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Jul

2019

It's getting hot in here!

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

In case you hadn't already heard, its a tad warm out there today. Nevertheless, I am aware of other places that will be feeling the heat today who do not have the luxury of air conditioning (unlike me). It is rare in the UK to experience any...

Jul

2019

Sydney Mitchell Peaky Climbers news

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Sydney Mitchell Peaky Climbers have completed their Yorkshire Three Peaks climbing challenge raising funds for our nominated charities Age UK Solihull and The Buddy Bag Foundation. This page was updated throughout the day with the progress of the...

Jun

2019

Are your employment contracts clearly drafted?

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

A recent case (ICTS (UK) Limited v Visram) concerning the amount of long-term disability benefit payable to an employee, who was found to have been unfairly dismissed, illustrates the importance of making sure the terms of any employee contractual...

Jun

2019

Fallen victim to fraud? An expert lawyer can advise you!

Written by Preena Lal

When businesses or individuals fall victim to fraud, perpetrators often go to ground and do all in their power to keep hold of their ill-gotten gains. However, a case in which an accountant was accused of embezzling over £300,000 from a corporate...

Jun

2019

Thinking of making a home-made will? Think again!

Written by Charlotte Jones

Making a will without professional advice is a positive invitation to dispute after you are gone. That was certainly so in the case of a vulnerable alcoholic who had a pint of beer in front of him when he signed will forms in a pub, leaving...

Jun

2019

How do I bring my wife / husband / civil partner to the UK from the Philippines?

Written by Melissa Southall

If you are British or have Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK you can apply to bring your partner to the UK by making an online application under the spouse/partner route. If you are not married, or in a civil partnership, then you will need to...

Jun

2019

Applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK after completing 6 years Discretionary Leave

Written by Andre Minnaar

In the past the Home Office often granted individuals Discretionary Leave to Remain outside of the rules if they made certain types of application, normally asylum based, and didn’t meet the rules, but there were other compelling or compassionate...

Jun

2019

Sorry, No change! – Car park ticket machines trigger contract test case

Written by Fahmida Ismail

As any law student learns in their first week at university, the base elements of any contract are offer, acceptance and consideration. Underlying that simple statement there is, however, a hinterland of complexity – as was shown by a case...

Jun

2019

Clarification needed on holiday leave and pay

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

An earlier employment status case (King v The Sash Window Workshop Limited) was brought by a claimant who had worked as a salesman under a self-employed, commission-only contract. He was found to be a worker, but his argument was that his employer's...

Jun

2019

Revolutionary garden hose design sparks High Court patent dispute

Written by Sydney Mitchell

New inventions can transform markets or industries and render existing products more or less obsolete, but they can also give rise to disputes. A case in point concerned a seemingly revolutionary garden hose design that solved problems of storage,...

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Hot Topics

It's getting hot in here!

Sydney Mitchell Peaky Climbers news

Are your employment contracts clearly drafted?

Fallen victim to fraud? An expert lawyer can advise you!

Thinking of making a home-made will? Think again!

How do I bring my wife / husband / civil partner to the UK from the Philippines?

Applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK after completing 6 years Discretionary Leave

Sorry, No change! – Car park ticket machines trigger contract test case

Clarification needed on holiday leave and pay

Revolutionary garden hose design sparks High Court patent dispute

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