ACAS have produced a series of “fact-sheets” aimed to assist employers deal with the changing world of social networking...
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ACAS have produced a series of “fact-sheets” aimed to assist employers deal with the changing world of social networking. The guidance can be viewed: Here

Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors specialise in employment advice and have significant experience in social networking and internet use policy development.

About Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Bradley & Jefferies is a niche commercial law firm. We understand business and specialise in providing clear, commercial legal advice with a sensible pricing structure and giving fixed price promises wherever possible.

The firm deals with Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Commercial Property and Commercial Litigation throughout the East Midlands.

For more information - please contact any of the team at Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Tel.: 01332 221722
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The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce have released a statement in connection with the recent riots...
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The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce have released a statement in connection with the recent riots, which may be of interest to employers and can be seen here

About Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Bradley & Jefferies is a niche commercial law firm. We understand business and specialise in providing clear, commercial legal advice with a sensible pricing structure and giving fixed price promises wherever possible.

The firm deals with Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Commercial Property and Commercial Litigation throughout the East Midlands.

For more information - please contact any of the team at Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Tel.: 01332 221722
Fax: 01332 221727
Email: info@bradleyandjefferies.co.uk
Website: www.bradleyandjefferies.co.uk

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has recently announced that internet web domains...
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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has recently announced that internet web domains are to be dramatically expanded beyond the existing “.com” and “.co.uk” etc domains. This will enable business to be more flexible and customise their web domains. For example, this may include companies such as “BMW” having web addresses  like “www.car.bmw” or “www.3series.bmw”.

An interesting article published by the Financial Times, however, highlights the difficulties businesses may face as they struggle to protect their intellectual property from “cybersquating” (the concept of opportunists acquiring a domain name which is valuable to an exiting business).
To read the full article click here

About Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Bradley & Jefferies is a niche commercial law firm. We understand business and specialise in providing clear, commercial legal advice with a sensible pricing structure and giving fixed price promises wherever possible.

The firm deals with Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Commercial Property and Commercial Litigation throughout the East Midlands.

For more information - please contact any of the team at Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Tel.: 01332 221722
Fax: 01332 221727
Email: info@bradleyandjefferies.co.uk
Website: www.bradleyandjefferies.co.uk

Since 6 April 2003, eligible employees (i.e. biological fathers or the spouse or partner of the child's mother/primary adopted...
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Since 6 April 2003, eligible employees (i.e. biological fathers or the spouse or partner of the child's mother/primary adopted – subject to other qualifying requirements), have been entitled to ordinary paternity leave ('OPL'). In summary new law which recently came into effect means that an eligible Employee: (A) whose baby is due; or (B) whom has been notified of having been matched for adoption on or after 3 April 2011 will now also be entitled to take Additional Paternity Leave ('APL') APL is an entitlement to take up to 6 months' leave if the child's mother (or primary adopter) returns to work without taking their full leave entitlement. In essence the new law effectively allows statutory leave to be shared.

About Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Bradley & Jefferies is a niche commercial law firm. We understand business and specialise in providing clear, commercial legal advice with a sensible pricing structure and giving fixed price promises wherever possible.

The firm deals with Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Commercial Property and Commercial Litigation throughout the East Midlands.

For more information - please contact any of the team at Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Tel.: 01332 221722
Fax: 01332 221727
Email: info@bradleyandjefferies.co.uk
Website: www.bradleyandjefferies.co.uk

A boss who marched an employee down to a police station with a sign saying "Thief" around his neck, after he apparently caught him stealing
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A boss who marched an employee down to a police station with a sign saying "Thief" around his neck, after he apparently caught him stealing, has paid £13,000 to the employee after he was sued for "humiliation". The case demonstrates how carefully an employer must tread even where, on the face of it, an employee has committed a criminal act. The full story reported by The Daily Telegraph can be found: here

About Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Bradley & Jefferies is a niche commercial law firm. We understand business and specialise in providing clear, commercial legal advice with a sensible pricing structure and giving fixed price promises wherever possible.

The firm deals with Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Commercial Property and Commercial Litigation throughout the East Midlands.

For more information - please contact any of the team at Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Tel.: 01332 221722
Fax: 01332 221727
Email: info@bradleyandjefferies.co.uk
Website: www.bradleyandjefferies.co.uk

From 1st February 2011, the maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal increases to £68,400 (from the current maximum of £65,300)...
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From 1st February 2011, the maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal increases to £68,400 (from the current maximum of £65,300). The new maximum for a week's pay increases from £380 to £400.

The total maximum unfair dismissal award (basic award plus compensatory award) is £80,400.

The relevant law can be found at: here

For further guidance and advice concerning the above or for any additional information call 01332 221722 or email Amanda Jefferies (click here) or Luke Phelan (click here).

About Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Bradley & Jefferies is a niche commercial law firm. We understand business and specialise in providing clear, commercial legal advice with a sensible pricing structure and giving fixed price promises wherever possible.

The firm deals with Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Commercial Property and Commercial Litigation throughout the East Midlands.

