE Guidance |
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Website Disclaimers - Beware the Small Print |
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Who is Responsible? Look at the Contract |
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Be Careful What Claims You Make |
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HMRC Interpretation of Ordinary Residence Rejected by Tax Commissioners |
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Inconsistency Defeats Right to Rescind |
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Directors Responsibilities Guide |
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Asset Transfers Between Spouses - Pitfalls |
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Repair Covenant Limited to What is Possible |
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Keep Your Will Up to Date |
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Pay Attention or Pay Up! |
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DPP Guidance on Assisted Suicide - Motivation is the Key |
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Minimum Wage: New Rates, New Enforcement Policy |
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Price Fixing - Construction Firms Fined £100m |
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Companies Act 2006 Now in Effect |
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Watch Out for Share Option Trap |
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Tenant Not Responsible for Licence Breach |
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CMI Guidance on Religion and Belief in the Workplace |
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Delivery Dodge Denied |
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Which Rules Apply on Immigration? |
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Construction Industry Price-Fixers Hit with £100 Million in Fines |
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Mental Capacity is Assumed |
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Developer Cannot Force Landowner to Execute Access Deed |
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House of Lords Ups the Ante on Asset Confiscation |
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VAT Refunds and Compound Interest |
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Varying Wills - The Wrong Way! |
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Corporate Manslaughter Case Listed for New Year |
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Directors and Dubious Business Practice |
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TUPE and Post-Transfer Obligations in the Public Sector |
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EIS Tax Relief - Check the Rules Carefully |
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Arbitrator's Decisions Can Be Challenged |
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Exaggerated Claim Leads to Criminal Conviction |
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Does Right of Access Mean Right to Park? |
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Claims from Insolvent Contractors |
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ACAS Conciliated Settlements - Watch the Wording |
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What is a Trust? |
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Law Lords Issue Landmark Right-to-Die Ruling |
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Losses Resulting from Bad Advice - Act Promptly |
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Doing Business With Friends - Formal Agreements Advisable |
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Advice for Tenants on Break Clauses |
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HMRC Issues Guidance on Residence and Domicile |
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Part-Time Workers - No Hypothetical Comparators |
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Relatives' Challenge to Will Fails |
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Auditor Not Liable for Losses Due to Incorrect Accounts |
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Increase in Statutory Redundancy Pay |
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Change of Use Depends on Continuous Occupation |
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Right to Light Not Abandoned Despite Agreement |
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Controlling Shareholder Can Be an Employee |
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Foreign Homes - Can You Claim a Tax Refund? |
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New Benchmark Subsistence Rates |
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Provision for Dependant Claim Fails |
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First Custodial Sentence for Insider Dealing |
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New Minimum Wage Rates Announced |
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Swine Flu - Guidance for Employers |
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Insurers Likely to Change Tack Following Court Reverse |
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Gypsum Waste |
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Consultation on Implementing the 'Agency Workers Directive' |
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Tenancy Deposit Protection Schemes - Landlords Beware |
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Employment Tribunal Statistics - 2007/2008 |
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What Happens if I Don't Make a Will? |
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Additional Payment Caught for CGT |
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Age Discrimination and Selection for Redundancy |
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Repossessions Fall |
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International Contracts Need Not be Reasonable |
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Bank Compensates Elderly Couple for Unnecessary IHT Plan |
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Texting Driver's Jail Sentence Based on Facts |
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Workers on Long-Term Sick Leave - Non-Payment of Holiday Pay |
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IHT 'Bargain' Ineffective |
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BERR - New Name, New Website |
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New Leases for Tolerated Trespassers |
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Immigration and TUPE - Guidance on Notification Requirements |
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Dealing With Breach of Patent |
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Serial Litigators - What Can Be Done? |
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Planning - What is a Material Operation? |
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Collector's Piece Need Not be High Value |
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Company Registers - Viewing Rights |
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Salaries or Dividends? |
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Courts Sound Warning for Risk-Takers |
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Trustees' Responsibilities - Be Careful |
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Length of Employment and Equal Treatment |
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Foreign Property - Hard Times Can Bring Hard Luck |
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Disability Discrimination - The Correct Comparator |
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Planning Permission is Only Part of the Story |
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Guide to Good Practice in the Boardroom |
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Tax Man First, Family Second |
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Sign at the End, Not the Beginning! |
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Unclear Ownership Causes Will Confusion |
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Accessing Common Land |
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Swine Flu - What to Do? |
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Planning - Public Interest is Paramount |
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HMRC Make Tax Returns Easier for Partnerships |
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IR35 Guide |
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A Guide to Dealing with Requests for Flexible Working Arrangements |
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Fees for Powers of Attorney Cut |
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Late Filing Fees Hike for Companies |
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Insolvency and TUPE |
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Valuation Not Binding if Not All Parties Agree |
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The Safety of Gas Appliances - Landlady Prosecuted |
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HMRC Guidance on Goodwill Valuation |
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Start of Year Tax Planning |
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TUPE - Post Transfer Consultation |
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A Tree is a Tree |
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New Data Protection Guide |
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Help, the Market's Falling |
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Religious Discrimination - Conflicting Rights |
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Who Can Go Where? |
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Employers Guilty in Fatal Accident Case |
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When Your Tenant Goes Bust |
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Charity Donations Through the Tax Return |
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EU Brings Cheer to Small Companies |
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Duty of Health Authorities to Protect Suicidal Patients |
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Increased Penalties for Breaches of Health and Safety Law |
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Easements - What They Mean at the Time |
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Make Your Arguments at the Right Time |
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Triangular Agency Working Arrangements - The Correct Approach |
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Helmet is Reasonable Precaution for Cyclists |
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SDLT - Do You Need to Do a New Return? |
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Landlord's Rights Preserved Despite Accepting Payment From Tenant |
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Discrimination by Association - Update |
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OFT to Act on Sale and Rent Schemes |
