Many readers will have seen headlines in the press claiming that obesity is now classed as a disability following a ruling by the European Court of Justice.

The case is that of Mr Kaltoft, a clinically obese child minder working for a local council in Denmark. He was dismissed due to redundancy and claimed... Read More →

Huddersfield law firm, Eaton Smith Solicitors, has added to its team with the appointment of Solicitor, Charlene Vilia, to their Private Client department.

Charlene, who qualified as a Solicitor in 2012, acts for individuals in the preparation of Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, and also for executors and... Read More →

Companies are at risk of losing out on insurance claims if they try to over-egg their story, even if the claim would have been accepted on its own merit.

That is the stark message of a recent case in the Court of Appeal, Versloot Dredging BV and another v HDI Gerling Industrie Versicherung and others, which... Read More →

The Employment Appeal Tribunal's judgment on holiday pay on Tuesday has drawn a great deal of attention and caused concern amongst employers, but what is the impact?

Until recently, it was perfectly acceptable (and confirmed as such by the Employment Tribunals) for holiday pay to be calculated on the basis of... Read More →

The Employment Appeal Tribunal’s judgment on holiday pay on Tuesday has drawn a great deal of attention and caused concern amongst employers, but what is the impact?

Until recently, it was perfectly acceptable (and confirmed as such by the Employment Tribunals) for holiday pay to be calculated on the basis... Read More →

I’ve just spent an afternoon at EGX 2014 in Earl’s Court, London. I’d done some paperwork for putting in place arrangements for certain sessions taking place across the event’s four days and when I was asked if I wanted to go along to EGX, it had to be a “yes”. You can’t turn down the opportunity to... Read More →

Property prices keep on hitting the headlines, but anyone getting their home on the market with the hope of celebrating Christmas in a new place, should be getting the paperwork in order before a buyer knocks on the door.

It’s tempting to throw away old papers when spring cleaning or thinking of moving... Read More →

Savvy property owners who club together to buy a home are turning to no-nups to safeguard their investment.

Whether as a cohabiting couple, or two or more friends clubbing together, a cohabitation agreement, or no-nup, as they now becoming known, can help fix the outcome if things go wrong.

And... Read More →

Law firm, Eaton Smith Solicitors, has added to its team with the appointment of solicitor, Wendy Scott, to their Corporate and Commercial team which has been shortlisted for the Yorkshire Legal Awards 2014.

Wendy has worked in Manchester for a number of years as well as practising as an in-house solicitor for... Read More →

We are delighted to announce that TWO of Eaton Smith’s Teams have been shortlisted for the Yorkshire Legal Awards 2014, these being our Corporate & Commercial Team and our Dispute Resolution Team.

Both Teams carry out a huge variety of work within their respective areas and it is tremendous that such... Read More →

Eaton Smith has for many years had involvement in the video games industry and when the UKIE Games Expo came to Liverpool on 15 and 16 July 2014 as part of the International Festival for Business, it was a simple decision to go along and be part of it.

Whilst there was indeed a high calibre panel taking part... Read More →

Conduct of HMRC is not relevant in deciding whether documents should be produced

Alarm bells are ringing after a tax tribunal has decided that it was “reasonable” for HMRC to demand copies of certain documents that taxpayers had already provided eight years earlier.

The case involved Whitefields... Read More →