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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Abused women will suffer from legal aid cuts, charity claims
National Federation of Women’s Institutes and Law Society launch attacks on government cuts Continue reading
Posted in Legal News
Tagged Article, Domestic violence, Kenneth Clarke, Law, Legal aid, Life and style, News, Owen Bowcott, Politics, Society, UK criminal justice, UK news, Women
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November is officially ‘Make a Will Month’
William Marriott is reminding clients that November is officially ‘Make a Will Month’, as highlighted in this recent BBC article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15368029 As ever, William is encouraging clients to get round to doing something the majority of people put off for … Continue reading
Transfer of Drains and Sewers to Private Ownership
As of 1 October 3211 all private sewers and drains transferred to water and sewage companies. This happened automatically, unless the existing sewer and drain owners objected. From 1 October, the maintenance of these sewers and drains became the … Continue reading
Posted in Legal News
Tagged maintenence and repair, Ownership of Drains, Ownership of Sewers
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Government attacks judges for rejecting marriage visa ban
Minister says more young people at risk of forced marriage after supreme court overturns blanket ban on visas for under-21s Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Travis, Europe, Forced marriage, Human rights, Human Rights Act, Immigration and asylum, Law, Politics, Theresa May
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Article 8 – Too much influence on UK immigration law?
UK immigration law and policy has come under considerable scrutiny once again this week. The Home Secretary, Theresa May, has argued for the need to reduce the influence of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (implemented into … Continue reading
New Agency Workers Regulations 2011 (AWR)
The Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) was implemented in the UK on 1st Ocotober 2011. The purpose of the regulations is to provide temporary workers with equal treatment in terms of basic working and employment conditions as if they had been employed … Continue reading
New Member to the Meadows Fraser Team
Meadows Fraser LLP are pleased to announce the arrival of Nicola Vincent as a consultant in the corporate department. Nicola started her career at Denton Hall Burgin & Warrens (now SNR Denton) and was a partner at Mundays, before becoming … Continue reading
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