23/03/2010

A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruling has clarified the law relating to sex discrimination and dress codes at work and will make it harder for employees to claim successfully for discrimination...
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23/03/2010

Businesses cannot expect the courts to uphold a contract for them if they provide goods or services expecting a contract to be signed, but the other party then pulls out of the negotiations and refuses to sign...
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23/03/2010

Companies who do business abroad are being warned to check the small print following the introduction of new regulations for transactions between European Union countries.

The Rome 1 Regulation has been introduced to clear up any confusion over which country’s laws will apply to a contract where the buyer and seller are in different countries...
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23/03/2010

The calendar, if not the weather, tells us that Spring is approaching and homeowners, estate agents and solicitors up and down the country are wondering whether 2010 will see the traditional upsurge in the property market in April and May...
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23/03/2010

A ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal has given employers a clearer picture of the limits that they can place on the holiday rights of employees.

A number of conflicting decisions in this area over recent years had led to confusion...
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