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Tougher speeding laws are on the way in 2017
New sentencing guidelines for magistrates will mean higher penalties for drivers who commit the most serious speeding offences. Fines will start from ...
- Employment Law
2017 will see some changes in Employment Law. How will they affect you?
Mandatory gender pay gap reporting The most significant change will be the mandatory gender pay gap reporting. To address the pay gap between women ...
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The 2021 Club – Coventry City of Culture Bid
Askews Legal LLP and Askews Accountants are proud to announce that they joined the 2021 Club. It is essential that businesses in Coventry support the ...
- Employment Law
Works Christmas Party: Punch Ups and overly friendly colleagues. Can conduct outside of work warrant a fair dismissal?
With the much anticipated works Christmas party just around the corner, it is important that employers consider what constitutes inappropriate ...
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial Law
- Criminal Law
- Regulatory
£260 Million of Fraud Unreported by SMEs
In a recent survey of 500 SMEs conducted by Slater and Gordon, the results showed nearly one in five (18 per cent) of business owners and managers ...
- Family Law
- Wills, Estates and Trusts
Home-Made Wills Save Money – Oh No They Don’t!
Home-made wills, executed without legal advice, are an exceedingly bad idea and if there was ever a case which proved the point it must be that of a ...
- Criminal Law
IT Boss Resorted to £300,000 Tax Fraud to Save Her Business
Small businesses are often like families and directors feel a very personal obligation towards their employees. However, in one striking case, a ...
- Employment Law
Did you know? 10 top employment law tips
Lianne Payne, Head of Employment Law at Askews Legal LLP (incorporating De Marco Solicitors) shares her 10 top employment law tips: Did you ...
- Employment Law
Holiday Entitlement and Pay – Your Questions Answered
Q: What is an employee’s minimum holiday entitlement per year? A: The Working Time Regulations (“WTR”) provide for an annual entitlement of 5.6 ...
- Employment Law
Mobile workers, travel time and the Working Time Regulations
The issue of whether mobile workers’ travelling time between their home and the premises of their first and last customers counts as ‘working ...