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Tax Avoidance, HYRAX and DOTAS
HMRC v Hyrax Resourcing Ltd and others [2019] UKFTT 0175 (TC)
Employment contract mistakes
Is it time you had your employment contracts reviewed?
Will you not marry me?
Hannah Sims, solicitor in the Family department, considers the Supreme Court decision on civil partnerships for heterosexual couples.
No rest for the weary
Ian Machray explores whether employers may be liable for personal injury if they fail to provide for rest breaks at work.
Pending investigation
We explore whether an employer should postpone a disciplinary hearing pending the conclusion of a police investigation into an employee?
No fault divorce: the end of the blame game
Hannah Sims examines the current grounds for divorce and the proposal to reform divorce law.
Trade marks and the use of “own name”
Don’t assume you can use a trade mark just because it is the same as your own name – the Cipriani cases have highlighted this is not necessarily the case as Cathrine Ripley explains.
EU and Japan Adequacy Decision published
The Publications Office of the EU has published the European Commission’s adequacy decision in relation to Japan’s data protection regime.
Update to the MEES Regulations goes live
An amendment to the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (known as the MEES Regulations) comes into force on Monday 1 April 2019 which may require action from landlords where a property has an EPC rating below E.
Sole or principal reason?
We explore when a TUPE transfer is considered the key reason for a dismissal.