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ECJ Rules on Workers on Long-Term Sick Leave |
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Tenant Victory Over Service Charges |
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Budget 2009 Personal Tax changes |
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Budget 2009 -Business Tax changes |
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Thousands Face Driving Bans Under New Totting-Up Proposals |
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Mergers and Acquisitions Update |
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Housing - Allocation by Time on Waiting List Not Unfair |
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Partners and Compulsory Retirement Age |
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VAT Change Alters Rent |
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Landmark Ruling on Access for the Disabled |
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Misled Customer Cannot Make Client Account Claim |
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Charity Deductions - Tax Law Change Ahead? |
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Changes to the Points-Based Immigration System |
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Self-Employed Mortgages Pitfall |
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Great News for Land Owners After Tax Appeal |
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Employment Law Changes - April 2009 |
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When Covenants Do Not Apply |
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HIPs Changes - Today's the Day |
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Dispute Resolution - Are You Prepared for the New Regime? |
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VAT Input Tax and Exempt Supplies - Reasonable Proportion |
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Northern Rock - Tax Guidance |
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Reasonable Expectation Critical - Lords |
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Check Your D&O Insurance |
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Helping You Make Savings |
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ICO Guidance on Transfer of Employee Information |
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Stress in the Workplace - An Employer's Duties |
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Fairness Demands Couple Gain House |
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Misrepresentation Needed to Make Contract Illegal |
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Boosting Your State Pension |
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HIPs Changes Reminder |
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Flexibility in Compliance with Option Terms |
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Wills - Mutual Promises |
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Auditors Pay Price for Incorrect Share Valuation |
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Holiday Home? Are You Due a Tax Refund? |
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Thousands Face Driving Bans Under New Totting-up Proposals |
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Removing or Modifying Restrictive Covenants |
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Managing Violence in Licensed and Retail Premises Toolkit |
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Managing Your Mortgage - Tips |
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Advice for Charity Trustees |
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Construction Dispute - Get it in Writing |
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New Environmental Damage Regulations in Force |
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Age Discrimination and Job Advertisements |
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Adopting Abroad - Recent Cases |
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Dependency Claims - Court Takes Tough Stance |
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New Rules for Websites? |
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Loss Calculation Date Must be Reasonable |
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Coping With Recession - VAT Tips |
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Age Discrimination and Enhanced Redundancy Pay Schemes |
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Documents Prove Lease Intent |
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IHT Nil Band Transfers Documents Required |
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Roof Space Flat is New Build |
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Credit Crunch - Tips for Clients |
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Basic Guide to Redundancies |
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Expat Pension Freeze Fair |
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Increased Penalties for Breaches of Health and Safety Law |
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Equal Pay - Are You At Risk? |
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Time Off for Dependants - Definition of 'Unexpected' |
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Negligent Trustees Replaced by Court |
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Faster Driving Bans for Speeders |
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Limitations on Loser Pays Rules - Principles |
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Pre-Pack Administration Rules Approved |
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Intestacy Limits - Reminder |
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High Court Upholds School Admission Policy |
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'No Substitute' Defeats Company Claim |
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New Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme |
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EC Agency Workers Directive Approved |
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Tax and Domicile |
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New Repossession Protocol Promises Relief for Borrowers |
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HMRC Make Tax Returns Easier for Partnerships |
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Human Rights Act Applies to Social Landlord |
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Late Filing Fees Hike for Companies |
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Annual Increase in Tribunal Awards |
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No Winners in Assisted Suicide Test Case |
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Bank Must Honour Agreement |
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Tribunal Must Give Reasons |
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Inequality Does Not Mean Undue Influence |
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Information Commissioner to get New Powers |
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Protecting Your Business Interests |
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Tax - Negligence and the Burden of Proof |
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HSE 10 Point Health and Safety Compliance Plan |
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No Claim for Normal Risk |
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Landlord Successful in Opposing Assignment to New Company |
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Landlord Fails in Hope Value Claim |
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Right of Silence is a Personal Right |
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Is a Caravan a Home? |
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Motorway Neighbours Lose Council Tax Claim |
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Suitable Alternative Employment and Redundancy |
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Trees Do Not a Forest Make |
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Bankruptcy and Your Home |
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If it isn't in the Documentation |
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Business Assets and IHT |
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When Not Having a Will Doesn't Mean Being Intestate |
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TUPE - Split Service Provision After Transfer |
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New Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme |
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Recovering Foreign VAT |
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Tenants Must Adhere to Lease Terms for Renewal |
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Covenant Prohibits Lawful Use |
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Home Information Packs - New Changes |
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Revised Rules for Option to Tax |
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New Rates for Reimbursement of Travel |
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Deed Does Not Protect Assignor |
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New Tax Penalty Regime - Reminder |
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Who Decides on the Trading Estate? |
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Tax Man - Latest Targets |
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Clarity Lacking - Common Sense Prevails |
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Lenders get Tough as Negative Equity Rises |
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Repeated Minor Breaches Can Terminate Contract |
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Business the Main Beneficiary as Darling Bids to Stave Off Disaster |
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Is There a Human Right to Smoke? |
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Loss May be Based on Potential |
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No Set-off in Fatal Injury Compensation |
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Public Guardian Reports Boom in Powers of Attorney |
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How Safe is Business Cash? |
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Construction and Design Managers - Guidance |
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Alzheimer's Victim Not Incompetent |
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Business Fraud Booms |
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Holiday Bungalow is not a Dwelling |
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Get it Right or Pay the Consequences |
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Don't Take it on Trust |
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Right of Way - Intention Doesn't Count |
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One Day Early is Discrimination |
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Agency Claim Rejected |
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Your Home Abroad - Is a Company Best? |
