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We share some tips on making your Christmas party fun without waking up to a legal hangover. Our case round up looks at discrimination, human rights and redundancy.

As Christmas rapidly approaches and the plans for the office party are finalised, have you stopped to consider the legal implications of all the revelry?

Discrimination is a major theme this month both in cases and changes to the law.

Are you up to date with the changes from 29 July? We report on employer-friendly TUPE and disability cases and employee-friendly redundancy and companion cases.

You may wish to hold off sending that termination letter just yet… Redundancy and discrimination feature strongly this month but we also have time for a TUPE case.

The Environment Agency has issued new guidelines for developers and landowners on managing this beguilingly pretty pest.  Michael Higgin from our commercial property team reports.

The Government’s “red-tape” exercise is cutting into the Licensing Act 2003.  Since 27 June 2013 premises no longer need a licence to put on certain types of entertainment.  Mark Banham explains.

Many legal procedures and notices have timescales within which certain steps have to be carried out.  It is important to count the days correctly in these cases as Michael Higgin explains.

Every month the employment team considers the latest employment issues affecting both employers and employees.  Here is our offering for June 2013.

Ian Machray, a partner in the FSP employment team, looks at the changes being made to criminal record checks.

Residential landlords have to be very careful to register deposits or dire consequences can follow.  But what about rent paid in advance?  Could that be classed as a deposit?

Tom Maple, head of the FSP Automotive Team, highlights important changes to the Block Exemption Regulations and explains how they will affect the automotive industry.