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22 December 2008

New legal director

We welcome Miles Farren back to the firm to take up position as our first ever Legal Director.

22 December 2008

New Partner - Julian Boswall

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Julian Boswall as a partner in the firm's Planning Unit. Julian will join the firm in March 2009. He joins us from Eversheds where he has been part of its nuclear group.

18 December 2008

Flexible retirement and age discrimination

New government proposals to square flexible retirement with the age discrimination regulations will disappoint many pension scheme trustees and employers. 

18 December 2008

VAT rate and rent reviews

A recent High Court decision means that in cases where the landlord has opted to tax VAT on rent, the effect of decreasing VAT to 15% is that the rent has decreased with effect from the 1 December 2008.

16 December 2008

Legal Sector Alliance launched

His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales urged the legal profession to commit to combat global warming in his launch speech for the Legal Sector Alliance (LSA) in London on Wednesday 10 December 2008.

08 December 2008

Innovation in knowledge management

We have deployed the 3BClean server-based system to meet requirements for policy driven meta-data removal.

03 December 2008

Compensation limits to increase

New financial limits applying to employment tribunal awards and other statutory payments have been announced.

19 November 2008

REACH Immediate Obligations

Pre-registration of substances under the EU REACH Regulation closes on 30 November 2008.

17 November 2008

Top Ranked in Chambers

Chambers and Partners recently published their most recent client's guide to the legal profession. We improved our rankings in a number of areas, and were invited to write overviews of the Agriculture, Environment and Transport sectors for the guide.

14 November 2008

Revaluing early leavers' benefits

Defined benefit pension schemes need to review their rules about revaluing early leavers' benefits. Some may want to do so urgently.   

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29 January 2009

Hot topics in Employment Law - Bristol

A review of employment law developments in 2008.

05 February 2009

Hot topics in Employment Law - London

A review of employment law developments in 2008.

05 February 2009

Hot topics in pensions law - Bristol

A look ahead to developments in pensions law in 2009.

12 February 2009

Hot topics in pensions law - London

A look ahead to developments in pensions law in 2009.

05 March 2009

Step back in time? The 'new' disciplinary and grievance regime - Bristol

A look at how new legislation will affect employers. Seminar to be held in Bristol.

12 March 2009

Step back in time? The 'new' disciplinary and grievance regime - London

A look at how new legislation will affect employers. Seminar to be held in London.