[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Businesses must make sure they are not breaching advertising regulations when they update their social media feeds. The reminder follows the news that Diageo’s Guinness® UK brand has been cleared by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of implying that alcohol could improve a person’s week, after a tweet on the brand’s social media account … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Property valuations and holiday logs are top of the list for expats and owners of overseas holiday homes under new rules British expats and people with foreign holiday homes must take stock to deal with the new tax regime that came into force this month. Capital Gains Tax (CGT) has been extended … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Two companies who went to court in an argument over whose terms and conditions applied to a contract between them, have both lost out. The ruling from the High Court has said that neither company made enough efforts to deliver up their terms and conditions to the other side, leaving both without a leg … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The matter of inheritance is top of the agenda for Chancellor George Osborne in the countdown to the general election and the subject was also a hot topic in his Spring budget statement. The Chancellor announced that the UK economy grew 2.6% in 2014, faster than any other advanced economy but lower than the … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] New rules for parents wanting time off to look after their children will come into force in April, including the much debated option for parents of new babies to share 50 weeks of leave. And as the deadline looms, businesses are being warned to make sure they’re prepared, or risk claims for discrimination … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Copyright holders of creative works are being urged to make their mark and claim their rights, following the launch of a new licensing scheme that will enable reproduction of so-called ‘orphan’ creative works and performances. Orphan works are copyright works where the right holder is unknown or cannot be traced and in the past … Read more
Employees who use their company account for personal email exchanges get a wake-up call after an employment tribunal ruling that the privacy of such messages is not protected. An employee has failed in an attempt to have the content of personal messages he sent from his work email account excluded from a disciplinary investigation. … Read more
Property prices keep on hitting the headlines but anyone getting their home on the market with the hope of celebrating Christmas in a new place should get the paperwork in order before a buyer knocks on the door. It’s tempting to throw away old papers when spring cleaning or thinking of moving home, but anything … Read more
Against a backdrop of soaring levels of obesity, employers are waiting on the outcome of a European Court ruling which may mean special treatment has to be given to employees whose weight is causing them problems in the workplace. Since 1993, obesity levels have doubled, with statistics1 showing that a quarter of the current UK population … Read more
Savvy property owners who club together to buy a home are turning to no-nups to safeguard their investment. Whether as a cohabiting couple, or two or more friends clubbing together, a cohabitation agreement, or no-nup, as they now becoming known, can help fix the outcome if things go wrong. And that’s particularly important when contributions … Read more
As the big summer break gets underway, commission-based employees can expect fatter pay packets on their return following European Court ruling. Sales staff heading for the sun will have a rosier return in future, following a ruling by the European Court that commission payments be considered when calculating holiday pay. The Court has said that … Read more
Alarm bells are ringing after a tax tribunal has decided that it was “reasonable” for HMRC to demand copies of certain documents that taxpayers had already provided eight years earlier. The case involved Whitefields Golf Club and associated companies. A restructuring of their activities in 1999 came to the attention of H M Customs and … Read more
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