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04/12/2007 : Sale of company, loss of job?
We live in an age in which hardly any companies or organisations are safe from being taken over or sold on. In fact, you could argue that our willingness to buy and sell companies is part of our economic strength in that good companies flourish and bad… »

30/11/2007 : Magazine’s “responsible journalism” bid fails
AN ENGLISH libel case involving Romanian royalty shows the media cannot relax in the reassuring glow of recently bolstered reportage and “public interest” privilege defences. The case concerns an article headed “Scandal in Romania… »

30/11/2007 : Mortgage identity crisis – tarred with the sub-prime brush?
My name is Jonathan and I am a Northern Rock borrower… I borrowed from Northern Rock to fund a property purchase at the end of the Summer but recent press coverage has caused me to have something of a mortgage identity crisis. As we know,… »

27/11/2007 : How Safe Do You Keep Personal Data?
The “lost” cds containing sensitive personal information relating to millions of child benefit beneficiaries is a huge breach of confidentiality and data protection principles but before we all join in the furore many businesses should check… »

27/11/2007 : Nursing Home Fees - Fight For Your Rights
Last week’s news that a 94 year old widow with dementia won the right to have her nursing home fees paid for by the NHS for the rest of her life is to be welcomed. What is to be deplored however is the 5 year legal battle for Mrs Atkinson’s… »

27/11/2007 : How to Survive Christmas
If peace on earth and goodwill to all doesn’t sound like your usual family Christmas, then you are not alone. So it is hardly surprising that January is traditionally one of the busiest times of year for both family solicitors and Relate… »

27/11/2007 : Burden of Proof in Discrimination Claims
The number of discrimination claims is on the increase. Apart from new age discrimination rights, the reasons for the upward trend in claims are numerous but greater awareness of rights and the publicity given to extremely high value claims, some running… »

26/11/2007 : Does the law protect victims of domestic violence?
With one in four adults experiencing domestic abuse and two women a week dying as a direct result of it, why is domestic abuse still only spoken about in hushed voices and is the law sufficient to protect victims? The answer to why this subject… »

24/11/2007 : Getting The Blood Out Of The Stone
The purpose of this article is to look at the methods of enforcing a Court judgment so you can finally get the money you have spent so long waiting for. Firstly if the judgment is obtained in from a County Court and is over £5,000 or is a… »

23/11/2007 : Advice under the Protection from Harassment Act
The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (PHA 1997) offers protection to those who suffer from not only domestic abuse but also to those who have been subject to harassment from others. The person doing the harassing must realise that their behaviour… »

23/11/2007 : Injunctions - What can they do for you?
Women’s Aid report that 1 in 4 women experience domestic abuse in their lifetime and between 1 in 8 to 1 in 10 women experience it annually. Less than half of all incidents are reported to the Police, but they still receive one domestic abuse call… »

21/11/2007 : How much is really for charity?
Charities have for many years used professional fundraisers and their own paid staff, perfectly validly, to help them raise money for good causes, as well as using volunteers. However, it has been something of a grey area how much information a… »

21/11/2007 : Do charities need to merge to survive?
Charities are finding it increasingly necessary to consider merging or working together with other organisations in order to achieve their aims. We have certainly noticed an increasing trend of charities in the south west asking for our help to… »

20/11/2007 : Is age just a number?
Imagine you are a 55 year old man who has held a senior position as head of a division for over ten years. You are aware that the company is considering restructuring. You believe that you could be at risk of redundancy along with the other heads of… »

19/11/2007 : Protection For Sources And Private Identities Is Limited
  Disclosure of sources and private information is top of the media law agenda after recent rulings on the limits of confidentiality. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club and its executives succeeded in obtaining a court order compelling a… »

14/11/2007 : The Rise and Rise of the Financial Ombudsman Service
Clients and customers have always complained about businesses; it was ever thus. In the old days businesses investigated the complaint themselves and if the clients were unhappy with the outcome, they could always go to Court. Things change however.… »

13/11/2007 : Drinking At Work
A man worked for a council in London for a number of years.  In January 2006, he was caught drinking at work. His manager investigated the incident and the employee said that he thought he might be an alcoholic. He was told that drinking at work… »

09/11/2007 : Impoverished Pensioner – Or Pension Share?
What are you expecting your lifestyle to be like on retirement? Frequent holidays in the sun? Spending hours of pleasure in the garden or improving the house? Treating children and grandchildren at those special times of the year? The Government… »

09/11/2007 : The Code for Leasing Business Premises in England and Wales 2007
The Government has for some time been concerned over the lack of flexibility of lease terms and in particular, the acceptance of the same by smaller business tenants who may not always have access to suitable professional advice. There have been… »

07/11/2007 : Select And Enforce Trade Marks With Care
You have registered your business name as a trade mark and built up goodwill over several years. Then along comes another business using your registered trade mark to promote its similar services in another part of the country. You would… »

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