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Public rights of way: do you know your landowner obligations?
Whether you own a couple of acres of paddock or hundreds of acres of upland moor, don’t ever overlook your rights and responsibilities when it comes to public rights of way.
Posted in:Commercial Property Agriculture
Be sure to ‘mind the gap’ as new Gender Pay Gap rules come into force
It’s often talked about and now it’s here – the new Gender Pay Gap regulations come into force this month and they’re some of the highest profile legal changes of 2017 highlighting pay differences between men and women.
Posted in:Employment Law
Top tips for protecting your digital legacy
A recent survey found that we value our digital assets at approximately £25 billion and this will only increase as more of our lives are captured and stored in digital form. Our digital footprint exists throughout our entire life however is it time to start thinking beyond that – What about after our life has […]
Posted in:Corporate / commercial updates
The whole truth and nothing but the truth when it comes to selling/letting commercial property
What is disclosure and how does it work? When selling or letting commercial property, there is a legal process which you must follow to ensure both parties are protected. This includes, amongst other things, disclosing or revealing any matters that might negatively affect the property.
Posted in:Commercial Property
What structure would suit us best as we convert to academy status?
As the move towards being an academy becomes reality for many schools, they start to consider what structure might suit them best.
Posted in:Education
Endeavour celebrates women in business with special event
We’re very much looking forward to celebrating the achievements of women in business from across Teesside this International Women’s Day, Wednesday March 8th when we host a special event at Crathorne Hall, near Yarm..
Posted in:News & PR
What knowledge and skills does the governing body of an academy need?
Although the changes affect everyone from teachers to pupils to parents, the governing body is expected to take a very new role in an academy, and governors are often those that need the most help in managing this change.
Posted in:Education
What are the challenges of converting to an academy school?
We’ve all seen it in the news. It has been writ large across the face of the secondary education sector for some time now. The ‘academisation’ of schools (the most inelegant of terms) is fast approaching and although there has been some change of heart in the government ranks it still looks likely that the […]
Posted in:Education
Don’t get hit by health and safety fines: here’s what you need to know
In February 2016, the Sentencing Council published its renewed and harder hitting sentencing guidelines. One year on, and we are already starting to see signs that courts are willing to hand down higher fines to businesses, with the amount fined being directly linked to the financial success of the offending company.
Posted in:Employment Law
How to future-proof your commercial contracts in preparation for Brexit
Britain’s decision to leave the European Union is one that will have wide reaching ramifications across many different sectors, but as of yet the road to Brexit is paved with uncertainty.
Posted in:Corporate / commercial updates Brexit