Restrictive covenants in employment contracts
6th November 2012

Two recent High Court decisions underline the importance for businesses of reviewing the restrictive covenants in an employee’s contract when they are promoted and making sure the employee signs and returns the new contract. In the first cas Read more...

Consumer protection law and the internet
6th November 2012

The OFT recently conducted a pre-Christmas review of 156 retailer websites, and found that many of them may not be complying fully with the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 and the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations Read more...

Financial reporting – new regulations come into force
1st October 2012

The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit Exemptions and Change of Accounting Framework) Regulations 2012 come into force today (1st October 2012). The regulations create a number of new exemptions and widen certain exis Read more...

Warring parents told to face up, not fall out over contact with children
4th September 2012

The Courts are toughening up their stance on parental contact, saying it’s in the best interests of children to see both parents, who will have to face up and set aside their differences. In a move which could see parents being told to turn to c Read more...

To have and to hold…
14th June 2012

…for better for worse, for richer for poorer…our pre-nuptial agreement. Better to have or have not? For many couples, this is still a difficult question. Does the mere suggestion of a nuptial agreement erode trust and undermine confidence i Read more...