For more information - please contact any of the team at Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Tel.: 01332 221722
Fax: 01332 221727
Email: info@bradleyandjefferies.co.uk
Website: www.bradleyandjefferies.co.uk

Most of us are familiar with the social networking phenomenon that is Facebook. You may also be aware that a film based on the lives of co founders...
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Most of us are familiar with the social networking phenomenon that is Facebook. You may also be aware that a film based on the lives of co founders Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin during the developmental stages of the company has been released which sheds some interesting light on the fights and feuds that have affected them, despite all the millions in the bank.

It goes to show how even the simplest issues can affect us all and what lesson shareholders can take from this sorry tale. As is so often the case, things turn messy when the cash starts to flow and owners become richer and… (Click here to continue reading)

(Article by Kate Linge of Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors)

For advice you concerning shareholders’ agreements or disputes call 01332 221722 or email Matthew Bradley (click here) or Kate Linge (click here).

About Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Bradley & Jefferies is a niche commercial law firm. We understand business and specialise in providing clear, commercial legal advice with a sensible pricing structure and giving fixed price promises wherever possible.

The firm deals with Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Commercial Property and Commercial Litigation throughout the East Midlands.

For more information - please contact any of the team at Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Tel.: 01332 221722
Fax: 01332 221727
Email: info@bradleyandjefferies.co.uk
Website: www.bradleyandjefferies.co.uk

It had previously been held that believing in life after death and that the dead could be contacted through a medium amounted to a religious belief at law, however...
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It had previously been held that believing in life after death and that the dead could be contacted through a medium amounted to a religious belief at law, however, a recent appeal to the Employment Appeals Tribunal by an employee asserting this point has been dismissed. The ruling concluded that such beliefs were not capable of being religious beliefs under the relevant discrimination regulations.

For further guidance and advice concerning the above call 01332 221722 or email Amanda Jefferies (click here) or Luke Phelan (click here).

About Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Bradley & Jefferies is a niche commercial law firm. We understand business and specialise in providing clear, commercial legal advice with a sensible pricing structure and giving fixed price promises wherever possible.

The firm deals with Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Commercial Property and Commercial Litigation throughout the East Midlands.

For more information - please contact any of the team at Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Tel.: 01332 221722
Fax: 01332 221727
Email: info@bradleyandjefferies.co.uk
Website: www.bradleyandjefferies.co.uk

A company must disclose, not only on its business letters, order forms etc, but also on its website...
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A company must disclose, not only on its business letters,
order forms etc, but also on its website:

• its name;
• the part of the United Kingdom where registered;
• its registered number;
• address of its registered office;
• if exempt from using the word “limited”, the fact that it is a limited company;
• if a community interest company, the fact that it is a limited company; and
• if an investment company within the meaning of section 833 of the Companies Act 2006, that fact.

(The above is required by the Companies (Trading Disclosures)
Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/495) regs 6 and 9, made under
the Companies Act 2006 Part 41. Please note, this is not a definitive list of all information
that must be shown on a website and is limited to information required under the
Regulations noted above. In particular additional requirements are likely to be relevant
If you operate an e-commerce website)

For further guidance and advice concerning the above or the additional information
you may be required to display call 01332 221722 or email Matthew Bradley
(click here) or Kate Linge (click here).

About Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Bradley & Jefferies is a niche commercial law firm. We understand business and specialise in providing clear, commercial legal advice with a sensible pricing structure and giving fixed price promises wherever possible.

The firm deals with Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Commercial Property and Commercial Litigation throughout the East Midlands.

For more information - please contact any of the team at Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Tel.: 01332 221722
Fax: 01332 221727
Email: info@bradleyandjefferies.co.uk
Website: www.bradleyandjefferies.co.uk

The Chartered Institute of Personnel Development, together with ACAS and the Health & Safety Executive, have produced a guide...
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The Chartered Institute of Personnel Development, together with ACAS and the Health & Safety Executive, have produced a guide for employers entitled 'Work Related Stress What the Law Says'.

You can download it here.

For further guidance email Amanda Jefferies (click here) or Luke Phelan (click here).

About Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Bradley & Jefferies is a niche commercial law firm. We understand business and specialise in providing clear, commercial legal advice with a sensible pricing structure and giving fixed price promises wherever possible.

The firm deals with Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Commercial Property and Commercial Litigation throughout the East Midlands.

For more information - please contact any of the team at Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Tel.: 01332 221722
Fax: 01332 221727
Email: info@bradleyandjefferies.co.uk
Website: www.bradleyandjefferies.co.uk

A recent case in the Employment Appeals Tribunal considered the question of whether an employer is legally obliged to permit...
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A recent case in the Employment Appeals Tribunal considered the question of whether an employer is legally obliged to permit an employee to take all of his or her paid leave within the leave year, even if the leave is requested towards the end of the leave year when it may not fit with the staffing patterns of the business.

Regulation 15(4)(a) of the Working Time Regulations specifies that notice given by an employee must be twice as long as the intended holiday. I.e. an employee seeking to take a one week holiday, should give two weeks’ notice and a one day break would require two days’ notice.

The case concluded that an employee could loose their right to the statutory minimum holiday at the end of a leave year, if they failed to give appropriate notice. The full case report can be viewed here.

