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After more than 20 years specialising in family law I thought I had stopped being shocked by people’s behaviour. The facts of Re A (A Child) [2013] EWCA Civ1104 which...
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Chancel repair liability isthe topic on every conveyancer’s lips at the moment as it hasrecently been subject to some important legislative changesaffecting existing homeowners and those looking to purchase ahome....
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Rollits is pleased to announcethat William Heath has been awarded this year’s”Rollits Art Award 2013″ at the School of Art and Design, HullCollege, for his painting ‘Job Seekers’. William is...
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A survey of the country’s top500 law firms has once again recognised Rollits as one of thepre-eminent commercial law firms in the region, receivingacknowledgement as a leading specialist in 19...
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Outsourcing of Public Sector workers – consultation on new Fair Deal Guidance The government has been consulting on updating its Fair Deal policy, taking the approach that employees that are...
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Rollits has made two new appointments to its charity andcommercial teams with the recruitment of trainees SarahGreendale and David White who havesuccessfully completed their training contracts with the firm. Sarah...
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The Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (the “Act”), setting out a common framework for the creation of new public sector pension schemes, received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013. This...
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The new LGPS (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2012 (the “2012 Regulations”) provide that, as from 1 October 2012, any new employees taken on by an employer will automatically be enrolled into the...
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I have previously written articles regarding the intended abolition of the ancient method of recovering rent known as distress for rent. This is the long established method for the recovery...
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Khan v LBC: High Court confirms the relevant test when determining a tree owner’s liability for tree root damage In my previous article “Rooting for Trouble” (October 2012), I discussed...
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On 12 June 2013 the Supreme Court delivered their judgment in the long running case of Prest v Petrodel Resources Limited. Mrs Prest, in divorce proceedings, was seeking a substantial...
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Where a party to a lease is looking to serve a break clause so as to bring that lease to an early end, best advice is that they should carefully...
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In a recent article we reported that a group of squatters known collectively as Grow Heathrow/Transition Heathrow that had for some time been occupying land that forms part of the...
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Rollits has provided bothcorporate finance and legal advice to St Helen’s Farm Holdings onthe sale of St Helen’s Farm to Norwegian-owned Kavli Group. Yorkand Selby accountants JWP Careers, provided tax,...
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Following the release of the draft Local Plan for York, the consultation period has now ended. The Council will now be reviewing the submissions and looking to move the plan...
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Leading legal publication NewLaw Journal has published the latest of its specialist columns covering Data Protection and Freedom of Information law, written by Rollits Partner Tom Morrison. This latest column...
I have just completed the twoweeks professional work experience programme with Rollits and I hada brilliant, useful and insightful two weeks. I applied to do theprogramme with the intention of...
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Well, alright then, they were t-shirts, but it was too good a title to resist! The end of July saw the handing down of judgment by Mr Justice Birss in...
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A swarm of butterflies tapdancing while doing the Macarena – How my stomach felt the nightprevious to my first day of work experience at Rollits. Having goneon various holidays in...
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The topic of euthanasia hasbeen thrust back into the media spotlight following a decision toreject a right-to-die challenge. The family of late Tony Nicklinsonand Paul Lamb have lost their right-to-die...
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The commencement of fees in the Employment Tribunal When Industrial Tribunals (now Employment Tribunals) were created in the 1960s it was intended that workplace disputes could be resolved in a...
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The Jackson Reforms came into effect on 1 April 2013 and represent a significant shift in the way in which litigation is funded. In particular, the Reforms introduce new rules...
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We are delighted to announcethat Sheridan Ball has been appointed a Member of the CharteredInstitute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) and is one of a handful ofqualified family arbitrators in the Yorkshire...
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Could timely legal advice have saved one of history’s most infamous swashbucklers? In my spare time, I have recently been reading an excellent account of the downfall of Captain William...
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I applied to Rollits with theintention of gaining an insight into the work of a large regional,commercial firm and this proved to be an incredibly valuableexperience. I was a little...
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The Government has introduced new regulations that impose a prescribed form of statement that must, from 1 October 2013, be submitted to the relevant authority in order to rebut the...
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Rollits has secured membershipto the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme – the mark ofexcellence for the home buying process. Rollits underwent rigorousassessment by the Law Society in order to secure...
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