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On 7 November, we were pleased to host the first in our 2024/2025 series of education breakfast briefings which focussed on Social Media Challenges in Education. The event was led...
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The last of the six duties: ensuring your charity is accountable. Who is your charity accountable to? Its beneficiaries, its members, its stakeholders, the public and the Charity Commission. All...
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“As a general rule, a trustee sufficiently discharges his duty if he takes in managing trust affairs all those precautions which an ordinary prudent man of business would take in...
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What would happen if your charity didn’t manage its resources effectively? The charity would struggle to operate, attract funders and fail to achieve its mission. This makes the legal duty...
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Acting in the best interests of the charity is a key duty for charity trustees and it must be at the forefront of everyone’s mind when it comes to decision...
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How exciting is it when a new project is developed within a charity? Perhaps, it is a huge development project and epic grant funding is available or the charity can...
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Understanding your charity’s purpose and that all charities operate for public benefit is essential to the role of trusteeship. Yet, the legal meaning behind a charity’s operation is often left...
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Welcome to the Trustees’ Week Blog: Legal Duties Spotlight. Trustees’ Week is a great time to celebrate and recognise the work of charity trustees. Trustees are all volunteers who are...
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As scary as it sounds, the festive season is fast approaching and it is time for my annual top tips on how employers can prepare in order to avoid dropping...
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Podcast to Spotlight Local Charity Leaders and Provide Legal Insights for the Not-for-Profit Sector HEY Charity, a new podcast dedicated to spotlighting local charity leaders and providing legal insights for...
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It has been a busy start to the academic year and with the plans already laid out by the Government, it looks as though it will be a hectic time...
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Hull Is This had a chat with Abbie Bielby about no-fault evictions. In broad terms, Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 allows landlords to evict residential tenants, who occupy a...
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Clothing and homeware retailer Next has lost an equal pay claim which has been ongoing for the past 6 years. The claim was brought by Next’s mainly female retail store...
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Stand by for 26 October 2024 when the new preventative duty in relation to sexual harassment becomes live. Please see our previous article for a summary of the legal obligation...
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In today’s digital age, it’s not uncommon to find employees moonlighting as social media influencers. Recent research conducted by Finder found that 43% of UK staff have a “side hustle”....
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When the Labour Government came into power in July 2024, they pledged to introduce significant new legislation within 100 days (by 12 October 2024). The Employment Rights Bill (“the Bill”)...
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A serious incident is defined by the Charity Commission as “an adverse event, whether actual or alleged, which results in or risks significant: harm to your charity’s beneficiaries, staff, volunteers...
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Following on from article on witness statements, we will be following the claims process to look at expert evidence. Expert evidence can be an important part of the civil litigation...
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With the political environment now more settled many sector leaders and governors are again finding time to contemplate and plan for the future educational landscape. As the Academy Sector continues...
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Rollits has once again been recognised for its outstanding work in the prestigious UK Legal 500 2025 edition. The firm has been ranked in a wide range of practice areas,...
Rollits has welcomed two new trainees who took a traditional route into the profession and a third who opted for a career change after 20 years in the hospitality sector....
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The Charity Commission has recently updated its guidance for charity meetings (Charity meetings – GOV.UK ) with it specifically focusing on updating the guidance to include further advice surrounding virtual...
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New Legislation regarding allocation of tips in the Hospitality sector has been pushed back until October 2024 The new Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023, which would make it illegal...
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Hull is This had a chat with Ed Heppel, Head of Employment about potential changes to employment law under the new Labour Government. “No draft legislation has been put forward...
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Rollits LLP has announced the promotion of two trainee solicitors who each took a different route into the profession. Millie Bird, who has been promoted into the firm’s dispute resolution...
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The right for individuals to request a more flexible working pattern was due to come into force in September 2024 pursuant to The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023....
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Post-termination restrictions are commonly found in contracts of employment for senior individuals. Restrictive covenants are prima facie void as an unlawful restraint of trade and are therefore only enforceable if...
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The recent case of Augustine v Data Cars (2024) has highlighted that in order for there to be a breach of the Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000, a...
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The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 (the “Act”) is due to come into force on 26 October 2024. The Act will impose a positive obligation on...
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Experts at Rollits will address issues ranging from how to handle serious incidents involving charities to social media threats on smart phones as part of their next series of free...
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