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Relief for Landlords Over Notices |
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HMRC Win Tax Residence Case |
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Receiverships Boom as Economy Slumps |
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HMRC Issues Guidance on Nil-rate Band Transfers |
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Tax Man Issues Expenses Claim Guidance |
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Killer Drivers Face Greater Penalties |
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Secure Tenancy Revived = Rights Revived |
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Tips and the Minimum Wage - Proposals |
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Health and Safety - Increased Penalties Loom |
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Club Membership a Risky Business? |
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Estate Agents - Compulsory Redress Scheme Registration |
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Read the Insurance Policy - or Else |
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Lucky Landowner Lands a Million |
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Animal Injury - Expectation Matters |
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Companies Act - Latest Changes |
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When is a Controlling Shareholder an Employee? |
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Provision of Financial Assistance for Purchase of Shares |
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Successor Not Comparator |
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Tracing Lost Accounts |
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New Minimum Wage Rates - A Reminder |
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Risk Assessments and Routine Activities |
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Executor Removed by Beneficiaries - Lessons to be Learned |
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Advocate General Supports Retirement at 65 |
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Advocate General Supports Individual Retirement at 65 |
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Right to Buy Not Overriding Factor |
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Guidance on Letters of Intent |
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Trusts - Time's Almost Up! |
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The Burden of Proof and Unfair Dismissal |
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Single Shareholder Companies - Cases on Hold |
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In Case They Don't Live Happily Ever After |
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Guidance on Limitation of Auditors Liability |
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Redundancy - Definition |
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HMRC to Target Professional Partnerships |
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Noise - Damages, not Prevention |
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HIPs latest |
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Testamentary Intentions Must be Clear |
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A Director is a Director |
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M&S Whisleblower Dismissal - Who is Right? |
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The New ISA Rules |
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Tribunal Proceedings - Intimidating Conduct |
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Agency is a Matter of Fact |
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Alliance and Leicester Customers - Check your Interest Certificates |
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What is Self-Defence? |
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Auditors Seeks Limitation of Liability |
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Age Discrimination Applies to the Young, Too |
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End of Lease Tips |
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HMRC Targets Tax Haven Accounts |
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Case Shows Dangers of Contract Variations |
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Points Based System of Immigration - Time Running Out |
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Government Promises Human Rights for Elderly |
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Construction Insurance - Even Less Clear |
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Easements and Covenants - Changes to the Law Proposed |
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New Driving Offences Cover Mobile Phones |
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Small Business Rate Relief - Time Running Out |
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EPCs for Commercial Property - Are You Ready? |
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New Minimum Wage Rates |
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Cohabitation and Death |
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Car Fuel and VAT - Your Options |
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Discrimination by Association - ECJ Rules |
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Court of Appeal Overturns Tenant Win in Consumer Law Case |
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Look! Up in the Air! It's a Bird! It's a Plane! No, it's a Balloon! (and that is an Aircraft) |
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Price Rigging - Construction Companies Under Scrutiny |
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Tax Consequences of Keeping Your Home When You Move |
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Time Off for Dependants - How Long is Reasonable? |
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Certainty Needed in Stage Payments |
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Immigration - Sponsorship Under the Points Based System |
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Company Deeds get Simpler |
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CGT and Non-Business Assets |
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Tips - Government to Review Law |
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Debt Collectors - Better Protection for Consumers |
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Better Tax Clearance Procedures |
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Thwaites Defeats 'Speculation' |
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Criminals Face Confiscation Double Blow |
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The New CGT Regime - Winners and Losers |
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Taxman Targets Renters |
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HIP Temporary Provisions Extended |
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Making Your Site Safe - Requirements |
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HSC and HSE Merger |
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Credit Card Protection Extends Abroad |
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Consultation on Training |
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Mediate Properly - or Pay |
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Should I Have a SIPP? |
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Unfair Dismissal and Retirement on Grounds of Ill Health |
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Problems With Trees - Preservation Orders |
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Insurance - For Physical, not Economic Loss |
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Retirement Age Challenge - Today's the Day |
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Landlord and Tenant - Update |
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Benefit to Business to Determine Fine? |
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Estate Agent Not Responsible for Inaccuracy |
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Corporation Tax Returns - Enquiry Window |
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New Guidance on Employment Status |
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Promises Promises |
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Sick Holiday Makers Awarded £2.5m |
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Directors' Disqualification - New Criteria |
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Option to Tax - Time to Think |
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Consultation on Draft Code of Practice on Discipline and Grievance |
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Amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act |
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Tax Man Getting Tougher |
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Mother Wins Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claim |
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Contested Will - Who Pays? |
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New Homes for Low - Income Families Announced |
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Undue Influence Claim Fails |
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Employing Illegal Migrant Workers |
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Foreign Injury - New Rights of Redress |
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Immigration - Tighter New Rules for Skilled Foreign Workers |
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New Fuel Rates |
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Unfair Dismissal Claims - Extension of Time Limits |
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Premises Defined in Right to Buy Case |
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Property Loss Cases - Courts Back Homeowners |
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Employers Warned to Take Hearing Damage Seriously |
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Age Discrimination Changes to Benefits |
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Increases in Statutory Holiday Entitlement |
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Lesbian Soldier Wins Discrimination Claim |
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Mental Illness and Wills |
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Buyer Pays Penalty for Missed Deadline |
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Private Copying - Copyright Relaxation on the Way? |
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HMRC After Foreign Income |
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Late Night Taxis New Tax Guidance |
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IVAs - New Code of Conduct |
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Only Real Loss Can be Claimed |
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Amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act |
