23 December 2008
BUSINESS INSIDER FEATURE ON EMPLOYMENT LAW
How effective do you think the Employment Simplification Bill, designed to try and reduce the number of Employment Tribunals, will be? Do you think it will be welcomed by the business community in general?
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8 December 2008
Employment Law supplement
Birmingham Post
The new draft statutory disciplinary and grievance procedures are due to come into effect in April 2009 all aimed at making workplace disputes less complicated and time-consuming. Stephen Hopkins, Partner in the Employment Team at the Wilkes Partnership, looks at what these planned dispute resolution measures will mean for employers, employees and lawyers.
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24 November 2008
Businesses warned as websites targeted in EU crackdown
Ring-tone and wallpaper websites offering consumers downloadable tunes and pictures for their mobile phones are being targeted by an EU crackdown and UK business is being warned that the crackdown could spread to other sectors.
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17 November 2008
New proposals on road safety laws could lead to claims rise
West Midlands law firms could find themselves involved in an increased number of claims and cases if calls for a major reform of the current road safety laws are adopted, a legal expert has predicted.
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1 November 2008
ONE TO WATCH
NAME: Jennifer Allen
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31 October 2008
Mattel damages are IP warning for business
A Birmingham-based solicitor is warning businesses in the Midlands to learn the lessons from a multi-million pound copyright lawsuit and take the protection of their intellectual property seriously.
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1 October 2008
CBI report a warning on redundancies
Employers across the region are being urged to make sure they are meeting all legal requirements in the event of needing to make staff redundant as the credit crunch continues to bite.
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1 September 2008
Landmark case brings new rights for millions of carers
Employers in the region are being urged to take note of a landmark ruling which has handed employees who care for the disabled the same rights against discrimination as disabled people.
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22 August 2008
Wilkes Partnership Announces Triple Partner Appointments
The Wilkes Partnership in Birmingham has announced three new partner appointments across the business. Steve Hopkins has been promoted to partner in charge of the Employment team with Simon Thomas and Carl Csukas taking partner roles with Wilkes’ commercial litigation and property litigation teams respectively. All three bring with them considerable experience in their respective fields.
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3 June 2008
What should you expect from your buy-out team?
An MBO is a complex transaction and buyers should gather together an experienced MBO advisory team before beginning the process. But what can vendors expect from their advisory team? Gareth O’Hara of the Wilkes Partnership offers a guide.
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29 May 2008
Stephen Gilmore Joins Wilkes Partnership
The Wilkes Partnership in Birmingham has announced the appointment of Stephen Gilmore, who joins the firm from Cobbetts.
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11 April 2008
Can you still MBO in an economic downturn?
Many owners and management teams are warily watching the MBO market for signs that the credit crunch is lessening the appetite of the financial community to back buy-outs, but Gareth O’Hara of the Wilkes Partnership believes that smaller companies could prosper in tough conditions and offers some advice to those planning an MBO.
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2 April 2008
Businesses warned to promote employment policies
Businesses across the region are failing to promote their employment policies to their staff.
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26 March 2008
Business and Inventors set to save millions with new legislation
Businesses and inventors in the region have been given a huge boost with news they are set to save millions of pounds when a new patent legislation comes into force.
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26 March 2008
Business warned about staff rights after worker is sacked for being too young
A law firm is today warning businesses to understand the rights of workers of all ages, or risk ending up in court.
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11 March 2008
Firms warned to check policies as law covering employee rights is extended
Thousands of small businesses in the region are being warned today they could be hit with a hefty fine when a law covering the rights of workers is extended.
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4 January 2008
Corporate Manslaughter Act should trigger look at company car policies
Businesses in Birmingham are being warned that the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter Act, which becomes law from next April, could trigger a raft of prosecutions as a result of poor management of business mileage.
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