Director Appointments at Wake Smith
Sheffield law firm, Wake Smith, has strengthened its Commercial Property team with the appointment of two new Directors. Lisa Davison joins from Nabarro and Paul Gibbon returns to the firm having spent six years…
Zero Hours Contracts
The term 'zero hours' is not defined in legislation, but is generally understood to be an employment contract between an employer and a worker, where the employer is not obliged to provide the worker with any minimum…
Pre-Employment Tribunal Conciliation Explained
As part of a package of employment law reforms, pre-employment tribunal ACAS Conciliation came into effect in April last year and became mandatory for all relevant claims in May 2014. Here is a checklist of frequently…
Government Policies To Watch
Employment Law Will the government seek to abolish the law of unfair dismissal, the statutory protection that every employee has after two years' service against being unfairly dismissed? The Coalition government…
Barry Gregory to retire from Wake Smith
On 30th April 2015, Barry Gregory, Director in the Commercial Property Department, will be retiring after over 37 years of service as a solicitor. Barry started his career at Clegg & Sons, formerly of Figtree Lane,…
Wake Smith Appoint New Commercial Property Director
Wake Smith is delighted to appoint Paul Gibbon as a Director in our expanding Commercial Property team at Clarkehouse Road Office in Sheffield. Paul previously worked at Wake Smith between 2000 and 2008 and therefore…
What does the 2015 General Election mean for the property market?
The 2015 General Election is just few days away. The main parties have now set out their manifestos. Whilst the media tells us to expect another hung parliament, it is still useful to know what each party is planning. …
Big Brother is always watching
When George Orwell wrote 1984, I doubt he could have envisaged a world where every step one takes is not so much monitored by the state, but updated, tweeted, Facebooked or Snap Chatted around the world for all…
Landmark Decision: Court Of Appeal Allows UK Trial Against Google
In a landmark decision in the Court of Appeal three individuals have been allowed to continue with a test case against Google. This case could well open the way to consumers being able to sue Google and others in…
Equality Duties and Data Protection
Christopher Graham, Information Commissioner, has collaborated with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to produce a new guidance note for the public sector on the interplay between equality duties and…