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Mortgage Exit Charges - Obtaining Redress |
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Noise at Work in the Music and Entertainment Sectors - A Reminder |
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You Can be an Association |
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Debt Still Valid After Bankruptcy |
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VAT Reclaim Limitation Unlawful |
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HMRC in Buy to Let Probe |
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Statutory Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Pay Rates |
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Failure to Consult on Redundancy - Costs Danger |
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Price-Fixing Brings Criminal Prosecutions |
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Do You Need a HIP? |
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Right to Buy - Lords Decision May Open Floodgates |
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Court Protects Home Owner by Applying Consumer Law |
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Energy Performance Certificates - Are You Ready? |
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The Corporate Manslaughter Act is Ready and Waiting for the Unwary |
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Court of Appeal Rules on the Employment Status of Agency Workers |
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IHT Compliance Burden Reduced |
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Director - Employee or Not? |
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HMOs - Reminder for Landlords |
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Directors' Duties Under the 2006 Companies Act |
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Landlord Loses 'Too Big' Accommodation Ruling |
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Director Who Signs Carries the Can |
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Trustees - Court Refuses To Correct Tax Error |
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Capital Allowances - Last Few Days |
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Making Your Site Safe - Requirements |
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Care Costs and Claims - Who Pays ? |
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IVAs Set to Soar |
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What to do if your Holiday is Ruined |
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Hearing Damage - New Settlement |
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Training Costs - Tax Treatment |
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Disability Discrimination - Employers' Obligations |
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Squatter Claim Defeated |
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Guidance on Workplace Hazards |
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Budget 2008 - Thoughts for Business Clients |
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Budget 2008 - Thoughts for Private Clients |
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VAT Changes - Update |
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Pensions Offer Flexibility |
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New Rules on Business Record Retention |
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IHT Nil Rate Bands |
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Immigration - Tougher Penalties for Hiring Illegal Workers |
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Chancellor to Act to Prevent Tax Abuse? |
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Flexible Working Rights - Coming Changes |
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Planning - Use for Part of Process Is Industrial Use |
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Hasty Action Hands Victory to Builder |
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It's Freeday Friday |
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The Employment Status of Agency Workers - Cases on Hold |
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Watch Out for Dodgy HIPs |
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Dealing With the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act |
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IHT Reporting Requirements Reduced |
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Consultation on Collective Redundancies |
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HMRC Win Residence Decision |
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Failure to Follow Procedures Proves Costly |
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Northern Rock - Good News for ISA Holders |
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Age Discrimination - Challenges |
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Court of Appeal Rules on Bankrupt Ex-Spouse |
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Serviced Building Plots - VAT Changes |
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Interest Rates - What's in Store? |
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Challenge to Tax Treatment of Troncs |
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Live-in Lover Gains £1m |
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HMOs- Reminder for Landlords |
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Immigration - New Rules for Students |
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Duties of Mortgage Lenders |
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Licensing - Changes Proposed to Procedures for Minor Amendments |
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Policy Wording Stymies Claim |
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Mixed Goods Can Benefit From Retention of Title |
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New Title Does Not Extinguish Old Rights |
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Capital Gains Tax Changes |
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Planning - Enhancement not Necessary |
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Uncooperative Director Banned |
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Right to Buy Lost if Tenancy Broken |
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Change in Title Must Have a Point |
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Empty Properties and Rates - Change on the Way |
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Companies Act Revised Implementation Timetable |
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Directors Duties - the 2006 Companies Act |
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Will Cannot Alter Ownership |
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Lasting Powers of Attorney |
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HMRC Warns Buy-to-Let Landlords |
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Reasonable Repair is Objective, Not Subjective |
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EPCs - Implementation Dates |
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Jan 31 Deadline Looms for Private Residence Claim |
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Tax Trap for PDAs |
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HMRC Appeals Tips Decision |
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Unclear Intention Causes Problems for Estate |
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Taxman Targets More Offshore Account Holders |
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Preservation or Enhancement? |
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Work-Related Stress: Employer not Liable |
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Pleural Plaques - no Claim for Fear |
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Commercial Value Can Precede Commercial Use |
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Year End Tax Planning for Businesses |
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Group Structure Protects Against Employee Breach |
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Mental Capacity Code of Practice |
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Intentional Homelessness - Behaviour Matters |
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Revenue Change Home Computer Rules |
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Electrical Checks on Office Equipment |
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Police Target Criminal Cash |
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HMRC Change Policy on Fraud |
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Remedies in Contract Law - A Basic Guide |
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Agency Workers - More Change |
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Dependency Claim Permits Legal Challenge to Will |
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Illegal Contract Does Not Create Rights |
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Who Does Information Belong to? |
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UKIPO Warns on Image Piracy |
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Defective Compromise Agreements |
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Asleep But On Call |
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Blind Worker Wins Discrimination Case |
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Employee or Self-Employed - Mutuality of Obligation |
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Disabled Employees and Sick Pay |
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Actions to Prove a Point Not 'Protected Disclosure' |
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National Minimum Wage - First Criminal Prosecution |
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Sexual Orientation Discrimination |
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Immigration Law - Timetable for Introduction of Points Based System |
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|
Unfair Exclusion Clause Struck Out |
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Compound Interest From the Taxman |
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Insurance Law Reform |
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Disability Discrimination - What is Normal |
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Home Information Pack (HIP) Required for all Properties |
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|
Companies Act Implementation Delays |
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Revenue Data Loss - Points to Note |
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Revenue Data Loss -- Points to Note |
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House Sale Unfair if End Result the Same |
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Publisher Pays Penalty for Failure to Consult |
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Massive Claim Leads to Insurance Disclosure Ruling |
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Company Bonus Rules - Directors Take Note |
