In order to mitigate against an employee being able to bring a successful unfair dismissal claim or wrongful dismissal claim against their employer in relation to a misconduct sanction/ dismissal, the employer must follow the correct procedure in relation to disciplinary investigations and disciplinary hearings.

A major bank is set to open a premier office location in Leamington Spa as part of its plans for growth in the area. Local relationship bank Handelsbanken will move to a new 3,000 sq ft office on the second floor of Olympus House from its current premises in the town after agreeing a 10-year sub-lease with leading law firm Wright Hassall.

In recognition of the millions of workers not earning enough to support a normal standard of living, in his budget of July 2015 Chancellor George Osborne announced a new ‘National Living Wage’ for all workers in the UK over the age of 25.

Solicitors acting for a structured credit salesman who had been working for JP Morgan failed to lodge a court document in time.

The 2014 Oxford Farming Conference predicted that the next decade would see an increase in share farming as the shape of the industry changed, with “a divergence between those owning land and those farming (operating) it”.

A recent decision by the First-tier Tribunal has decided that contributions to, and subsequent loans from, a remuneration trust scheme were not ‘earnings’ or disguised remuneration.

Immigration is headlining the political agenda again, despite polls suggesting that most people are most worried about the economy. The government's preoccupation with illegal immigration, plus years of under-investment in border control and caseworking, means that the economy is suffering as businesses fail to bring in the skilled migrants they need quickly enough.

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Design rights are territorial. Within the EU, a UK designer may seek to register their design in the UK or across the EU. In both the UK and the EU, there is also a limited unregistered right.

The continuing pressure of rising interest rates has made purchasing a home even more daunting for first time home buyers. Interest rates have been on the rise since 2015, and this trend is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. This has led to a number of problems for first time home buyers, including higher mortgage payments, difficulty in qualifying for loans, and increased competition for affordable homes.