The Immigration Health Surcharge Is To Double
The Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) payment has not been increased by the Home Office since its introduction in April 2015. Continue reading →
The Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) payment has not been increased by the Home Office since its introduction in April 2015. Continue reading →
Pension transfer scams are commonplace and cause a great deal of hardship for those who put their trust in the scammer and thereby lose all or part of their pension fund. Continue reading →
Trees may be easy on the eye, but they can also be dangerous and landowners are under a legal duty to protect the public from falling timber. In a recent case, a bus driver who was seriously injured when his cab was hit by a falling lime tree won the right to up to £500,000 in compensation. Continue reading →
A company in Gwent has been fined after workers were exposed to the risk of developing Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). Continue reading →
The debate about zero hours contracts has very much focused on the perceived lack of protection they provide to workers. However, as a case concerning a student who worked part time in a restaurant shows, they do not necessarily work in the employer’s favour either (Rice Shack Limited v Obi). Continue reading →
Taking on the police in court can appear daunting, but specialist solicitors are more than capable of performing the task, as was shown by a recent case in which the family of a young man who suffocated in a police van following his traumatic arrest successfully negotiated a six-figure settlement of their damages claim. Continue reading →
The received wisdom is that whilst debtor days are rising only slightly for most businesses, problem debts are on the increase. It is no great surprise, therefore, that a recent survey revealed that in the second quarter of 2018 one in four businesses had significant financial pressure brought on by the insolvency of a customer. Continue reading →
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued new guidance on compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for organisations that transfer data out of the UK. Continue reading →
Products sell for widely differing prices in different national markets and that creates the opportunity for goods to be transferred from a low-price market to a higher-price one – a practice known as ‘grey importing’. This can undermine the profitability of the higher-priced market, especially where its marketing and distribution carry much higher costs. Continue reading →
A paramedic who was badly injured when a man he was assisting fell onto him, has secured compensation from his employer. Continue reading →