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Going Abroad Alone With The Kids This Summer?
When going on holiday overseas, passport, tickets, sun-cream are usually top of the list of items to remember to take...
BREAKING: Supreme Court Scraps “Unlawful” Employment Tribunal Fees
In arguably the most significant judgement in employment law over the last 50 years, the Supreme Court has today decided...
DNA Testing Approved For Use At The Family Court
Family court judges in England are now able to order DNA tests to determine a child’s parentage. This follows two...
Wilkes Launch HR Policies for Business
Wilkes' Employment team are currently offering businesses the opportunity to purchase a comprehensive set of HR policies and procedures at...
Can An Employee’s Negligence Amount to Gross Misconduct?
Can an employee’s negligence in failing to ensure that a colleague followed company policy amount to gross misconduct justifying summary...
‘Uber’ Caution – Worker Status and the Gig Economy Update
The question of whether an individual is an employee is not easy to answer. In recent news, following on from...
New Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims – A Help or a Hindrance?
From 1st October 2017 a debt claim between a business and an individual (which includes a sole trader) will be...
Changes to Requirements About People with Significant Control (PSC)
New anti-money laundering measures being adopted will change the deadlines companies have to meet when keeping their records up-to-date with...
Historic Social Media Posts Can Come Back to Bite Employees
To many people, social media is a platform where one can express his or her views freely, no matter how...
It’s Time to Spring Clean Your Business
At last, Summer is nearly here after a chilly Spring and long Winter. On the domestic front homeowners are tending...
When Can You Enforce Non-Compete Clauses?
Is a non-compete clause enforceable where an employee is paid for the duration of the period in which the restriction...
Testamentary Capacity: The Causal Link
With individuals living longer but with deteriorating mental faculties, it is perhaps unsurprising that Contentious Probate practitioners are seeing an...
The wheels are coming off, but don’t worry ….!
The Corporate team at The Wilkes Partnership Solicitors, led by Corporate Partner Jeremy Parkin, has advised experienced franchise operator Andy...
2017 Set to Be The Best Year Yet For Corporate Team
The corporate team at Birmingham and Solihull law firm The Wilkes Partnership has hit the ground running in 2017....