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Local baker`s success is a boost for the region`seconomy Rollits has advised Coopland & Son (Scarborough) Limitedon their recent acquisition of 18 Woodheads shops. When Cooplands secured a deal earlier...
Six partners at Yorkshire commercial law firm Rollits haveonce again been singled out for praise in the latest edition of UKLegal Experts 2011. They are described as “some of the...
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New Government Report has been issued in relation to the use of cookies and the data protection obligations imposed on electronic communications providers. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
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Your business or organisation never stands still. So it`sunlikely your health and safety needs ever stand still. Whilst youmay be progressive with many things, are you honestly asprogressive with your...
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Yorkshire businesses will be competing on the golf coursewhen they tee off for charity in a tournament organised by Hullcommercial law firm Rollits, on Thursday, 7 July 2011 at BroughGolf...
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The Coalition Government has announced the introduction of Enterprise Zones. Zones have already been announced within the following Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas: Birmingham and Solihull; Leeds City Region; Sheffield...
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Further to the success of last year’s `Run For All`, ateam of 11 runners from Rollits are currently in training for thisyear’s Jane Tomlinson 10K Corporate Challenge, which takes place...
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In the Landmark decision in the case of Jones v Kaney, the Supreme Court has ruled, by a majority, that the 400 year-old principle that has protected expert witnesses from...
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Following the Budget on 23 March 2011, the Finance (No. 3) Bill 2011 (Bill) has just been published. The Bill sets out the details of a new relief from SDLT...
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As from 6 April 2011 the new Pre Application Protocolbecomes operational. This means that everyone who wishes to applyto the Court for an Order in relation to financial matters orchildren...
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The Budget states that the “planning system has held back investment and created distortions in the way that businesses compete, deterring development and growth”. In order to address this, the...
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We are pleased to announce that Hull College StudentRichie Brooke has been presented with the Rollits Award forBusiness & Enterprise. Richie has excelled in his studies overthe past four years,...
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A new condition has been added which must be satisfied before an investor can qualify for the enterprise investment scheme (EIS). It has been introduced to comply with the general...
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It came in with a blaze of glory … prosecution ofcompanies and other organisations was going to a whole lot easier.It is now approaching two years since the law of...
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Two local authorities have been fined by the InformationCommissioner’s Office for data protection breaches after laptopscontaining unencrypted information went missing. Ealing Council and Hounslow Council were fined £80,000 and£70,000, respectively....
An Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) survey has revealed that almost half of those who use wi-fi technology in the home do not understand how to configure their network’s security settings....
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On the 4 March 2011 the Government published the Charities Bill and the Charities (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Order 2011. The Charities Bill is not intended to comprehensively overhaul or amend existing...
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What is EIS? The Enterprise Investment Scheme (“EIS”) has been aroundsince 1994. It was introduced at a time when small businesses werefinding it difficult to access funding from banks. In...
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The Supreme Court yesterday began a three day hearing of Lucasfilm`s appeal against the earlier Court of Appeal decision in their dispute with designer Andrew Ainsworth (which we previously reported...
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Korean electronics giant LG have been awarded an interim injunction by a court in the Netherlands against Sony, manufacturers of the Playstation 3 games console. The 10 day ban on...
Experts around the county are eagerly awaiting thedecision of the Supreme Court in Jones -v-Kaney. Experts currently enjoy immunity from suit in respect of anywritten and oral evidence. However, this...
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It may be possible to succeed in a passing off claim even where the claimant does not have any physical residence in the UK. Passing off is a common law...
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A recent case serves as a reminder of the care that needs to be taken when engaging in commercial emails. In Nicholas Prestige Homes v Neal the Court of Appeal...
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Rights of way come in various guises and can be created in a number of different ways. The most common way of creating a right of way is by a...
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On 15 February 2011 Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings became the first company to be convicted of the offence of Corporate Manslaughter which came into force in April 2008. The prosecution was...
Legal Professional Privilege prevents any third party(including a Court) from demanding access to legal advice given bya lawyer to his client. In the case of R (on the application of...
HMRC`s official rate on beneficial loans will remain at 4% for the 2011-2012 tax year, subject to review if typical mortgage interest rates change markedly. This is relevant for employees...
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Did you sell a company before 23 June 2010 and are due to receive further consideration based on the future performance of the company that you sold (a so-called earn-out)?...
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On the 6 April 2010 with apparently little fanfare thegovernment introduced new regulations relating, amongst otherthings, to the discharge of sewage effluent and associated liquids(or presumably solids) from septic tanks,...
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