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Unfair?
Someone please help, I have been with company for 7 months and they put me on 3 months probational period 2 weeks ago, they did not put this in...

21.05.12by HELP_4723
Solicitor won't release my Compensation vague explanation given regarding LSC
I'm somewhat dumbfounded with my situation I recently won a three year battle for compensation/damages after the local hospital neglected my wife and...

21.05.12by HullsRaven
Title documents
Hi I am in the process of selling my house and I am doing mown conveyancing. Can anyone tell me when I send the buyers solicitor the...

21.05.12by Dan012_1376
CRB Checks for Insurance Company Employees
Does an Insurance company require all staff to have a CRB check even if you are only office admin. I know financial organisations do require them but...

21.05.12by kf_flowerpower
Can anyone help? Query about neighbour's soil pipe running through my garden
I live in a row of owner-occupied properties on an estate built during the 1960s (approx).In my case, I back onto an older pre-1930s house located...

19.05.12by rayhall
CRB checks
I am 17 years old working for a soft-play company that is aimed entirely at children. I've read that when working with children or for a company...

19.05.12by Hannah_Lees
Help Please
I work for a certain Scottish Police Force who, in 2010 due to financial circumstances, stated civilian posts would have to be reduced and they were...

17.05.12by mybruno123
executor of will
I am one of two executors to a will but do not want to do it. I have been told I can nominate another family member is this possible - and if so how...

16.05.12by pat.jeff63
Work place email
Hi all, I have a friend at work that has sent an email to another friend that works for the same company. The email simply states "That she is fed...

15.05.12by ThomasGeorge
Shared Accommodation Bill Problems
Hi, My Fiance used to live with a friend in shared accommodation private rented and my fiance was the person who's name was on the energy bill...

15.05.12by Ice_Rain
Debt collector asking for my National Insurance number
I am currently negotiating a past loan that is currently at a debt collector. The debt collector is not based in the UK. As part of the negotiation...

14.05.12by RafaelZC
wanting to move to a different part of the country
hi In brief i am wishing to move my son and i 400 miles away from his father my ex husband.I am still willing to keep up contact but obviously not...

14.05.12by laurae75
Can a tenant in common grant a charge?
I have a 50% share in a leasehold flat as a Tenant in Common and there is no mortgage on the property. Can I give a creditor of mine a charge...

12.05.12by molemag
Shoplifting
Dear all, i have now a shoplifting case in united states, and i am arab and i enter here by F2 visa, the lawyer told me that he can reach a deal by...

12.05.12by Modo12
Unpaid Fine
I was fined GBP560 for drunk driving by a court back in 1991, in the UK. A month or so after that, and having only paid 1 installment, I left the...

11.05.12by Bertaman

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Employment law: Workers' rights to the extra-bank holiday cause HR confusion
As the nation gears up to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee next weekend, businesses up and down the country are scratching their heads over their employees' right to the extra bank holiday, scheduled for Tuesday 5th June. Amidst the confusion,...
Insolvency law: Supreme Court convenes for cross-border insolvency case
The Supreme Court yesterday commenced its hearing of a seven-year legal battle concerning the status in England and Wales of bankruptcy orders made abroad. The law as it stands is that a bankruptcy order made abroad in the US, for...
Criminal justice: Barristers prepared to strike over reforms
The Government has been accused of being "obsessed with money" by the chairman of the Criminal Bar Association after a survey revealed that nine out of ten barristers are prepared to strike over proposed changes to the criminal justice system....
Minimum alcohol-pricing: Scottish Tories urge legal action over minimum-price plan
Scottish Conservatives have urged their counterparts across the EU to challenge the policy of minimum alcohol-pricing to establish whether it is compliant with EU laws on free trade. The call comes despite the Scottish Conservatives backing the SNP Government's proposals,...
EU law: UK committed to tougher stance over animal testing
The UK Government has stated that it will insist on tougher legal requirements than those required by the latest EU legislation on the subject. The EU Directive on Animal Testing was drafted in 2010 and the UK has until 2013...
Police disclosure: BBC and others win right not to disclose 'Dale Farm' footage
The BBC, BskyB and a range of other media organisations yesterday won a High Court case against a series of police orders demanding that footage from the evictions at Dale Farm be handed over as possible evidence. The travellers based...
Criminal law: CPS decides not to defend Sam Hallam appeal
The Crown Prosecution Service yesterday dramatically revealed that they would not oppose the appeal of Sam Hallam against murder charges which have seen him serve seven years in prison. He was told on Wednesday that he would be released from...
Rule of law: Sumption reveals that Supreme Court intends to hold ministers to account
At a speech at the London School of Economics this week, Lord Justice Sumption, the latest addition to the judiciary of the Supreme Court, said that he believes that the state will be held to account more often than it...
Pharmaceutical law: Drug shortages could force legal review
The legal sale of prescription drugs by middlemen from UK distributors to other EU markets is prompting drastic shortages of key medicines, and could yet force the Government to review the law. The all-party Pharmacy Group has just announced the...
Studying law abroad: Erasmus programme proves incentive for top firms
Studying abroad for a year as part of your undergraduate legal education could open doors to internships and possible training contracts according to some law undergraduates currently on the Erasmus exchange programme. The scheme places students from one European University...
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On Thursday 24 May we will be running a free online webinar promoting effective website strategies for client generation, and would like to invite solicitors to attend. It will be presented by Daniel Batten, one of our most experienced consultants....
Internet law: Woman abused on Facebook launches landmark legal action
A woman who was abused on the social-network site Facebook has launched a landmark legal action against her tormentors in a case which could have wide ramifications for online conduct. Nicola Brookes is taking legal action against Facebook to reveal...
Online law: Attorney General warns that the internet is not a law-free zone
The Attorney General Dominic Grieve has warned internet users that the law will crack down on abusers posting on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, in the same way as it would should such activity take place in...
Finance law: Osborne ready to sign up to EU banking reform
One week ago the Chancellor George Osborne claimed that signing up to the latest EU reforms of the banking structure would leave him looking like "an idiot". However, with further discussions on the subject timetabled this week, it seems that...
Environmental law: Carbon trading will hit small operators hard
The European Union's law on carbon trading is set to have a major impact on small aircraft-operators and private owners, according to aviation law experts. The scheme, which is designed to place the EU at the forefront of global efforts...

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