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Further to the recent Uber case in October 2016 where drivers who had been considered self employed by the taxi hailing service Uber were found to be workers by an...
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The Equality Act (Gender Pay Gap Reporting) Regulations 2017 require private and voluntary sector employers with 250 or more employees to publish a gender pay gap report by 4 April...
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The next NMW increase will take effect from 1 April 2017: 25 years + £7.50/hour 21 – 24 years £7.05/hour 18 – 20 years £5.60/hour 16 – 17 years £4.05/hour...
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Hull and York commercial law firmRollits has advised the shareholders of D E Ford on their sale toLondon-based PIB Insurance Brokers. The sale, for an undisclosed sum, hasseen PIB take...
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We previously reported on Government plans to crack down on nuisance calls by providing the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) with powers to hold company directors directly responsible and liable to...
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The Family team at Rollits aresupporting Family Mediation Week, which runs from 23 – 27January, with a series of initiatives throughout the week. Family Mediation Week is an awarenessraising campaign...
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Criminal sanctions and new routes to possession introduced In my January 2016 Right to Rent article, I discussed the obligations landlords of private residential properties would be subject to from...
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From the Captain of the Millennium Falcon to disaster at Alton Towers . . . one year on from the introduction of the Health & Safety Definitive Guidelines on Sentencing...
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On 15 December 2016, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the case of Watts v Stewart and Others (2016). In a decision that will be welcomed by...
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We are excited to announce that we have become a City Partner toUK City of Culture 2017. Over the last 175 years, Rollits, which has a long tradition ofits lawyers...
Hull commercial law firm Rollits hasadvised four members of the senior management team atCoachman Caravan Company, a £27m-turnover business, on its MBO dealto keep the business in the family. Managing...
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1 November 2016 was to have provided an opportunity to obtain formal guidance on the approach which the Department for Education takes towards its own guidance with the hearing of...
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All of Rollits’ family team are proud members of Resolution, acommunity of family justice professionals who work with familiesand individuals to resolve issues in a constructive way. Resolution membership is...
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After months of volcanic rumblings, reminiscent perhaps of Mount Eyjafjallajökull, the Government of Iceland has announced that it has commenced proceedings in the European Union Intellectual Property Office against British...
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In the hope of encouraging quicker and more cost effective litigation, the Courts are currently running two pilot schemes, which will be in place until October 2017, in cases primarily...
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On Saturday, 10 November we were delighted to welcomesome very special visitors to Hull office. Jonathan, Richard and Ed are the great, greatgrandsons of our founder John Rollit and they...
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How Toblerone’s redesign could leave greater gaps in its maker’s Trade Mark protection in the UK. In October this year, Toblerone brand owner Mondelez announced that in order to control...
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The Supreme Court has recently handed down a landmark decision in respect of the effect of fraudulent misrepresentation on previously agreed terms of settlement. Previously, Settlement Agreements could not be...
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Rollits has been recommended as a leading Yorkshire law firmacross eight practice areas in the latest Chambers UK Guide to LawFirms published last week. The firm’s legal expertise, strength in...
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The Office for National Statistics figures published today callfor a change in the law in relation to cohabiting couples accordingto the family law group Resolution. Figures show that there are...
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A retention of title clause is intended to give a seller of goods the ability to recover the goods if they are not paid for, title/ownership of the goods remaining...
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Rollits have launched their new branding and a fully responsivewebsite which has been designed and built by Headland, a leadingregional digital agency based in Leeds. The new website is now...
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Elizabeth Denham became the new UK Information Commissioner on Monday 18 July 2016. Less than three months into the role she has issued TalkTalk with a monetary penalty of £400,000...
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It seems that no news item is complete at the moment without a reference to controversy-courting US Presidential candidate, Donald Trump. Even articles about Intellectual Property law are not exempt....
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Rollits’ Property Dispute Resolution Team has in recent months seen an increase in the number of dilapidations disputes arising from commercial leases. Whilst dilapidations claims can vary hugely in terms...
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JCT have now published the new JCT Design & Build suite of contracts for general sale. A number of amendments made to the Design & Build Contract mirror the changes...
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Sheriffs have existed since the days of King Alfred in Saxontimes when their main duty was to keep the peace in counties andshires allocated to them by the King. The...
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Airbnb is now an increasingly popular way of finding anything from a quirky night away in a windmill to a convenient short-term base in a major city. However, when booking...
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We are approaching six months into the new “Persons with Significant Control Regime” (which came into force on 6 April earlier this year) so now is an appropriate time to...
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