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Longstanding Partner retires from Teesside law firm
After dedicating over 20 years of his legal career to the firm, longstanding partner Simon Wake is today retiring.
Posted in:Commercial Property News & PR
How to manage a neighbour dispute
A story hit the headlines earlier this month after a neighbour cut a tree in half which divided his drive from his neighbour’s drive. This being after a long dispute about pigeons nesting on his ‘side’ of the tree and causing a nuisance.
Posted in:Commercial Property Commercial Disputes
Employee dismissed for drinking while on sick wins at Tribunal
Many employers will be surprised to learn of a recent Employment Tribunal decision that an employee who was dismissed when he was caught smoking and drinking outside a pub whilst on sick leave had was unfairly dismissed and entitled to compensation.
Posted in:Employment Law News & PR
Rent suspension clauses and Covid-19
During the pandemic, the UK government imposed restrictions which resulted in some tenants being unable to use their property for the use permitted under the lease. Whilst many landlords were reasonable in re-negotiating the payment of rent during this time, others sent demands to tenants for full rent, as per terms of the lease.
Posted in:Coronavirus Commercial Property
What is a Data Processing Agreement and why do we need them?
In the first blog of my data protection series, I will look at data processing agreements (DPAs), what they are and why they are an essential part of how businesses, when acting as data controllers, engage with third party data processors.
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