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Smoker Finds Litter Fine a Fag |
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Statutory Holiday Increase |
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Revenue Get Tough on Investigations |
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Tax Fraud Trap Warning |
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Speeders - No 'Right of Silence' and Heavier Penalties |
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|
EPCs and HCRs now available online |
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Minimum Wage - First Criminal Prosecution |
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Dodgy Will - Who Has to Prove Validity? |
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Clinical Negligence - Liability Tests |
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What a Difference a Minute Makes |
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Government Takes Action Over Planning Bottlenecks |
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Companies Act 2006 Changes Affecting Directors |
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Bankrupcty Makes Home a Target |
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Energy Performance Certificates - Reminder |
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Clock Ticking on Trustee Opt-Out |
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|
Pre-Budget Report - Initial Thoughts |
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|
Economic Woes to Force Tax-Raising Budget? |
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Employee or Self-Employed? Mutuality of Obligation |
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|
HMRC Seek Proceeds of Crime |
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|
Right of Access Not Automatic |
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Dangers of Shadow Directorship |
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LPAs and Advance Directives |
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|
Squatters' Rights Not a Breach Of Human Rights |
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|
Insolvency Dangers - Get it in Writing |
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|
The End for Wigs in Court |
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Case Sounds Foreign Will Warning |
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Reminder - Minimum Wage |
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Powers of Inspection by OFT |
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Late Evidence Accepted in Breath-Test Case |
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Company Bonus Rules Changes |
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Oral Agreement Creates Property Rights |
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The Employment Status of Agency Workers |
|
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Computers - HMRC Move Goalposts |
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|
It's What is in the Contract That Counts |
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|
Valuing Annuity Payments for IHT |
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|
When Tax Dodging Becomes Financial Crime |
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|
Overworked Driver Wins Damages from Employer |
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|
Government Proposes Changes to Law on Damages |
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|
Consumer Law Gives Protection in Standard Form Contracts |
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Enduring Powers of Attorney - Act Now |
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Whistleblowing and Reasonable Belief |
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Special Needs Duty not Unlimited |
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Points Based Immigration Timetable |
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IHT Planning - Case Illustrates Need to Take Care |
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Taxman Loses Promotion Costs Challenge |
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Service Charge - Landlords Take Note |
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Failure to Act Causes Loss of Claim |
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Inducement to Break Contract Must be Deliberate |
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HIPs Scope Extended as Home Offices Proliferate |
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Property Transfer - Lack of Legal Advice Critical |
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Contract Exists Despite Breach of Terms |
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Protection of Cohabitees - Proposals |
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Age Discrimination Legislation Challenges |
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Human Rights and Care Home Residents |
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Sex Discrimination and Letters to Employees |
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Revised Licensing Guidance |
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Beware Holiday Club Rip-Offs! |
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HIP HIP Hooray! |
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Family Company Beats Taxman |
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Defect Must Be Known to Start Clock |
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Important Tenancy Ruling |
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Arctic Systems - Family Companies Breathe Sigh of Relief |
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Holiday Leave Entitlement to be Increased |
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Disciplinary Warnings - No Validity After Expiry |
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Building Allowance Challenge |
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Post Office Acts to Limit Potential Damage from Company Disclosure |
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Planning - Inspector Must Consider Prior Reasoning |
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One Letter Makes All the Difference |
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Another Asbestos Settlement |
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Non-Competition Clause Upheld |
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Offshore Bank Accounts - Revenue Ready to Pounce |
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Irrelevant Data Not Privileged |
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The Burden of Proof in Discrimination Cases |
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Holiday Cash Warning |
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Additional Paternity Leave Consultation |
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The Smoking Ban - Do You Comply? |
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Waste Electrical Goods Take Back Now in Effect |
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Statutory Wills |
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Minimum Wage Crackdown |
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Argument Over Wall Costs £1/4m |
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Claim From Estate Fails for Estranged Daughter |
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Lease Broken Despite Non-Compliance |
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Employment Status - Documentation not Decisive |
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Neighbour From Hell Sentence Reduced |
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Tax Mistakes - Revenue Not Liable |
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Company Director Given Ban for Negligence |
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Dog Attacks Lead to Damages |
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Landlord Need Not Repair Item Not in Disrepair |
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Increasing Fraud Warning |
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Cohabiting Couples - Agreements Make Sense |
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Courts Will Not Re-write Contracts |
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£3m for Woman Hit by Police Car |
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Heat and Light Deduction Breaches Minimum Wage Law |
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Varying Wills After Death |
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Update on Family Friendly Legislation |
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Sex Discrimination and Harassment |
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Immigration Law Update |
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New Minimum Wage Rates and Fair Payment of Arrears |
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Increases in Holiday Entitlement |
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Discrimination on the Grounds of Religion or Belief |
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Sexual Orientation Discrimination - Banker Loses Appeal |
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Unaffordable Mortgage Means Homelessness Intentional |
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Car VAT Claim Fails Because of Insurance |
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Taxman Looks for "Cash" Builders |
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Home Information Packs Delayed |
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Guidance on Cancer and Working |
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Rest Breaks for Mobile Workers |
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Wishful Thinking Not Valid Grounds for Planning Decisions |
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Mental Capacity - The Law |
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Sentencing Guidelines for Drink-Driving Deaths |
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What Happens When You Can't Complete? |
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Council Elections Can Scupper Development Plans |
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Compromise Agreement Must be Comprehensive - Warning |
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Employers Guide to the Age Discrimination Regulations |
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Case Has Lessons for School Sports |
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Revised Local Authority Licensing Law Guidance |
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Animal Welfare - Government Gets Tough |
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Overseas Property Danger |
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Revenue Causing Till Chaos |
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Regular Booze and Baccy Runs Spell Danger |
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Phoenix Company - Court Acts to Protect Creditors |
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Imprecise Will Survives Scrutiny |
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Bankruptcy not Soft Option |