For specific advice on employment related matters please do not hesitate to contact Amanda Jefferies or Luke Phelan on 01332 221722.

Bradley & Jefferies are expanding

Rebecca Carr joins Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors in their litigation department. Rebecca specialises in dispute resolution and debt recovery. Should you have any queries or require any assistance recovering debts please contact Rebecca on 01332 221722.

About Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Bradley & Jefferies is a niche commercial law firm. We understand business and specialise in providing clear, commercial legal advice with a sensible pricing structure and giving fixed price promises wherever possible.

The firm deals with Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Commercial Property and Commercial Litigation throughout the East Midlands.

For more information - please contact any of the team at Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Tel.: 01332 221722
Fax: 01332 221727
Email: info@bradleyandjefferies.co.uk
Website: www.bradleyandjefferies.co.uk

In a recent case carol singers have been held vicariously liable for promoting various dangerous and/or discriminatory activities...
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In a recent case carol singers have been held vicariously liable for promoting various dangerous and/or discriminatory activities. The cause of the problem was singing The Christmas Song, better known as “Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire”.

Firstly, by promoting the roasting of chestnuts on an open fire, without drawing to the attention of potential roasters the need to have a risk assessment and adequate safety guards, a claim was brought by two urchins, who suffered severe burns whilst attempting to roast their chestnuts on said open fire.

To make matters worse they then received a claim for inciting an assault against an elderly lady when Jack Frost nipped her nose.

Finally, they caused offence to a group of Inuit exchange students when they made reference to “folks dressed up like “Eskimos” resulting in their arrest for inciting racial hatred!

Merry Christmas to one and all!

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping on your nose, Yuletide carols being sung by a choir, And folks dressed up like Eskimos.

[PLEASE NOTE THAT UNLIKE OUR USUAL NOTE!, THIS ARTICLE HAS NO LEGAL BASIS AND IS ENTIRELY FICTIONAL!! ]

About Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Bradley & Jefferies is a niche commercial law firm. We understand business and specialise in providing clear, commercial legal advice with a sensible pricing structure and giving fixed price promises wherever possible.

The firm deals with Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Commercial Property and Commercial Litigation throughout the East Midlands.

For more information - please contact any of the team at Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Tel.: 01332 221722
Fax: 01332 221727
Email: info@bradleyandjefferies.co.uk
Website: www.bradleyandjefferies.co.uk

The provisions in the Companies Act 2006 require all companies to deliver annual accounts to the Registrar of Companies...
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The provisions in the Companies Act 2006 require all companies to deliver annual accounts to the Registrar of Companies by the due date.

Failure to do so may result in the following penalties being incurred:-

This penalty applies to dormant companies too!

Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors provide a range of services Connected with company law matters, including shareholders’ agreements, company formations, changes to articles, share transfers reorganisations and general advice.

Contact us to find out more about the changes resulting from the new Companies Act.

About Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Bradley & Jefferies is a niche commercial law firm. We understand business and specialise in providing clear, commercial legal advice with a sensible pricing structure and giving fixed price promises wherever possible.

The firm deals with Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Commercial Property and Commercial Litigation throughout the East Midlands.

For more information - please contact any of the team at Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Tel.: 01332 221722
Fax: 01332 221727
Email: info@bradleyandjefferies.co.uk
Website: www.bradleyandjefferies.co.uk

The government propose the introduction of changes to ease copyright protection for non-commercial use of photographs...
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The government propose the introduction of changes to ease copyright protection for non-commercial use of photographs. This is despite the fact that it was not addressed in the new Digital Economy Bill.

The effect of the above may result in non-commercial users no longer being required to pay for the use of photographs or even having to ask to use them.

The Digital Economy Bill can be viewed here

Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors provide a range of services connected with intellectual property matters, including drafting agreements, dispute resolution and general advice.

About Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Bradley & Jefferies is a niche commercial law firm. We understand business and specialise in providing clear, commercial legal advice with a sensible pricing structure and giving fixed price promises wherever possible.

The firm deals with Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Commercial Property and Commercial Litigation throughout the East Midlands.

For more information - please contact any of the team at Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Tel.: 01332 221722
Fax: 01332 221727
Email: info@bradleyandjefferies.co.uk
Website: www.bradleyandjefferies.co.uk

The Migration Advisory Committee has provided 16 recommendations to the Home Office relating to the use of foreign workers...
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The Migration Advisory Committee has provided 16 recommendations to the Home Office relating to the use of foreign workers. A key recommendation is that all employers should be required to advertised all jobs to British workers for four weeks before they can employ from outside Europe.

To view the full report click here.

About Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Bradley & Jefferies is a niche commercial law firm. We understand business and specialise in providing clear, commercial legal advice with a sensible pricing structure and giving fixed price promises wherever possible.

The firm deals with Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Commercial Property and Commercial Litigation throughout the East Midlands.

For more information - please contact any of the team at Bradley & Jefferies Commercial Solicitors

Tel.: 01332 221722
Fax: 01332 221727
Email: info@bradleyandjefferies.co.uk
Website: www.bradleyandjefferies.co.uk