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Anonymous CV plans gathering pace

February 06, 2012

Employment discrimination based on your education and personal background could become a thing of the past as more and more major UK businesses pledge their backing to the government’s “anonymous CV” initiative.

Debt worries mount after divorce

February 06, 2012

As the annual January hike in divorces cases begins to die down, experts have unveiled a slew of money-saving tips to help those separating from their spouse overcome the financial difficulties divorce can bring.

Ex-Woolworths staff awarded almost £70m

February 06, 2012

As abandoned Woolworths stores up and down the country begin to find new owners, so too are ex-staff beginning to overcome the dreadful state of events that befell one of the UK’s biggest household retailers in 2008.

Landlords: be wary of fraudulent tenants

February 06, 2012

More and more tenants are fraudulently filing out tenancy agreements with fake names and dodging rental payments it has been revealed, and landlords need to be aware of the tricks people are using to avoid their tenancy obligations.

Major data protection reforms announced

February 06, 2012

Businesses will be forced to take increased care over the way they store and destroy sensitive information under new reforms to European data protection laws announced this week.

Parental leave extension delayed

February 06, 2012

The right to unpaid parental leave for UK workers has been postponed until 2013, as the government cites “the ongoing development of its Modern Workplaces policy”.

Court of Appeal rules partner is not an employee

February 06, 2012

The Court of Appeal has ruled that an equity partner in a law firm was not an employee and is therefore unable to take a claim for unfair dismissal against his former firm

Private debt collectors to collect unpaid court fines

February 06, 2012

Private debt collection firms have been called in under a pilot scheme to help the Ministry of Justice recover unpaid court fines.

Reforms in litigation costs postponed until April 2013

February 06, 2012

The costs reforms proposed by the ‘Jackson’ report on the litigation system have been postponed until April 2013

There must be ‘positive communication’ for a Will signed by another to be valid

February 06, 2012

The Court of Appeal has ruled in the case of Barrett v Bem and Ors that there must be more than passive acquiescence on the part of a testator if a Will is to be valid where it is claimed to have been signed by another at their direction

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