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Annual Increase in Tribunal Awards
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2007, which details the annual inflation-linked increase in limits on the amounts…

Can Big Brother Read Your Emails?
Recently amended provisions of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000…

Database Actions are Back!
Actions for breaches of database rights are not common…

Directors – Be Careful What You Sign!
The Court of Appeal recently handed down a decision which should convince directors…

Disqualification Traps for Directors
The Companies Act 2006, most of which is now in force, imposes tough new criteria…

How Registered Community Designs Work
European law is having an ever-increasing influence on UK law and…

Is a Risk Assessment Necessary?
These days, health and safety issues are important considerations…

Loss and Damage – Economic Damage not Physical
Misunderstandings are at the base of many legal disputes and nowhere is this more…

Manual Handling
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has reminded employers of their legal duties with regard to…

New Immigration System – Rules for Highly Skilled Workers
The Government has announced the rules that will apply to highly skilled foreign workers effect…

Noise at Work in the Music and Entertainment Sectors – A Reminder
From 6 April 2008 the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 apply to…

Private Copying – Copyright Relaxation on the Way?
It might well be a surprise to many, but when your child comes home from school…

Put Up or Shut Up
In conducting legal disputes, it is normally important to raise the issues…

TUPE and ‘Off-shoring’
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has handed down a decision which…

Who Decides? Big Decision
Many forms of commercial contract these days contain clauses which…