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The War Against Ticket Touts
Wednesday 11th January 2012A recent Court of Appeal decision could deter rugby fans from trying to resell tickets at more than face value on the internet. more...
Weekly Employment Update - 11th January 2012
Wednesday 11th January 2012Welcome to Ashfords' Weekly Employment Update, where each week we consider recent developments in Employment and HR issues. This week we consider a recent High Court decision that establishes an employer's obligation to pay legal fees for compromise agreements arises only in respect of lawful activities flowing from an employee's employment. more...
January: a busy month for divorce
Tuesday 10th January 2012January is notoriously busy for family lawyers, with more divorce related enquires than any other time of the year. This January is set to be no different, as couples re-assess their lives following the Christmas and New Year period. more...
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 - Duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises
Monday 9th January 2012The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 place obligations on the part of employers, landlords and other types of "dutyholder" to identify and manage asbestos and to notify the Health and Safety Executive ("HSE") when carrying out particular types of work. Earlier this year, the European Commission issued a reasoned opinion that the UK had failed to fully implement European standards through these Regulations and the UK government is currently carrying out a consultation on this issue. The proposals made by the Health and Safety Executive (which are expected to become law in April 2012) anticipate changes to the rules relating to the notification of work, medical examinations and record-keeping, with the effect that a broader range of previously "non-licensable" work will need to be notified to the HSE. more...
Supervising swimming lessons - duty of the local authority.
Friday 6th January 2012In many local education authorities it remains part of the physical education curriculum for schoolchildren to be given swimming lessons. Often the solution has been for schools to take their pupils to the local council-run swimming pool to conduct the lessons. more...
"Mutual Wills" - still alive and well
Thursday 5th January 2012The population at large is generally aware that it is possible to make a legal document (a will) setting out a person's instructions and wishes as to how their property and assets are to be distributed after death. There is also a similar awareness that most wills can be varied or extended, or even revoked and entirely re-written should the testator so wish. more...
