Company faces prosecution for allegedly meddling with pensions
May 2018
In the first known prosecution of its kind, a national recruitment company, accused of illegally ‘meddling’ with its workplace pensions scheme, is facing legal action from The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
New legal requirements could lead to fines for letting agents
May 2018
Property and letting agents who are found to be handling client money without a Client Money Protection (CMP) scheme could face hefty fines under new regulations which will make such schemes mandatory for all agents.
Is your business ready for GDPR? Act now or face a hefty fine
May 2018
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is just a few weeks away – and fines for non-compliance are alarmingly high, which is why businesses need to act now to ensure they are fully compliant ahead of 25 May 2018.
Watch out for tax changes to termination payments
May 2018
Businesses need to be aware of changes to the taxation of termination payments which came into effect on 6 April.
Salon’s name just doesn’t cut it as US department store takes legal action
May 2018
In our previous edition, we reported on a legal dispute involving a small independent eatery in Berkshire that landed itself in hot water, after restaurant chain Nandos objected to its name.
Investigation reveals level of school fines for unauthorised absences
April 2018
An investigation by the BBC has revealed that fines totalling £24million have been handed out over the past three years, for unauthorised absences which include children being taken out of school during term-time for family holidays.
Local students benefit as lawyers at Palmers Solicitors join mentoring scheme
April 2018
Pupils from across South Essex are set to benefit from a mentoring scheme organised by Palmers, which is intended to boost their confidence and ambitions.
DfE’s new rules to remove debt risk for MATs sponsoring challenging schools
April 2018
The Department for Education has announced that it intends to change the rules relating to the way school debt is handled by local authorities, to encourage multi-academy trusts (MATs) to sponsor challenging schools.
Ombudsman finds family were wrongly charged top-up care home fees
April 2018
A recent investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found that a family were incorrectly charged so called ‘top-up’ care home fees.
Help for homeowners affected by the ground rent scandal
April 2018
In past editions of our newsletter, you may recall we highlighted the growing issue of the ground rent scandal which has affected a number of property owners.
