| 01/12/2008 | Meadows Fraser partner joins historic legal profession |
| 01/12/2008 | Flexible Rents Can Help In Credit Crunch, Say Solicitors |
| 01/12/2008 | Solicitors launch on-line guide to divorce and separation |
| 01/12/2008 | European ruling says company websites need phone numbers or web forms |
| 01/12/2008 | Church of England relaxes rules on marriage venues |
| 01/12/2008 | More lasting powers of attorney being made |
| 01/12/2008 | Always remember there may be legal consequences of cutting staff costs |
| 01/12/2008 | Beware of mandatory company trading disclosures £5000 fine |
| 01/11/2008 | Legal Advice Essential On 'Pre-Nups', say solicitors |
| 01/11/2008 | Always remember there may be legal consequences of cutting staff costs |
| 01/11/2008 | Business Valuation on Divorce |
| 01/11/2008 | Company websites under scrutiny |
| 01/11/2008 | Marriage venues |
| 01/11/2008 | More lasting powers of attorney being made |
| 01/11/2008 | Beware of mandatory company trading disclosures £5000 fine |
| 01/11/2008 | Changes to Employers Liability Insurance |
| 01/11/2008 | Trade Marks |
| 01/11/2008 | Statutory sick pay entitlements granted to fixed term employees |
| 01/11/2008 | Companies Act - Latest Changes |
| 01/10/2008 | Solicitors Issue Reminder On New EPC Requirement |
| 01/10/2008 | Energy Performance Certificate Alert |
| 01/10/2008 | Businesses Encouraged To Give To Grassroots Grants Scheme |
| 01/10/2008 | New Filing Rules For Employee Details |
| 01/10/2008 | New Green Element To Practical Driving Test |
| 01/10/2008 | New Powers For Revenue |
| 01/10/2008 | Visa Exemptions For Skilled Migrant Workers |
| 01/9/2008 | Stamp Duty Threshold Raised In A Bid To Help Buyers |
| 01/9/2008 | Meadows Fraser Gets Renewed Seal Of Approval |
| 13/8/2008 | Solicitors Extend To Continue Business Growth Continuing with their steady expansion, Weybridge based solicitors Meadows Fraser LLP have extended their premises at 56 Church Street. The practice is based at historical premises ... read more |
| 13/8/2008 | New Law To Ensure Tips Not To Be Used As Part Of NMW The government has announced plans of a new legislation that makes it illegal to include tips as part of the payment of National Minimum Wage (NMW) ... read more |
| 13/8/2008 | New Initiative To Clamp Down On Rogue Workers The government have launched an initiative to identify and penalise employers who ignore employee rights and abuse vulnerable workers ... read more |
| 13/8/2008 | Compulsory Retirement May Be Banned A test case being heard at the European Court of Justice may prohibit employers from requiring workers to retire at the age of 65, if the ruling finds forced retirement on the grounds of age discriminatory ... read more |
| 13/8/2008 | SMEs Encouraged To Mediate Business owners in the SME sector are being urged to resolve workplace disputes through mediation where possible, rather than heading straight for an employment tribunal ... read more |
| 13/8/2008 | New Tier Of Points Based System The Home Office has announced details of the student tier of the new Points Based System for migrants to the UK ... read more |
| 23/7/2008 | A Weee Warning For All Local Businesses Despite the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations having been in effect for over 12 months, many small businesses are not properly adhering to them ... read more |
| 23/7/2008 | Employees’ Right To Request Training Time Workers may be given the right to request time off for training, if a proposed regulation passes through parliament ... read more |
| 23/7/2008 | New Workplace Discrimination Laws Employers may be required to publish their rates of pay in an attempt to expose inconsistencies in the pay received by men and women, if a proposed legislation is accepted ... read more |
| 23/7/2008 | Employers Banned From Encouraging Pensions Opt-Out As part of the initiative to ensure today’s employees have enough provision for retirement, the government has announced a proposed change to its Pensions Bill ... read more |
| 23/7/2008 | Tips Not Included In National Minimum Wage An employer has lost a tribunal appeal to allow tips to be included as part of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) ... read more |
| 13/6/2008 | Temporary Workers Get More Rights The government has announced plans for legislation to bring the rights of temporary workers into line with their permanent counterparts ... read more |
| 13/6/2008 | Biggest Consumer Law Shake Up For 40 Years A set of new legislations have recently been introduced to protect consumers against unfair trading ... read more |
| 13/6/2008 | Two Tiered Tribunal System Announced The government have announced radical reforms of the tribunal system to be rolled out in November of this year ... read more |
| 13/6/2008 | House Prices Down, Repossessions Up The first quarter 2008 statistics showed a 17 percent increase in the number of homes repossessed compared to this time last year ... read more |
| 13/6/2008 | Pensions Scheme Changes A survey carried out by the British Chamber of Commerce has revealed that the majority of employers are unaware of major reforms of workplace pension schemes ... read more |
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| Delays On Hip Marketing Requirements The government have announced a set of measures intended to enhance the benefits of Home Information Packs to the process of buying and selling property, including a delay on the requirement to have a HIP before a property can be marketed ... read more |
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| 13/5/2008 | Draft Code Of Practice On Workplace Discipline And Grievances Employers should be aware that the government have published a draft code of practice for consultation on the matters of discipline and grievances in the workplace ... read more |
