Maternity Leave Rights
Employees who are due to give birth on or after 5 October 2008 are now entitled to the same benefits during their ordinary and additional maternity leave periods.Download our guidance note for further...
View ArticleFlexible Working Update
The right to request flexible working looks set to be extended to parents with children up to the age of 16. This follows the government’s announcement that it intends to extend the rights of parents...
View ArticleChanges to Company Law from 1 October 2008
The Companies Act 1985 (“1985 Act”) is being phased out and replaced by the Companies Act 2006 (“2006 Act”). By October 2009, all the provisions of the 2006 Act are expected to be in force. October 1...
View ArticleWhy Incorporate?
Clubs are unincorporated associations of their members. As a result of this structure, one or more of their members must have responsibility for the debts of the Club. This means that if the Club...
View ArticleGrounds for Challenging the Validity of a Will
Under English law a person who makes a Will (the testator) can decide to leave their assets to whomever they wish when they die, however unpopular that decision may be with disappointed relatives...
View ArticleDismissing an Employee - A Quick Guide
Download our guidance note for details on why it is important to follow the rules and good practice when dismissing an employee.
View ArticleChoosing a Company Name
Care should be taken in choosing a new name for a company. There are restrictions on the choice of registered name that a company may adopt both on incorporation and upon a later change of name....
View ArticleAlternative Use of Lifetime Trusts
Download our guidance note to find out more about the alternatives available to the conventional use of Lifetime Trusts.
View ArticleFamily Partnerships
Download our guidance note to find out more about the alternative to traditional family trust arrangements.
View ArticleEmployment Act 2008
Download our guidance note on the Employment Act 2008 to find out more about the changes and when they will be introduced.
View ArticleRestrictive Covenants
Franchisors should think seriously about securing a promise from the franchisee not to compete at the end of the franchise agreement. However, care should be taken when drafting a restrictive covenant...
View ArticleBullying in the Workplace
Bullying in the workplace is often insidious and difficult to detect and deal with. It is also common and frequently causes real damage to a business through lost productivity and poor customer...
View ArticleACAS Code of Practice
Read all about the ACAS Code of Practice by downloading our guidance note
View ArticleAdditional Paternity Leave & Pay
The Additional Paternity Leave Regulations 2010 give fathers (and adoptive partners) the right to up to six months’ additional paternity leave to care for their new child (APL). The leave can only be...
View ArticleMB Resolve Newsletter
For news from our personal injury and clinical negligence teams, download the Spring 2011 issue of Pulse.
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