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Supreme Court strikes again in latest ruling on teacher’s pay deductions
Here are ‘need to know’ details on the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Hartley and others –v- Kind Edward VI College [2017] in respect of deductions from teachers’ pay whilst on strike.
Posted in: Employment Law Education
Changes to the UK PSC Transparency Regime
The UK introduced its “persons with significant control” (PSC) regime on 6 April 2016 to improve corporate transparency and identify the true owners of UK companies. For more information on the regime generally, you can see our earlier blog post here.
Posted in: Corporate / commercial updates
The law of the land: beginners guide to adverse possession.
Adverse possession is a principle of property law that applies to both residential and commercial property. It is the legal basis on which a person, who is not the legal owner of land, can become the legal owner by possessing the land for a specified period of time. Such a person is often referred to […]
Posted in: Commercial Property
Best foot forward as shoppers get set to walk Teesside to London for one great day
Stockton’s Castlegate Shopping Centre announces its support for One Great Day campaign, aiming to recruit 100 people to each walk 2.5 miles, the equivalent distance of Teesside to London.
Posted in: News & PR
New Electronic Communications Code – Bad Signal for Landowners?
Background Telecommunications technology has made significant advances in recent times with digital communication no longer considered a luxury but rather a fundamental part of the country’s infrastructure.
Posted in: Commercial Property
The Sun is out! Time to pull a sickie?
Living in the UK we consider ourselves lucky if we get one or two weeks of glorious sunshine. For the first time this year we’re finally enjoying high temperatures making us all want to head to the beer garden or beach. However statistics show that during a period of hot weather more employees tend to […]
Posted in: Employment Law
Mental health in the workplace: how to be a mindful employer
The importance of looking after your staff’s mental health has never been so high on the agenda following the most recent national mental health campaign with the ‘#oktosay’, together with the much publicised Royal family support of the ‘Heads Together’ campaign over the last few months.
Posted in: Employment Law
WARNING! Don’t get caught by Japanese Knotweed
What is Japanese Knotweed? Japanese knotweed is a plant native to Japan, Taiwan and northern China. It is highly invasive and can be extremely destructive. It has been known to grow as high as four or five metres in a matter of months with roots spanning even further. Everyone who owns or occupies property, whether […]
Posted in: Commercial Property
Endeavour reaches fundraising total for Teesside charity
We’re really delighted to be able to share our charity news- we’ve just donated £7500 to Fairbridge House, the Middlesbrough centre of the Prince’s Trust charity.
Posted in: News & PR
Small suppliers set to get intel on big company payment performance
New regulations designed to help small businesses get paid on time came into force this month, with a requirement for larger companies to publish information about how long they take to pay suppliers.
Posted in: Corporate Recovery and Insolvency