The Children and Families Act 2014
The Children and Families Act 2014 came into force on the 22nd April 2014. The changes are significant for family lawyers but the changes do impact on clients. So what's new? Now, within divorce proceedings,…
Dental Defence Union Reverts to Discretionary Cover
The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has written to members explaining that it will be reverting to a traditional discretionary occurrence basis. It is understood that the discretionary basis is used by Dental Protection…
Commercial Rent Arrears
Landlords of commercial premises have a number of options in order to try and recover rent arrears. Deciding whether a particular remedy is available can be problematical as can choosing the most effective remedy. The…
Whistleblowing
The case of Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board v Dr M Ferguson concerned a GP whistleblower who made claims that her Health Board failed to protect her from detriment following Dr Ferguson reporting…
Employment Tribunal Claims Plummet After Fee Regime Introduction
The number of claims submitted to Employment Tribunals across England, Scotland and Wales has dramatically dropped by a whopping 79% a year after the Government introduced the controversial fee regime. The Ministry…
Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery ("CRAR")
CRAR comes into force on 6th April 2014. Until then, the common law remedy of distress should be exercised. Distress is replaced by CRAR in relation to recovery of rent arrears for commercial property. CRAR allows…
Civil Partnerships and Pensions
An important Judgment was handed down this week by the EAT. Despite the Equality Act protection against discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, because pensions are treated as deferred pay, then changes…
Employment Tribunal Claims Plummet
The number of claims submitted to Employment Tribunals across England, Scotland and Wales has dramatically dropped by a whopping 79% a year after the Government introduced the controversial fee regime. The Ministry…
Changes Ahead
Eleanor Hopwood examines some of the key changes brought about by The Children & Families Act 2014 & the Unified Family Court. A new raft of legislation is scheduled for implementation on 22 April 2014 and reforms…
Reasons To Be Cheerful
As we enter the New Year there are good reasons for optimism about the strength and profile of our city region. The UK's manufacturing sector as a whole is enjoying growth and the Sheffield City region is well placed…
