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Employers need to be fully aware of the new statutory rights to Shared Parental Leave and Pay for employees who are expecting a baby on or after 5 April 2015. Fathers will be able to request more leave from work in the first year following the birth. A...

Over 70 representatives of local employers attended a Holiday Pay Update Seminar at Wolverhampton’s Molineux Stadium organised by law firm George Green LLP in conjunction with Black Country Chamber of Commerce. The seminar dealt with the recent...

Out of time at tribunal but claim goes on Nayif v High Commission of Brunei Darussalam  Claimants have a three-month time limit to notify Acas that they want to bring a discrimination claim in the employment tribunal. Some employers will watch the...

Law firm George Green LLP has expanded its Corporate-Commercial and Private Client departments following two appointments at its Cradley Heath office. Corporate solicitor Fiona Boxwell boasts over 25 years’ experience of acting for businesses both...

Buyers and sellers of land are becoming increasingly aware of the threat posed by Japanese knotweed both to the value and structural integrity of land and buildings. “During property transactions, we are seeing a marked rise in requests for advice on...

A court has ruled against allowing a man who killed his partner who tried to make a claim against her estate. In 2013, Paul Chadwick pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter, on the grounds of diminished responsibility, after he killed his girlfriend,...

A recent High Court judgement emphasises the importance of expressly specifying the method for serving legal proceedings for the purposes of any relevant contractual provisions, in particular time-bar clauses. In this case, the court held that legal...

Claims against executors have trebled in 12 months, according to a recent article in the Law Society Gazette. The increase in the number of claims is thought to result from the appointment of friends and family members as executors rather than professional...

Dealing with flexible working requests   There has been a big change in the law which could rip up the rule book of nine-to-five, desk-based working. It means that some employers are going to have to shake off traditional practice and accept more...

The recent case of  Berger v Berger  has highlighted the importance of time limits in inheritance and probate disputes. In this case, the Court of Appeal refused permission for a surviving spouse to make a claim under the Inheritance (Provision...