When Does Travel To And From Work Count As Working Time?
In a European Court of Justice case referred by Spain, Advocate General Bott has given an opinion that for workers not assigned to a specific place of work, the time spent travelling from their home to their first…
A Fuss Over Nothing
Those of you of a certain age (myself included) will remember the phrase as to last week's headlines being tomorrow's fish and chip paper. Well health and safety has put pay to that! The headlines which have particularly…
Powers Of Attorney
There may come a time in your life when you need help dealing with your day to day affairs. A Power of Attorney is a document under which you can give another person the legal power to assist you. Enduring Powers…
Mixed Use Properties - Elected or Not?
Mixed use buildings are increasingly common, particularly in our city centres. In many respects, mixed use properties are treated as a commercial investment. Before putting an offer in on a mixed use property, buyers…
Warning Divorcee's: Ear Marking Pension Order © 1996-2001
If you were divorced in England and Wales between 1996 and 2001, and you took a share of your ex-spouses pension under the divorce settlement as an Earmarking Order, then you could find you are at risk of falling…
GPs Warned To Check They Have Employment Protection
Knowing whether an individual is an employee or a worker, or neither, is critical in respect of employment rights. In a recent case in the Employment Appeal Tribunal a GP (Dr Suhail) was found neither to be an employee…
Death Bed Gifts
There is an ancient but little known legal doctrine which says that a gift made by a person immediately before he dies and in anticipation of his death, will be valid. Land can be given away in this manner. That…
Wake Smith Hands £500 Cheque for Sherpa Aid UK
The Wake Smith Charity Board, with the support and generosity of the firm staff, has raised £500 to help people affected by the recent earthquakes in Nepal.
Housing Improvement Notice - Effect On Validity Of Section 21 Possession Notice
The Deregulation Act 2015 came into force on 26 March 2015. It brings into force a new section 21A of the Housing Act 1988. At present it is anticipated that this will become law on 1st October 2015. If a tenant…
Do I Need A Probate?
One of the most frequent search terms used by people landing on our website is "Do I need probate?", so I thought it might be interesting to have a brief look at when probate is required and why. Probate is the…
