We are pleaased to announce that Christina Sledmore hasbeen promoted following her qualification as asolicitor. Christina started working at Rollits as a trainee in 2009and now joins the Dispute Resolution...
The Regulations came into force on 1 October 2011 andintroduce new rights for agency workers, including the right to`equal treatment` in respect of certain “basic working conditions”as permanent staff after...
When an employee`s contract is terminated there often is a settlement negotiated between the employer and employee. That is a sensible thing to do. It provides certainty to the employer...
In previous articles (“Tenancy Deposit Scheme: Court of Appeal clarification upon the deadline for protecting a tenant`s deposit” and “The Tenancy Deposit Scheme: 3 years young”) we looked at the...
The change in law relating to corporate manslaughter has,of course, been in the news for quite some time. Even so, there hasonly been one successful prosecution and that did not...
Rollits has raised over £300 for charity at their BigCoffee Morning last Friday (30 September) for Macmillan CancerSupport. The firm organised a coffee morning at both the Hull andYork offices...
In a speech today George Osborne set out the Government`s”activist economic strategy to deal with the country`s debts,promote growth and spread prosperity”. As part of the Government`sstrategy he identified a...
National Minimum Wage rates increased on 1 October 2011.Under the new rates, the adult minimum wage rate will now apply to21 year olds (the previous qualifying age was22). The rates...
Trade mark owners could be at risk of their brands being sullied as a result of a new `.xxx` domain name. Domain names such as .com, .org and .net have...
Rollits Food Group recently held a Food Open Day at GWEBiogas`s new, state-of-the-art anaerobic digestion plant atKirkburn near Driffield, East Yorkshire. The site, which began operating in March, is one...
Rollits Food Group has advised Riverford OrganicVegetables on its acquisition of BoxFresh Organics and itswholesale arm Flights Orchard Organics. Riverford is the UK`s largest box scheme supplier of organicfruit, vegetables...
Statistics published recently show that the rate of rejection of applications for onshore wind farms has risen from nearly 30% in 2005 to nearly 50% in 2010. At the same...
Macmillan Big Coffee Morning Friday, 30 September 2011 11am – 12 noon at Rollits offices in Hull andYork The World`s Biggest Coffee Morning is Macmillan CancerSupport`s biggest fundraising event. People...
The Court of Appeal has in the case of NKY Logistics (UK) Limited v Ibrend Estates BV (2011) provided a reminder to Landlords and Tenants that they must take the...
Rollits has recently donated the money from its legacybank account of unclaimed client balances to four charities, one ofwhich was Charity Bank. The gift will be used to help Charity...
Many small businesses start off as sole traders or partnerships. These are called unincorporated businesses and are an alternative to trading through a company. There are sound reasons for starting...
Wednesday 21 September 2011 from 12 noon – 2pm at the RajPavillion, 56a/58 Beverley Road, Kingston Upon Hull, HU31YE Rollits is pleased to sponsor the inaugural Hull CurryClub. Regular monthly...
Leading legal publication New Law Journal has publishedthe second of its specialist columns covering Data Protection andFreedom of Information law, written by Rollits Partner TomMorrison. This latest column first appeared...
October 2011 was meant to see the implementation of new (extra) rules governing pre-packaged insolvency sales by liquidators and administrators (the “Insolvency (Amendment) (No 2) Rules 2011”). The Insolvency Service...
Heritage Open Days celebrate England’s fantasticarchitecture and culture by offering free access to properties thatare usually closed to the public or charge for admission, plusproviding a wide range of tours,...
Companies have been able to purchase their own shares, usually referred to as share buy-backs, for 30 years. Indeed, it may well come as a surprise to many readers that...
Following a lengthy consultation period, with regard to the supporting guidance, the Bribery Act 2010 finally came into force on 1 July this year. It updated the previous law in...
The first Enterprise Zones were created by theConservative Government in 1981 and this year the CoalitionGovernment announced that it would establish 21 new EnterpriseZones in England as part of its...
How do growth shares work? Growth shares can be a useful way of getting equity into the hands of a key employee. Growth shares are a special class of shares....
The Pensions Regulator (the “Regulator”) has recently issued a statement to explain the importance of trustees of pension schemes identifying their scheme`s statutory employer(s). As an indication of the importance...
Whilst each neighbour dispute is different, they share a common denominator in that almost every case, claims comprise a claim for nuisance and trespass. On 12 July 2011, the Court...
The HSE have recently issued a consultation document(response is due no later than the 14 October 2011) on theprinciple of recovering the cost of their work. This is knownformally as...
The ideology behind The Big Society is nothing new to the Voluntary Sector, but it has put voluntary organisations firmly in the spotlight. The Prime Minister wants to open up...
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