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Relationships, family and debt are just some of the external factors that can affect an employee's performance at work. Find out how to better manage workplace #anxiety: bit.ly/2fYN8b1 #MentalHealthAwareness
Settlement Agreements and the Date of Termination
Where there is an existing employment dispute, the communications that take place in order to reach a settlement agreement are normally subject to 'without prejudice' privilege under common law ow.ly/JwLK30jWQR8
In a recent case, HMRC took a taxpayer to task over payments to his son, who was a university student. Specifically, HMRC claimed that £7,400 paid to him was not 'incurred wholly and exclusively for the purpose of the Appellant's trade '. ow.ly/86hG30jWQn9
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MPC votes 7-2 to hold Bank Rate at 0.5% ow.ly/FkgU30jVJQW
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Brexit can improve UK’s financial services industry, report argues ow.ly/mKJB30jPLd5
Perceived Disability Discrimination
Under the Equality Act 2010, direct discrimination occurs when the reason for a person being treated less favourably than another is one of the protected characteristics covered by the Act. ow.ly/atzf30jG5oM
Seeking to Waive Dividends?
For a person who has no need of the income from a family company, a dividend waiver, which allows other shareholders to receive dividends can be a useful device. However, the process must be correctly managed ow.ly/LBH030jG5aG
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Reliance on Accountant Shows Reasonable Care
If you rely on your accountant's advice regarding a tax issue, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will now regard you as having taken 'reasonable care' to get things right and will not impose a penalty. ow.ly/18CN30jG51R
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Court of Appeal Uses Real World Valuation Principles
An empty office block in Blackpool was given a rateable value (RV) of £490,000 by the local valuation officer, who made the valuation based on the expected rent for which the building could be let. ow.ly/a3Tq30jG4WO
It is hardly surprising that directors of companies facing insolvency often wish to recoup their investments before the balloon goes up. However, they are not entitled to give their own financial interests precedence: ow.ly/92EN30jG4K5
Ageism and the Hazards of Referring to Seniority or Length of Service
References to 'seniority' or 'length of service' can all too easily be read as impermissible references to an employee's age ... ow.ly/oD9Z30jG4lt
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.@LiamFox tells the Commonwealth Business Forum at #CHOGM2018 today that the UK believes free and open trade is the greatest catalyst for poverty elimination and lasting economic development across #ourCommonwealth
The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill is to give parents who are employed and have suffered the death of a child the right to statutory paid leave in order to give them time to grieve. ow.ly/mzQz30jjc2a
When you discover that a business has breached your patent, what should you do?
The answer to this question has two elements. The first is based on what you can do in law and the second is based on business strategy. ow.ly/vKln30jjbWV
Changes to UK patents fees are coming into force this Friday, 6 April 2018 ow.ly/VWql30jhIt2 @The_IPO
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Copyright Law Still Applies on the Web
The idea that the Internet is a free-for-all is nothing more than a persistent myth and the consequences of publishing copyright material online without permission can be severe ow.ly/JpHP30j9mAQ
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have recently carried out research on the 'sharing economy' – by which people share skills, resources, time or property with one another without cash changing hands. ow.ly/xB4430j8puA
