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Unfair dismissal The government is pressing ahead with its plans to increase the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims. The proposed legislation will mean that in most cases, those employed […]

County court procedures are changing. From 19 March, most county court claims will have to be sent to the new National Civil Business Centre (NCBC). This is merely an administrative […]

A recent case in the High Court concerned the boundary between two mews properties in Peckham. The judge prefaced his decision with a warning: “the only certainty in this kind […]

In March 2011 the government published a consultation paper Solving disputes in the county courts: creating a simpler, quicker and more proportionate system. A consultation on reforming civil justice in […]

The limits for awards made by employment tribunals go up from 1 February. Key increases include: limit on the amount of a week’s pay (for calculating eg statutory redundancy payments […]

Partner and accredited mediator Nick Cox was one of the 200 delegates at the ADR Group annual conference in Oxford this week. The star attraction of this year’s conference was […]

Now and again a buyer will acquire land or property by buying the shares of the company that owns it, rather than buying the land itself. One reason buyers may […]

November was a hair-raising month for litigation partner Paul Gordon and his client Joseph Purcaro, who joined forces to support Movember, a moustache-growing charity event that raises funds for men’s […]

Willans LLP has, once again, been appointed to Clydesdale Bank’s legal panel in the West of England. Clydesdale Bank plc is a member of National Australia Bank Group, one of […]

Businesses in Gloucestershire should be on the alert for the latest wheeze – cold calls offering so-called ‘expertise’ with a new EU ‘cookies’ law. The warning comes from a solicitor, […]