Key points about settlement agreements Settlement agreements are legally binding contracts that waive an individual’s rights to make a claim covered by the agreement to an employment tribunal or court. The agreement must be in writing. They usually include some form of payment to the employee and may often include a reference. They are voluntary.......
St. Modwen has announced that its proposals for the regeneration of Leegate Shopping Centre in Lee Green will no longer include an ASDA foodstore. This follows the expiry of a development agreement that had been in place between St. Modwen and ASDA, and the decision of the food retailer not to renew that agreement. Read......
Theresa May sets out policy paper that says 3m EU citizens resident in Britain must reapply for ‘settled status’ under new regime All 3 million EU citizens resident in Britain will have to apply for inclusion on a “settled status” register if they want to stay in the country after Brexit under Home Office proposals.......
Overview You can apply to become someone’s deputy if they ‘lack mental capacity’. This means they can’t make a decision for themselves at the time it needs to be made. They may still be able to make decisions for themselves at certain times. People may lack mental capacity because, for example: they’ve had a serious......
Government-backed inspectors should be able to investigate companies and entire industries to prevent unscrupulous companies falsely labelling workers as self-employed, according to a leading legal body. In a submission to the independent review of employment practices led by Matthew Taylor, the Law Society also recommends the immediate scrapping of employment tribunal fees, which have led......
Proposals to improve transparency and fairness in the housing market were announced in the Queen’s Speech today (21/06/17). Set out by the Queen in a pared-down legislative agenda, the speech traditionally consolidates the intentions of the government in front of peers, MPs, judges and high commissioners in the House of Lords. It comes after the......
A city trader has successfully challenged a divorce judgement awarding her ex-husband of four years £2.7m – in a decision that family lawyers warn raises more questions than it answers. In Julie Therese Sharp v Robin Duncan Sharp, the Court of Appeal ruled today that the combination of potentially relevant factors – a short marriage, no......
Tougher punishments for the most serious speeding offences have come into force in England and Wales. Under new guidelines, fines for drivers caught doing 51mph in a 30mph zone or 101mph on a motorway will start from 150% of weekly income, rather than the previous level of 100%. The Sentencing Council said it wanted a......
What is considered grounds for divorce varies from person to person – whilst their partner embarking on an affair of the heart is enough for some people to call it quits, others will vow to stay together despite adultery. In the eyes of the law, however, adultery is one of five reasons a person may......
Planning for the future – Power of Attorney Planning for the future is key to ensuring your best interests are looked after. A Power of Attorney allows you to grant someone the power to act on your behalf and make decisions when you are no longer able to. A Power of Attorney will ensure that......
