The Government has announced a new Job Support Scheme (JSS) which will commence on 1 November 2020, as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the “Retention Scheme”) comes to an end. JSS will take a much different format to the Retention Scheme, and although the JSS will offer some support to the prevention of redundancies, it […]
The end of the firebreak lockdown on 9 November 2020 could not come quick enough for some people. It isn’t a secret that many families have struggled since the imposition of measures back in March of this year relating to Covid-19, but after being stuck in the house for the past 2 weeks this may […]
As you will know, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended by the Government. Here are the key points you need to know: It will remain open until 31 March 2021; From 1 November 2020, employers can claim 80% of an employee’s usual salary for hours not worked, up to a maximum of £2,500 […]
**Scroliwch i lawr am Cymraeg** Did you know we have specialist knowledge in Agricultural law? This is not a service that all law firms are familiar with, but as a client orientated practice we feel it is essential to go the extra mile for our local community, which has such proud agricultural heritage. Our legal […]
If you are designing products for your employer or creating software or other products which your employer then sells to or licenses to customers then you need to be aware of the possibility that you may be helping your employer too much. This is important because, as the law stands your employer is likely to […]
Up until 31 December 2020, any British company wishing to sue a company in any country in the European Union or in Norway, Switzerland, Denmark or Iceland, was able to do so with relative ease. The procedures are set out to some extent in the Civil Procedure Rules at CPR 6. The instrument that facilitates […]
Don’t ignore the court papers If you have been served court papers, the worst thing you can do is to ignore them. Recently, our client was the subject of a claim for injuries to a pedestrian. The pedestrian claimed to have tripped on a pipe in front of our client’s house. Sadly, our client ignored […]
