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02 October 2017
Employment advice
Gillian Reid, employment law specialist at Ware & Kay in York, Wetherby & Malton, provides a round-up of the main employment law changes that have recently come into effect, including those taking place from autumn 2017, and explains the action you need to take as a result. Employment tribunal fees scrapped Unison won a landmark court case against the government in July 2017 when the Supreme Court found that the government acted unlawfully when it introduced employment tribunal fees in July 2013. The decision of the court means that, from July 2017: those eligible to bring an employment tribunal claim (or appeal) will no longer have to pay a fee to do so; and the government will have to refund over £27 million to those charged a fee for submitting a claim to the…
10 September 2017
Employment advice
There will be a change to the compensation bands for the 'injury to feelings' award in discrimination cases in the employment tribunal and will apply to any claims issued on or after 11 September 2017 and will be: lower band (less serious cases): £800 to £8,400 middle band: £8,400 to £25,200 upper band (the most serious cases): £25,200 to £42,000 exceptional cases: over £42,000 The previous bands were: Lower band: £600 to £6,000 Middle band: £6,000 to £18,000 Higher band: £18,000 to £30,000. Published: September 2017 For more information contact Gillian Reid, Head of Employment, on 01904 716050 or email Gillian.Reid@warekay.co.uk.
27 August 2017
Litigation
New rules on the procedure businesses must follow when trying to collect debts from individual customers could mean that you have to wait 90 days or more before you can issue court proceedings. To limit the damage this may cause to your cash flow it is important to review your credit control procedures now before the new rules come into force on 1 October 2017. Are all business debts affected? Only debts owed to you by individuals are covered by the new rules; however, sole traders are included within the definition of an individual so they are also relevant for some business debts. What do the rules require? The rules - set out in the pre-action protocol for debt claims issued under the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 - require you to engage with individual debtors…
23 August 2017
Wills and estates
A lasting power of attorney lets you decide who you would like to make decisions for you if you lose mental capacity. While you may be tempted to try and do it yourself, the process is complicated and if not followed correctly your lasting power of attorney may not be valid when you need to use it. Laura Schofield at Ware & Kay in York, Wetherby & Malton , can give you her top ten reasons why you should always use a lawyer to make a lasting power of attorney. How to make a lasting power of attorney A lasting power of attorney must: be made by someone aged 18 or over who has mental capacity to understand what they are doing; be prepared using prescribed forms which request specific information and include a…
17 August 2017
Wills and estates
Local solicitors Sian Foster and Laura Schofield from Ware & Kay Solicitors based in York, Wetherby & Malton have defended lasting powers of attorney (LPA) after Denzil Lush, the former Senior Judge of the Court of Protection, warned they may leave elderly people open to abuse. An LPA is a powerful legal document that allows a person to appoint trusted individuals to make important decisions about care and finances on their behalf, in the event of a loss of mental capacity through an accident or illness such as dementia. In the foreword to a new book on the subject, Mr Lush raised concerns about the "lack of transparency" in how appointed attorneys manage older people's finances. The former judge went on to criticise the Ministry of Justice as being "disingenuous" in its promotion of the…
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