http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/Something something something somethinghttp://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=1New legislation which took effect on 1 January 2007 requires companies and limited liability partnerships to disclose additional informationhttp://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=9This wording has evolved over many years and therefore the precise wording of a particular condition must be checked carefully.http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=10As from 1 October 2006 new Fire Regulations [technically the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005] came into effect, replacing most of the previous legislation at a stroke.http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=11If you apply for Planning Permission, your application may be approved subject to a requirement that you should first enter into a formal legal Agreement with the Local Authority under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=12The introduction of new legislation has dramatic implications for landlords, property managers and occupants of HMOshttp://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=13What happens now if having got your Personal Licence you are subsequently charged and successfully prosecuted for a relevant criminal offence?http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=14Have you thought about what happens to your licences when you die?http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=15We have recently been successful in preventing a Planning Application from going ahead in relation to an agricultural worker's dwelling at Higher Stowford, Halwill, on behalf of a neighbouring landowner. http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=16If you are considering buying a business, you will now need to ensure that you are not taking on illegal employees following changes in the Law which took effect on 29th February 2008.http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=22Feb 2010 The Sentencing Guidelines Council have published detailed guidelines for Judges when sentencing companies for deaths arising from Health and Safety Breaches and Corporate Manslaughter. http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=23 April 2010 In the first case on indirect age discrimination to reach the Court of Appeal, the Court has rule that the regulations only prohibit proven and unjustified age discrimination – not perceived unfairness. http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=21May 2010 After many years under discussion, the main provisions of the Equality Act 2010 came into force in October 2010.  However, what does this mean for small businesses and employees?http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=24Homes marketed for sale on or after 21 May 2010 will no longer require a Home Information Pack (HIP).http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=27Details of upcoming employment seminars and other seminars of interest can be found on our Events page http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=28Figures released by the Health & Safety Executive in 2009/2010 state that 1033 offences were prosecuted by the HSE, with a further 287 offences prosecuted by local authorities.  http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=29Beware VAT change on 4th January! Click "More" for info.http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=30Cotswold Geotechnical (Holdings) Limited has lost its appeal against its conviction for the offence of corporate manslaughter under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.  A Director of the Company who was also charged with gross negligence of manslaughter has had those charges stayed on a permanent basis for health reasons. http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=31 An employee has been held to have been fairly dismissed when he sent a private, offensive e-mail from his home computer to the private home computer of one of his work colleagues. http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=32From April you may have to pay business rates if a building has been empty for 3 months or more.http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=33A landlord recently carried out  more than £250,000 worth of works to a block of flats held on long leases. The residents knew that the works needed doing, agreed that they should be done and had a pretty good idea of the cost, because the landlord told them from the outset.http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=34 If you are buying a property of any sort with someone else then you should think seriously about having a legal agreement signed by all the owners to record the arrangements for co-ownership. http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=35Many companies are offering to put solar pv panels on property, but you need to read the terms of the lease carefully.http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=36The Bribery Act comes into force on July 1st. It affects all businesses. Don't get caught out! Contact us for more information.http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=37 In the recently reported case of Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle v Delambre (2011), the Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that Employment Tribunals have very wide powers to make recommendations to employers to eradicate discriminatory cultures or practices in addition to making awards of compensation. http://www.tollerbeattie.co.uk/module/acms_alerts?item_id=38 Employers will often be in the firing line where breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998 are concerned. However, the Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") can bring criminal actions against employees.