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Fraud Act - New Weapon Against Fraud |
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Landlord's Duty Limited |
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Residential Tenancies - New Rules |
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Form Size not Critical in Tribunal Claim |
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Landlord Has No Duty to Mitigate Rental Loss |
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Maypole Accident Claim Dismissed |
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EU Hands Out Massive Fine for Competition Law Breach |
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Is a Director an Employee? |
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Home Information Packs Latest |
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Lasting Powers of Attorney Update |
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HIPs to Go Live on 1 June |
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Managing Sickness Absence |
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Collective Redundancies - Protective Awards |
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Preparing for the Smoking Ban |
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Assessment of Damages Based on Rental Value |
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Budget Bulletin for Private Clients |
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Amending Claim Forms and Reinstatement Under a Fixed-Term Contract |
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Get Ready for New Construction Industry Scheme |
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Service Charges - Warning for Landlords |
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Allowable Expenses and Employees |
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Tax-Efficient Charitable Giving |
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Anonymity of Witnesses Acceptable to VAT Tribunal |
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Foreign Nationality Affects Dependency Claim |
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Admissibility of Claim Forms - Missing Information |
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Residential Tenancies - Tenancy Deposit Scheme |
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Unwanted Cold Calls - What You Can Do |
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The Legality of Pay Based on Length of Service |
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What is Undue Influence? |
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Increased Sentence for Dangerous Driver |
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New Sentencing Guidelines for Thieves |
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Disability Discrimination Act Limitations Clarified |
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Controlled Access to UK Labour Market for New Accession Countries |
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Pension Schemes and Age Discrimination |
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Letter From the Taxman Follows Building Work |
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Take Care With Restraint of Trade Clauses |
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Get Ready for WEEE |
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Ancient Law Costs Landowners |
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New Tribunal Limits |
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Developer Stopped In Tracks After Taking Light |
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The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 |
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Pubs and Late Night Noise |
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Shareholder Dispute Costs Minority Shareholder |
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Time to Check your Will? |
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Option Agreement Binding on Landlord Despite Rent Arrears |
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New Guidance on Troncs |
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Penalty Paid for Denial of Access |
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Shift Worker Wins Disability Discrimination Claim |
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Year End Tax Planning |
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ECJ Rejects Inheritance Tax Plea |
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Suspended Sentence for Assisting Suicide |
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Corporate Manslaughter Latest |
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Debt Managers to be Regulated |
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Days In UK Redefined for Tax Purposes |
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ECJ Confirms Stance on Restraint of Trade |
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Defective Plan Does Not Exonerate Builder |
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Pre Owned Assets Less Than A Month Left to Act |
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Age Discrimination and Pensions - Act Now |
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New Prosecution Policy for Motorists |
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Tax Efficient Charitable Giving |
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Salaried Partner is a Partner |
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Immigration Law Round-Up |
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Self Employment Tax Trap |
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Burden of Proof Shifting on Soundness of Mind |
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Who Owns the Database? |
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Admission Enough to Confirm Debt |
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Points Ignored Are Points Agreed |
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The Polkey Case and Unfair Dismissal |
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The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 |
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Poor Sales Performance Action Warranted |
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Minimum Wage - The 10 Worst Excuses |
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Self Employed Worker Danger |
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Changes to Family Friendly Legislation |
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Contractual Redundancy Terms Means Tax to Pay |
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Information Withheld From Insurers Breaches Contract |
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Road Work Noise Breaches Human Rights |
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Revenue on Lookout for Foreign Home Owners |
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Suspended Possession - Court Suggests Better Way |
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Ignorance Not Bliss for Directors |
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Passing On Shares - Valuation Trap |
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Criminals to Face New Restrictions |
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Service Charges - RICS Guidance |
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Airline responsible for Direct Costs Only |
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Government Acts to Curb Off-Roaders |
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AIM to Require Better Web Disclosure |
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Additional Work is at Contracted Rate |
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When Late Payment Breaks Contract |
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TUPE and the Date of Transfer |
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Director Personally Liable for NI Liability |
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Confiscation Order Decision not Unfair |
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Rubbish Risk Mounts |
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Inheritance Tax Bonanza Looms for Government |
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Revenue Seek New 'Customers' |
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Sleeping Worker is Entitled to Pay |
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Landlords Should Consider Splitting Leases |
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Motorists Who Kill Face Sterner Penalties |
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New Fire Safety Regulations |
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New Planning Guidelines |
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PGS - Clarity Needed |
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Listed Building Owners Beware |
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Burke Right to Life Appeal Fails |
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Gambling Act Update |
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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill |
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Revenue to Chase Foreign Home Owners |
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Electrical Waste Law -Are You Ready |
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VAT - Mixed Supplies Case |
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Police Powers Update |
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Bullying Award Sounds Further Warning Bell for Employers |
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Human Rights and Schools |
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Insolvency : Rising Trend Spells Out Need for Care |
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NHS Rebuffed Over Care Funding Policy |
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Law Society Warns of Unregulated Wills Danger |
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Working at Home on the Increase |
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Implied Terms Important in Lease termination |
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Freedom of Information Act What is Available? |
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New Tax Filing Dates |
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The Return of Restrictive Covenants? |
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Will Invalid On Balance of Probabilities |
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New Proposals on Rented Homes |
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Smoking at Work Draft Regulations |
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Guidance on New Fire Safety Regulations |
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Recent Intellectual Property Cases |
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Revenue on Look Out for Foreign Bank Accounts |
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Fixed Term Contracts: Employers Take Note |
