Insight & opinion
Get the full picture on apprenticeships
There is no doubt that apprenticeships have benefits for both employers and young people looking for work, providing much needed employment and skill. More and more businesses from large corporates to SMEs are taking up the idea. Recent research showed … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Insight & opinion
Tagged Apprentices, Employment Contract, John Cook
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Landlords urged to initiate a formal lease
Times are still tough so it’s easy to understand the temptation for landlords to do everything possible to fill an empty property. Allowing a tenant to move into a property before a lease is in place is one way to … Continue reading
Posted in Insight & opinion, Litigation, Real Estate
Tagged Chris MacCafferty, Landlord and tenant, Landlords
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Mediation in family separation – a way forward
Last year, the Government introduced a protocol under which any person wishing to issue family proceedings, would be required to attend an initial meeting with a mediator, known as a MIAM (Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting). It was hoped that … Continue reading
Posted in Insight & opinion, Private Client
Tagged Divorce, mediation, negotiation, Nicola McInnes, pre-action protocol
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International relocation of a child – a primary carer’s prerogative?
In a recent case a mother was successful in her application to take her child, ‘J’ aged 6, to live with her in Tanzania on a permanent basis despite a recommendation to the court from CAFCASS (a body that looks … Continue reading
Posted in Insight & opinion, Private Client
Tagged CAFCASS, Family, International relocation, Samantha Clifford
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Let the buyer beware in a commercial contract, as exclusion clauses are upheld
A recent High Court decision in Air Transworld Ltd v Bombardier Inc has illustrated why having an effective exclusion clause incorporated into a business contract can be the simplest and cheapest type of protection and insurance against potential liability. In … Continue reading
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