Concerns have been raised that many councils are failing to make people aware of schemes which mean they wouldn’t have to immediately sell their home to cover the cost of care fees. Since last year, local authorities have an obligation to offer...
A recent report published by Vancouver’s Simon Fraser University labelled the UK as ‘one of the top five destinations’ for investment in renewables, attracting £17 billion in investments in 2015. The study by Clean Energy Canada...
Employers will have to pay commission as part of holiday pay, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed. The decision was handed down in the long-running case of Lock v British Gas Trading Ltd, which was first brought to tribunal in April 2012. ...
Recent research has found that almost a fifth of commercial property owners in the UK face hefty fines if they fail to make energy efficiency improvements to their buildings by 2018. The study, published by property agent, Cushman & Wakefield, follows...
A woman who faced losing the home she shared with her partner for almost 20 years has won her legal battle. Joy Williams expressed her immense relief after Central London County Court ruled in her favour a few days ago. The court heard that the 69-year-old...
Trade union bill could escalate disputes, warns man who led Government's industrial relations review
The Government’s proposed trade union laws could escalate disputes and result in employees using more extreme tactics, according to a QC who was asked by ministers to review industrial legislation. In November 2013 David Cameron asked Bruce Carr to...
Community Energy England (CEE) have dropped their recent threat of legal action against the Government over the removal of tax relief from community energy enterprises. In a reply to CEE’s initial pre-action letter, HM Treasury has said that it gave...
Many thousands of pensioners across the UK are being given as little as one week’s notice before the cost of their care home fees increases. A new investigation, conducted by the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), found that the annual fees in England...
Expanding law firm mfg Solicitors has announced three associate promotions across its private client, employment and agricultural divisions. Amanda Piper, a wills, probate and Lasting Powers of Attorney specialist, has been promoted to the position of...
A woman who lived with her partner for nearly two decades has launched a legal battle after her boyfriend’s share of their joint-owned home passed to his estranged wife following his death. Grandmother Joy Williams, 69, lived with Norman Martin for 18...
A woman with dyslexia has won a disability discrimination case against her employer Starbucks after she was accused of falsifying documents. A tribunal found Meseret Kumulchew had been discriminated against after making mistakes due to her difficulties with...
The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has reminded councils that they must give families the option of a nursing or care home which does not require top-up fees. There have been fresh concerns about how local authorities are handling arrangements following a...
The couple who claimed that heterosexual partners should have the same right to a civil partnership as same-sex couples have lost their case in the High Court but have vowed to continue the fight. Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, who have been in a...
The recent case of Donkor v Royal Bank of Scotland involved a director denied the opportunity to apply for voluntary redundancy as this would have entitled him to claim enhanced retirement benefits of more than £500,000. Given these benefits were only...
A renewable energy body is calling on the Government to set out a “clear and ambitious regulatory roadmap” for sustainability standards in new build, arguing that the scrapping of the Zero Carbon Homes policy last year left a “policy...