The Coronavirus Pandemic has affected all areas of life and the employment tribunal system is no exception. The President of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales), Judge Barry Clarke recently participated in an online Q & A where he answered questions about how the tribunal system has responded to lockdown and the ongoing complications that...Read More
Lessons from HMRC v Kickabout Productions Ltd Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Rebecca Mahon The Upper Tax Tribunal has overturned a decision of the First Tier Tribunal regarding the IR35 rules, finding in favour of HMRC. In its comprehensive judgment, the Upper Tax Tribunal provides a masterclass in determining employment status for tax purposes. Employment...Read More
Repair obligations and the removal of asbestos Key Contact: Damien Cann Author: Ffion Morgan Repair obligations and the removal of asbestos The case of Pullman Foods Ltd v The Welsh Ministers and another [2020] EWHC 2521 (TCC) (23 September 2020) (HHJ Keyser QC), highlights the importance of understanding and reviewing repairing obligations in a lease...Read More
Acuity Recognises Talent In December Promotions Round At Acuity we value development and growth within our community and celebrate the recognition of the plethora of talent within our business. We are coming to the end of an unprecedented year and would like to take this opportunity to congratulate those individuals who have excelled during these...Read More
Acuity Law welcomes two new solicitors to growing teams We are delighted to welcome Daniel Evans and Katie Lane to the Acuity Law community. Daniel Evans is joining our employment team as a solicitor. Daniel has previously trained and qualified with Foot Anstey and has worked at DAC Beachcroft and Royds Withy King post-qualification, bringing...Read More
On Friday 13 November 2020, we were gifted the 5th Treasury Direction on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). It applies to the extended scheme, which runs from 1 November 2020 – 31 March 2021 (albeit the 5th Treasury Direction only covers the period up until 31 January 2021).Read More
Meet the Investor 2020 Speakers: Tessa Laws, Kate Barekati, Xander Ross, Caroline Percy, Tim Evans In this webinar: Questions & Answers with experts on investing in creative businesses If you are looking to grow your creative business through investment or by securing a loan, get investor-ready by watching our Meet the Investor webinar. In this...Read More
Furlough Leave – Guidance Updated Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Rebecca Mahon The Government has updated various pieces of its business support guidance (13 pieces in total) to set out in more detail how the coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS or “furlough scheme”), will operate from 1 November 2020. As we have worked through the...Read More
Supreme Court Judgement: Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust v Housing Solutions Ltd [2020] UKSC 45 s.84 Law of Property Act 1925, arguing ‘public interest’ and a warning to Developers to discharge or modify restrictive covenants prior to commencing development work. Key Contact: Jennifer Butcher Author: Abby Stephens On 6th November 2020, the Supreme Court handed...Read More
TKC London v Allianz Insurance Policy Key Contact: Hugh Hitchcock In our recent article, we looked at the FCA test case brought in the High Court, which resoundingly found in favour of policyholders, particularly when looking at disease clauses in Business Interruption (BI) insurance policies. On the 15th October 2020, the High Court delivered a...Read More
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