HM News

Beware - Do you need an Energy Performance Certificate?

You are probably aware that you cannot now place a residential property on the market for sale without a Home Information Pack, which includes an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC [...] more

CORPORATE MANSLAUGHTER – DON’T IGNORE THE NEW LAW

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 came into force on the 6th April 2008.

Organisations, including limited companies, partnerships, trade unions and Governmen [...] more

COMPANIES ACT 2006: delayed implementation but note what is already in force

This Act was the largest ever passed through Parliament (1300 sections, 16 schedules, 60 pages of index and 760 pages altogether).  Its purpose is to modernise and consolidate existing company [...] more

Age Discrimination: Over 65s Fight on

Under the UK’s recent Age Discrimination law (the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006) employers can “retire” their employees once they reach the age of 65 even if such peo [...] more

Disabled Employees off sick: continued sick pay?

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the duty of reasonable adjustment under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 does not require an employer to continue to pay full pay to employees w [...] more

The Chancellor Announces New Inheritance Tax Rules

Following the Chancellor’s announcement in his pre Budget Report to the House of Commons on 9th October 2007, a husband and wife or civil partners who leave everything to each other in their [...] more