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Court Takes Tough Line on Attendance Allowance |
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Watch Out For New Car Safety Law |
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Covenant Included in Right to Buy |
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Compensation Cuts for Wrongful Convictions |
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Theatres Celebrate VAT Ruling |
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When A Deal Makes You A Trader |
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Making Good is Not Making Perfect |
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What is a Trust Fund? |
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Bullying Award Sounds Further Warning Bell for Employers |
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You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It! |
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What is an Associated Company? |
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Time Running out for Endowment Misselling Claims |
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Confiscation Powers Not Just Profit |
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House of Lords Backs Tied Houses |
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Partnership Law Back in the Melting Pot |
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Woman Who Beat Waiting List Wins Medical Expenses Payment Case |
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Employed or Self Employed? |
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What to do if You Have the Holiday From Hell |
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Employed or Self-Employed - the Taxman Can Tell |
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Government Climbdown Over Home Condition Reports |
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Overseas Credit Card Protected |
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Loss of Will May Not Preclude Claim |
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TUC Warns on Numbers of Workplace Safety Inspections |
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Fraud Must be Excluded to Void Guarantee |
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Court of Appeal Reverses Dividend Ruling |
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Planning Gain Supplement Update |
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Family Company - Children on the Board? |
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Time Running Out for Enduring Powers of Attorney |
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Licensing - Cumulative Impact Policy Lawful |
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Standard Life Flotation Latest |
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Retirement Age Does Not Transfer |
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First Payout for School Bullying |
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Business Property Relief - Common Tax Traps |
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Obvious Mistake in Contract Not Fatal |
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Alcoholic Bonus Not Discriminatory |
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Planning Guidelines Combat Aerial Blight |
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'Funny Name' Test Costs ASDA £27,750 |
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New Scheme to Deal with Unsatisfactory Housing |
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European Debt Collection Problems Eased |
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The Worker Registration Scheme |
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Female Transsexuals and Pension Rights |
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Litter Lout (and other Nuisance) Clampdown? |
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Company Accounts Filing Time Limits to be Tightened |
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Protection Against Unfair Dismissal When Working Abroad |
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Working Time for Mobile Transport Workers |
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Rolled Up Holiday Pay |
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Delay Means Loss for Property Owner |
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Inheritance - What is Normal Matters |
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Do Hurt Feelings Qualify for Compensation? |
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When Wills Will or Won't |
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Care Assessments - Human Rights Law Applies |
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Pension 'A' Day - Key Facts |
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Directors - Danger in Funding Litigation |
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Revised Asbestos Regulations |
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Flight Delay Brings Compensation |
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Expired Disciplinary Warnings - Take Care |
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Collective Redundancies - Notice of Dismissal |
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Bullying at Work |
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Licensing Security Guards |
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Legal Tests in Disability Discrimination Claims |
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Equality Act 2006 |
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Call Centre Worker Wins Flexible Working Case |
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What To Do With a Failing Endowment Policy |
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Pension Portability Enhanced |
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When Plans and Measurements Differ |
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Dual Vicarious Liability for Negligence |
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Acquisition of Land Can Have Unforeseen Consequences |
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Ombudsman's Solution Proves Costly |
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Drink and Work - a Dangerous Cocktail |
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Twenty Years to Gain Compensation |
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Better Royalties for Artists |
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Most Attractive Name? |
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New Minimum Wage Rates Announced |
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Procedural Error Does Not Frustrate Landlord's Exit Strategy |
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ASBO Leads to Eviction |
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Compensation for Loss of Agency Rights Includes Goodwill |
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Compulsory Haircut is Assault |
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Real Estate Investment Trusts |
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Chancellor Attacks Trusts |
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Get Your VAT Right - Common Errors |
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Changes to Fire Safety Laws Delayed |
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Work and Families Consultation |
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Director's Guarantee Not Unfair |
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Statutory Grievance Letters - Employers Beware |
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Land Cases Emphasise Need to Consider Facts |
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Protection Against Unfair Dismissal When Working Abroad |
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Noise at Work |
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ECJ Rules on Rolled Up Holiday Pay |
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When the Lights Go Out |
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Lasting Powers of Attorney - Government Reveals Plans |
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ECJ Rules on Rolled Up Holiday Pay |
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New Rules on Hazardous Substances |
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Budget Summary for Commercial Clients - March 2006 |
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Budget Summary for Private Clients - March 2006 |
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ACAS Guidance on Employing Older Workers |
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Dual Vicarious Liability for Negligence |
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Make Sure your Plans are up to Scratch |
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Crackdown on Uninsured Drivers |
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Collective Redundancies - Failure to Consult |
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Unsolicited Goods and Other Scams |
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Status of Objector Important in Planning Decisions |
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Discrimination - Manager Shares Cost with Employer |
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Making Debtors Pay |
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VAT Recoverable on Conversion of Mixed Building |
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'Foreigners' are a Racial Group |
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Turnover Rent Case Reversed |
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VAT Late Payment - Reasonable Excuse |
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Employees Rights on Insolvency |
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Directors Jailed Over inaccurate Information |
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ASBO Cannot Increase Sentence |
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Limitations on Employment of Romanians and Bulgarians |
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Costs Follow Success in Disputes |
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Bullying at Work |
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Without Prejudice Discussions Sometimes Can Be Disclosed |
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Silent Nuisance Calls - Government to Act |
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Insolvent Tenant Warning |
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New Construction Industry Scheme Regulations Delayed |
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Squatters Rights Illegal? |
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Prepare Now for Smoking Ban |
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Real Estate Investment Trusts - Draft Legislation |
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Uninsured Drivers |
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Charities Get VAT Boost |
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Rules for Execution of Documents |
