Employee unable to bring unfair dismissal claim for sake of a week
June 4th 2020Timing can be crucial in court and tribunal cases as shown in a recent case in which an employee was unable to bring an unfair dismissal claim for the sake of one week. The case involved Mr R O’Sullivan V DSM Demolition Ltd (2020). O’Sullivan had been employed by DSM as a demolition safety supervisor. Following his dismissal on 27 October 2017, he brought an unfair dismissal claim. He asserted…
How have you adapted to working from home during lockdown?
June 3rd 2020Mark Aspin Director and Head of Dispute Resolution talks about how he has adapted during lockdown. Where are you working from now? At home. I had a desk set up upstairs at my house anyway so have mainly been using this, but whilst we have had better weather have set up an alternative desk downstairs so I can open the patio doors and see which birds are sat on the…
Advice for home Help to Buy customers during Covid-19 outbreak
June 2nd 2020Sam Bulman Conveyancer in our Residential Property team provides some useful advice for Help to Buy customers. Homes England has issued advice for Help to Buy: Equity Loan customers on how they can proceed with purchasing a home during the Covid-19 outbreak. It says that many people are worried because the situation seems so uncertain. In response, it has published a document containing the answers to some frequently asked questions.…
Amendments to right to work checks during Covid-19 outbreak
May 27th 2020Joanne Stronach Director and Head of Employment & HR provides useful update. The government has amended right to work checks to make it easier for employers to carry them out during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. The following temporary changes have been made: checks can now be carried out over video calls job applicants and existing workers can send scanned documents or a photo of documents for checks using email or…
Child arrangements during Covid-19
May 26th 2020Amy Fallows Associate Solicitor in our Family Law team provides some helpful advice. The lockdown has challenged many parents. Home schooling and home working are difficult to combine successfully. Not least for separating parents who are already balancing childcare between two homes. The government made it clear: Children can pass between parents despite the current restrictions. It is equally clear that younger children are least vulnerable to Covid-19. However, it…
Triathletes invited to take part in Lakesman in Lockdown
May 22nd 2020TRIATHLETES from all over the world will be able to take part in a triathlon usually held in the English Lake District – by doing the virtual event from their own homes. Organisers of the hugely popular annual Lakesman Triathlons cancelled this year’s event because of COVID-19. But to help people keep their motivation and benefit their mental and physical well-being during lockdown – organisers have launched the virtual Lakesman…
Partnership Agreements – why bother?
May 22nd 2020Jonathan Carroll Director & Head of Property talks about the importance of Partnership Agreements. So your accountant and your bank keep telling you that you ought to get a written partnership agreement. Just money for lawyers, right? Well, some, but the potential costs to you are huge if you don’t. The law governing unwritten partnerships is from 1890, and pretty harsh: Any partner can terminate the business, practically overnight, and…
How have you adapted to working from home during lockdown?
May 21st 2020Alice Whittome Solicitor in our Wills, Probate and Inheritance team talks about how she has been coping during lockdown. Where are you working from now? I am working at home. I have an office upstairs which looks out onto our garden. My fiancé, Robbie, and I have been slowly working our way around our house decorating it and luckily the office was one of the first rooms we decorated last…
UK200Group Survey – Self Employed Experiences of SEISS
May 19th 2020Are you self-employed or running a small limited company? Have you applied for a grant from the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme? One of the government support schemes is the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) which is a scheme to provide financial assistance in the form of a grant to those that are self-employed or members of partnerships that have been adversely affected by Covid-19. If you are self-employed, in a…
How businesses can deal with debt collection during Covid-19
May 18th 2020Natalie Tatton Solicitor in our Dispute Resolution team provides some top tips for debt collection during Covid-19. With businesses across the country facing financial uncertainty, it is important that your own business is protected as far as possible. Although there is some government support to businesses, there are going to be financial problems as a result of Covid-19 and many businesses have already seen their income reduce significantly. Many individuals…
