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This Huddersfield based firm was founded in 2008 by Allison Whitmarsh who identified a gap in the market for her unique cakes. Allison worked tirelessly to build recognition for her brand and business concept which quickly grew from trading at local Farmers Markets, to supplying a diverse range of high... Read More →

Businesses have new deadlines to comply with regulations around transparency of ownership from this month, under the so-called PSC regime. The move is happening as part of the implementation of the EU Fourth Money Laundering Directive (4MLD) which must be implemented across the EU by 26 June 2017.

The current rates of the National Minimum Wage are causing employers problems. This month has seen close scrutiny of entitlement to National Minimum or Living Wage when on call.

In Focus Care Agency Ltd v Roberts a care worker supporting vulnerable adults in residential care was required to sleep on site and... Read More →

In our update seminar, we looked at the case of O’Brien v Bolton St Catherine’s Academy. This is a Court of Appeal case about long term sickness absence. Mrs’ O’Brien was Head of Department at the Academy; she was assaulted by a student and was off sick for over a year due to stress. The Academy asked her... Read More →

New regulations designed to help small businesses get paid on time came into force this month, with a requirement for larger companies to publish information about how long they take to pay suppliers.

The requirement affects companies and LLPs who exceed two or more of the qualifying thresholds at the date... Read More →

Facing up to the social media challenge for business

Every business using social media should get to grips with publishing law and advertising regulations if they are to avoid reputation-damaging incidents.

The reminder follows the news that opinion columnist Katie Hopkins has been refused leave to... Read More →

Three Appeal Court Justices upheld the verdict of a Judge that, although Mrs Owens was ‘trapped in a loveless and desperately unhappy marriage’, this was not sufficient ground for divorce. In an age where we’ve had civil partnerships, gay marriage and divorce hotels in the US, where unhappy married couples can... Read More →

This is now imminent, the draft legislation is undergoing final consultation and will take effect from 6 April 2017.

Employers will have to pay the apprenticeship levy if:

• They are liable for employers' secondary Class 1 National Insurance Contributions in a tax year (even if the applicable rate... Read More →

Two recent cases which have seen families losing out after legal action including two brothers who have run up fees of more than their entire inheritance by disputing a stepmothers’ share of their father’s estate, and estranged daughter Heather Ilott who challenged her mother’s will after discovering she had... Read More →

The first steps towards preparing the UK for a post-Brexit future were announced by Chancellor Philip Hammond in his Spring Budget, which avoided headline-grabbing shake-ups and tax breaks in favour of economic stability.

In the run-up to the announcement, sterling slipped to a seven-week low, reflecting... Read More →

The victory of Denise Brewster involved her claim for a survivor’s pension after her long-term, live-in partner Lenny McMullan died suddenly, shortly after they had become engaged. He had paid into Northern Ireland’s local government pension scheme but had not completed the necessary form to nominate a... Read More →

Citysprint Couriers

Citysprint Couriers– following on the heels of similar decisions involving Uber and Deliveroo, CitySprint couriers have been found to be workers. Citysprint require their couriers to pass a 2 day recruitment process and then agree to terms and conditions of engagement, which state... Read More →