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Common Sense Demands Guarantee Extended |
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Disability Discrimination Act 2005 |
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Domicile Opens Door to Inheritance Claim |
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In Brief: Speed Trap Warning Not Unlawful |
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Unclear Intentions in House Ownership Leads to Court Case |
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Good News for Companies as Court Reverses Insurance Decision |
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Trusts - Beneficiary's Right to Information |
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Covenants Not Exclusive |
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Validate to Update |
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VAT Deductible on Residential Premises |
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Shareholders Rue Loan Agreement Terms |
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Draft Legislation for Public Procurement |
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How Private Can You Be? |
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Shareholders Rue Loan Agreement Terms |
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Employed or Self-Employed? New Guidance |
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Intestacy Law Reform - Consultation |
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OFT Imposes More Fines for Price-Fixing |
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VAT - Defending Employee is NOT a Taxable Input |
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Court Hearing Illustrates Benefit of Forward Thinking |
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Arctic Systems - Case to go to Court of Appeal |
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Hotline to Help Traders Understand New Licensing Laws |
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Asylum Bill - Tax Implications? |
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Guard Your Business Property Relief! |
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Seven Year Ban for Director in Serious Breach of Duty |
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Act Swiftly to Prevent Unwanted Development |
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Counter Notice Need Not Be Realistic |
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Don't Miss VAT Relief |
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Interest in Possession Trusts - Whys and Wherefores |
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Reprieve for the Opt-out from the 48-hour Weekly Limit |
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Is Time 'On Standby' Working Time? |
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ACAS Guide to Holiday and Holiday Pay |
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Planning Law Changed to Protect City Centre Traders |
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The Child Trust Fund |
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Trade Mark Revocation - New Guidance |
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Agreement to Agree Unenforceable |
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Corporate Manslaughter - Back With Teeth |
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VAT on Cars - No Private Use Means Claim Succeeds |
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Tenants Cannot Invoke Rent Review |
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Twin Defeats on Benefits |
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Compromise Agreements |
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Guidelines on Withholding Medical Treatment Lawful |
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Multiple Agency Produces Problems |
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Salary Sacrifice Benefits Being Missed |
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Damages Reduced When Loss Not Mitigated |
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New National Minimum Wage Rates |
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Employers' Refusal to Permit Job Share Discriminatory |
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Conditional Fees System to Change |
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A Student's Right to Know |
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Privacy Breaches can be Expensive |
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In Brief - Company Law Simplification |
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Partnership Changes - Care Home Proves Case for Care |
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Inheritance Tax Planning and Your Will |
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Pensions Simplification - What is Happening? |
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Intellectual Property Rights Clarified |
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When Value Added to Land - Who Benefits? |
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Homeowners Who Reject Mediation Bear the Costs |
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Insolvencies - Mixed Messages |
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In Brief - Upward-Only Rent Reviews to Stay |
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Disability - Means Testing Appropriate |
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Do you Employ Workers Abroad? Take Care! |
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Check Your Contracts |
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Curfew Legal |
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Liquidated Damages - Reasonableness the Key |
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Taking Issue with Gifts Made Under Undue Influence |
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Guilty Plea May Bring Sentence Certainty |
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Insolvency Rule Changes Under Consideration |
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In Brief - Law on Recycling IT Equipment Delayed |
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Music Copiers Pay Price |
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Ignoring Offer of Amends Proves Expensive |
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Bank Account Vigilance Advised |
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Alterations - What can tenants do? |
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Unknown and Unanticipated Danger Means No Liability |
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Family Companies - Court Backs Revenue |
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New Working at Height Regulations |
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Collective Redundancies - Notice of Dismissal |
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Contamination Case - Retrial Ordered |
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What Can I Do to Defend My Property? |
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Jury Service - What are My Rights? |
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Reprieve for the Opt-out from the 48-hour Weekly Limit |
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The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 |
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Changes to the Laws Regarding Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay and Leave |
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Court of Appeal Penalises Failure of Multiple Claims |
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Tackling Discrimination and Promoting Equality |
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Five Year Strategy for Immigration and Asylum |
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Share Issues - Get That VAT! |
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Appealing Your Rates Assessment |
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Hardship Under Wills |
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Fatal Accidents - Who is a Spouse? |
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Advice on Acquisitions Deductible |
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Limited Liability Partnerships |
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Pension Compensation: Protection Fund Commencement |
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Planning: Normal Practice is Important |
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Redundancy Pay Priority Clarified |
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Subject to Contract: Protection or Not? |
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Employment Appeal Tribunal Time Limits |
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Employment Law Implementation Dates 2005 |
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Financial Reporting: New Requirements Relaxed |
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Libel Rights Restricted |
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Be Careful Over Wording |
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Unfair Dismissal and Illegality |
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When is a Package Tour Not a Package Tour? |
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Company Law Simplification |
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Listed Building Changes |
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Reminder: Appealing Your Rates Assessment |
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Shareholders Rights of Redress |
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Enhanced Rights for Tenants |
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Disputed Valuations - Tax Guidance |
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An Apple a Day |
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Climate Change Threatens House Insurance |
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Annuity Rates Tumble as Life Expectancy Rises |
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Child Death: Household Members to be Held to Account |
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Sharing a Home What Are Your Rights? |
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Working Time Regulations Extended |
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Tackling Work-Related Stress |
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When Overtime Can Mean More Pension Entitlement |
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Can We Stop Them |
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Directors Who Compete Face Court Wrath |
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Discrimination Law Round-Up |
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TUPE, Pensions and More |
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Tenants: Word of Warning |
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Minimum Wage Law Tightened Up |
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Age Discrimitation : There 