| 13/5/2008 | Access To Public Contracts For SMEs As part of the government’s incentive to try to boost business for SMEs, the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has announced that its public sector website will be free of charge from now until 31st July 2008 ... read more |
| 13/5/2008 | Banks Lose Overdraft Charges Case The UK’s banks lost the much anticipated and controversial test case last month, against the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) over the fairness of banks’ overdraft charges ... read more |
| 13/5/2008 | Changes To Tier Two Of New Migrant Worker System The government are intending to tighten up the rules of the second tier of the Points Based System (PBS) for migrant workers, which is due to be implemented this year ... read more |
| 15/4/2008 | Sexual Harassment Law From 6th April 2008, employers can now be held responsible if their staff suffer sexual harassment from customers or any other third party with whom they come into contact while at work, when the employer had a prior knowledge of this occurring ... read more |
| 15/4/2008 | Delayed Maternity Leave Legislation The government have delayed the implementation of changes relating to entitlement during Additional Maternity Leave ... read more |
| 15/4/2008 | Energy Performance Certificates 6th April 2008 saw a new requirement for buildings introduced. Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are now required for all newly built homes and any commercial buildings built, sold or rented with a total floor area that exceeds 10,000m2 ... read more |
| 15/4/2008 | Corporate Manslaughter Act Most businesses should be aware by now of the new offence created by the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, which came into force on 6th April 2008 ... read more |
| 15/4/2008 | Residence And Domicile Rules 6th April 2008 saw the introduction of the controversial new residence and domicile legislation ... read more |
| 15/4/2008 | Don't Forget Energy Performance Certificates, Say Solicitors A reminder on a new requirement for all commercial property transactions has gone out from Weybridge-based solicitors Meadows Fraser LLP ... read more |
| 1/4/2008 | The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 The provisions of a new Act relating to the prosecution of companies following the death of an employee will come into force in April. The Act creates a new offence which is to be known as ‘Corporate Manslaughter’ in England Wales and Northern Irela ... read more |
| 1/4/2008 | Solicitors Boost Finance Capacity Weybridge based firm of solicitors Meadows Fraser has given the range of services that they can offer their clients a boost, by collaborating with a legal expert in financial transactions. Nigel Weiss, who runs New Avenue Projects Limited, a legal a ... read more |
| 14/3/2008 | Aussie-Style Points System For Uk Migrant Workers On 29th February the government introduced a radical shake up of the immigration system. The new system is based on the Australian points-for-skills procedure ... read more |
| 14/3/2008 | April Brings More Changes For Companies More changes brought about as a result of The Companies Act 2006 are due on 6th April. The key provisions will relate to accounting and reporting, audit and company secretaries ... read more |
| 14/3/2008 | Government Delays Plans To Increase Rights Of Cohabiting Couples The government has delayed plans to introduce new rights for co-habiting couples. A consultation paper was published in May 2006, and announcement of the resulting legislation was expected ... read more |
| 14/3/2008 | Changes For Owners Of Empty Properties Changes are in store for property owners with the Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007 coming into force on 1st April. The Government have introduced the Act as an incentive to bring empty properties back into use to encourage redevelopment of properti ... read more |
| 14/3/2008 | National Minimum Wage Set To Rise The government has announced that the national minimum wage will rise again in October of this year, by 3.8% ... read more |
| 29/2/2008 | Non-Domicile Briefing Notes At Meadows Fraser, we work to keep you up to date with ideas and information that will help you gain the best possible advantages in working with us. This latest briefing focuses on new tax rules around domicile and residence ... read more |
| 5/2/2008 | Solicitors Welcome New Norwegian Partner A Norwegian legal practice is the latest member to sign up to an international association of law firms co-founded by Weybridge-based solicitors Meadows Fraser LLP ... read more |
| 29/1/2008 | A Cautious Welcome To CGT Changes A major change to Chancellor Alistair Darling’s plans for a controversial shake-up of the capital gains tax regime was announced last week and brings a small respite for businesses ... read more |
| 23/1/2008 | Empty property changes looms for landlords Commercial landlords are bracing themselves for a potential hike in costs from 1 April 2008 ... read more |
| 23/1/2008 | New move on energy performance Following the drawn-out – and controversial – introduction of Home Improvement Packs and Energy Performance Certificates for people selling their homes in 2007, the focus will switch to commercial property in 2008 ... read more |
| 23/1/2008 | Keep on the right side of right to light Property owners and developers need to exercise caution where new construction may affect their neighbours’ light, following a 2007 High Court ruling ... read more |
| 23/1/2008 | Landlords wait for consultation verdict Landlords within the private rented sector will be awaiting with interest the results of a Law Commission consultation ... read more |
| 23/1/2008 | PGS bites the dust A welcome piece of news for the property and construction sectors came in Chancellor Alistair Darling’s October 2007 pre-Budget report, when he announced that the government would not be pursuing its Planning Gain Supplement (PGS) proposals ... read more |