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A potential Community Infrastructure Levy (“CIL”) loophole has been exposed following the case of R (Orbital Shopping Park Swindon Ltd) v Swindon Borough Local Authority and another [2016] EWHC 448...
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Deciding when, how and where to sell a business is a turning point in any owner’s life. Most will only do it once, so it’s important to get it right....
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The Chancellor has announcedin today’s Budget that every primary and secondary school inEngland must be, or be in the process of becoming, an academy by2020 and that legislation to this...
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On 7 March 2016 a case of the Bat Conservation Trust concluded in the Derby Crown Court and resulted in the “most significant conviction for bat crime ever recorded”. The...
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Caroline Dinenage MP – The Parliamentary under Secretary for Family Justice wrote to all Family Mediators last week to reaffirm the Government’s support of all forms of out of Court...
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We are very proud to have played a small part (wayback in 2004) in the story of the Flying Scotsman when Rollits andLondon Solicitors, Finers Stephens Innocent represented NationalRailway Museum...
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The recent case of The Creative Foundation v Dreamland Leisure Ltd [2015] EWHC 2556 (Ch), made for interesting reading not just for lawyers but for landlords and modern art lovers....
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On 24 February 2016 in the case of DB v DLJ [2016] EWHC 324 Mr Justice Mostyn rejected a Wife’s arguments and confirmed division of assets as determined by a...
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Sir James Munby – President of the Family Division recently addressed the Family Law Bar Association informing them that the Courts Modernisation Programme will take place over the next 4...
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Rollits has advised the Charles André Group, a Frenchlogistics group, on its acquisition of a majority stake in SimonGibson Transport Limited, a Goole based company specialising inbulk powder and granular...
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Section 21 Notices have long been regarded as the ace up the sleeve of a landlord who has rented out a residential property to a tenant on an Assured Shorthold...
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Rollits has recently undergone a major relocation and rebrand tobetter align itself with the needs of a 21st century law firm andthe needs of its staff and clients. The decision...
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At the Court of Appeal on 8 February, film and TV giant 20th Century Fox failed in its bid to appeal against the 2014 decision of the High Court which...
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“The ‘without prejudice’ rule excludes all negotiations genuinely aimed at settlement being given in evidence. The rule is founded on the principle that litigants are to be encouraged to settle...
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The Alzheimer’s Society is not naïve to the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 (“DPA”) or to having its policies and procedures scrutinised by the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”)....
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There are a group of people who issued Divorce Petitions between 1 July 1996 and 1 December 2000 who may be particularly affected by the new Pension Freedoms. Since 1...
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Increased Powers for the Charity Commission Last Chance for Self-Regulation of Charity Fundraising The Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill 2015 has had its third reading in the House of...
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A new online tool has recently been launched to help individuals understand and take decisions about their care towards the end of their lives. “My Living Will” is a project...
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1 February 2016 saw the biggest change in health and safetyenforcement for over 40 years, since the Health and Safety at WorkAct (HSWA) came into force in 1974. The new...
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A pilot scheme has beenlaunched which will allow the public and media to gain access toCourt of Protection hearings across England and Wales for the firsttime. The Court of Protection...
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In the light of the unexpected closure of Kids Company the Charity Commission has updated its guidance CC19, Charity Reserves. The updated guidance advises trustees to factor in the risk...
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Monitoring an Employee’s InternetUse Employers reading recentheadlines concerning a case decided in the European Court could beforgiven for thinking that they have an absolute right to monitoremployees work related and...
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After 25 years in Wilberforce Court, we are relocating to ournew offices at Citadel House very soon. With effect from Monday, 15th February, our new address willbe:- Citadel House58 High...
Rollits has recruited solicitor Gareth Orriss to add strength toits existing commercial property team. A former student at Hull Grammar School, Gareth graduated fromthe University of Hull in 2012 with...
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On 17 December 2015, Minister of State for Civil Justice, Lord Faulks QC, delivered the long awaited ministerial statement regarding the reforms to litigation funding in regarding to insolvency proceedings;...
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Private landlords came under attack in 2015. They were subjected to significant tax changes, including: A. From 1 April 2016 a stamp duty land tax (SDLT) supplement of 3% will...
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In the above case theEmployment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) considered whether an instructionto an employee not to speak her native Russian language at work wasdirect race discrimination or race harassment. In...
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In a recent Employment AppealTribunal decision, MBNA Limited v Jones it was held thatan employer who found two employees guilty of misconduct for theirinvolvement in the same incident, was entitled...
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On 17 December 2015, the Ministry of Justice (“MoJ”) published its response to the Government consultation on Court fees – see my previous article Further Court Fee Increases, for more...
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