With effect from the 31 July2014 an amendment to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection ofEmployment) Regulations 2006 now provides that employers with fewerthan 10 employees may directly consult affected employees...
In June and July 2014, Rollitshosted a number of workshops addressing how to manage absenceproactively. As many of you are aware, theDepartment of Work and Pensions and Bis have commissioned...
In a recent article we reported on the introduction of the catchily-titled Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, which implement the EU Consumer Rights Directive. The Regulations...
The Charity Commission has recently updated its guidance forcharity trustees on their duties to promote the welfare of childrenand young people and to protect them from harm, ‘SafeguardingChildren and Young...
The trustees of the Jimmy Savile Charitable Trust (the Trust) are appealing against the compensation scheme for Jimmy Savile’s victims. The compensation scheme allows the victims of abuse by Jimmy...
Kirklees Council has released details of a case that provides an important lesson in failing to take notice of a planning enforcement order. A man residing in West Yorkshire ignored...
Draft regulations have been published to amend the Community Interest Company Regulations so that the maximum dividend per share is removed. It is proposed that these changes will come into...
In a previous article “Taylor Made Remedy to Landlord Headaches“, we discussed the Court of Appeal’s decision in the case of Spencer v Taylor, highlighting that the Court of Appeal...
The Charity Commission and OSCR have published two new Statements of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (SORPs) on a dedicated website. All charities in the UK that...
In July 2014, it emerged that the head teacher of Gad’s Hill school in Kent had increased his own salary by 381% over an 11 year period. In 2000, when...
The Immigration Act 2014 received Royal Assent in May 2014. Whilst on the face of it the Act may not be one which residential landlord’s would ordinarily expect to be...
Last week the European Courtof Justice (“ECJ”) was invited to consider whether obesity is adisability. In the context of a recentsurvey which states that 64% of adults in the UK...
The Employment Team hasrecently welcomed in excess of 60 clients to a seminar entitled -Managing Sickness Absence Pro-actively. Many of those attendingconfirmed that absence both long term and short term,...
The High Court has upheld that a man is entitled to his aunt’s residuary estate, despite the Will leaving the residuary estate to seven animal charities. Mr Kenneth King lived...
Rollits has continued itstradition of uniting the local business community and raising moneyfor a good cause with its 26th annual charity golf day. Teeing off at Brough Golf Clubon Thursday...
Rollits is pleased to announcethat Nadine Storrer has been awarded this year’s “Rollits Art Award2014” at the School of Art and Design, Hull College, for herceramic and glass boat, with...
Congratulations to “TeamRollits” who have been announced as the overall winners of the JaneTomlinson Hull 10K Corporate Challenge. The race, organisedby Run for All took place on Sunday 8 June...
The Charity Commission published revised public guidance on conflicts of interest for charity trustees on 15 May 2014. The guidance follows a public consultation and has been developed in light...
The Charity Law Association (“the CLA”) has provided its response to the Law Commission’s Consultation Paper on Social Investment by Charities. The Law Commission is conducting a review of selected...
This is the standard required of consumer credit advertising. On 1 April 2014 the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) became responsible for supervising businesses that provide credit to consumers. Since...
Barclays Bank fail in application to strike-out customer’s case as being issued too late One of the major problems facing a bank customer who considers they have been mis-sold an...
In the article “The cost of not talking” we discussed the Court of Appeal’s decision in the case of PGF II SA v OMFS Company 1 Limited (2013), highlighting that...
On 12 June 2014, the Court of Appeal gave their decision on an appeal by the Guardian and several other media organisations regarding an application by the prosecution for the...
As far as trade marks are concerned, quite a lot. Historically, registering a trade mark in black and white in the UK would mean that all other colours would automatically...
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