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Artificial Insemination & Legal Parentage – knowing your rights
As the law continues to develop for same sex families, we are experiencing more and more enquiries regarding the legal rights of a parent who has been involved in the birth of a child born by artificial insemination or assisted conception.… Read More
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Legal Parentage Flowchart - Males
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Legal Parentage Flowchart - Females
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Parental Orders – Key Facts
In the recent case of Sir James Munby, the president of the Family Division, dismissed an application by a father for a Parental Order solely in his favour in respect of a child born by surrogacy. The application was dismissed on the… Read More
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Does the increased National Living Wage just mean more expensive coffee?
This week the BBC reported that Whitbread, the owners of The Premier Inn and Costa Coffee (amongst other things), may increase some prices to counter the cost of the National Living Wage (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34177370).… Read More
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Travel time is “working time” (for some)
In an interesting development for those who have no fixed or regular place of work, the European Court of Justice recently ruled that the time spent travelling between their home and the premises of their first and last customers of the… Read More
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Legal 500 hat-trick for THIRD year running
Leeds-based law firm Emsleys Solicitors is celebrating after being ‘recommended’ in three categories in the prestigious league table of national law firms: the Legal 500, for the third year running. This year also sees Emsleys feature a… Read More
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Court of Appeal rules Employment Tribunal fees are here to stay… but are they?
Previously free, in July 2013 Employment Tribunal fees were introduced for those wishing to issue a claim. Claims are divided into: A Unlawful deductions, Statutory Redundancy Payments and breach of contract Issue fee of… Read More
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Indirect Discrimination and protected characteristics
A recent decision in the European Court of Justice (CHEZ Razpredelenie Bulgaria C-83/14, 16 July 2015) is going to have an important impact on how employers view indirect discrimination as a claim may now be brought by someone who does not… Read More
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10 questions to ask your solicitor when offered a Settlement Agreement?
What happens if I do not sign?What amount of money am I being offered and what am I entitled to anyway? Put another way, what is my financial incentive to sign?I have been offered but I would like . Can I renegotiate and… Read More
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Have you ever said anything negative about your employer on Facebook?
If so you may not ‘like’ the recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in The British Waterways Board v Smith [2015] UKEAT/0004/15. In this case the EAT found a dismissal was fair, partly due to an… Read More
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Assets in Europe? Then you need to know about the new EU inheritance law
Where you die can be of fundamental importance in determining how your estate is administered and taxed. Anyone who has bought or inherited foreign property will know that dealing with more than one legal system and set of lawyers can… Read More