Source: The Law Society Joint guidance from the National Crime Agency, Action Fraud, the National Economic Crime Centre and the Law Society explains how you can protect yourself from fraud when buying or selling a home. Criminals are actively targeting…
Head of Family Law, Rachel Adams, has once again been ranked in Chambers and Partners, an industry leading independent research company providing unique insights into complex areas of law. Rachel specialises in matrimonial finance work, including high net worth divorce…
By Michael Nadin - Associate Solicitor The government has confirmed that it intends to bring laws into force that ensure all tips left for workers are retained in full by the workers. The new law is anticipated to include the…
Mrs A. Thompson –v- Scancrown Ltd, trading as Manors In a case that received widespread media coverage, a former estate agent was awarded £184,961.32 in compensation following finding of indirect discrimination in relation to failure to grant flexible working request By…
Can Job Adverts breach the Equality Act 2010? By Michael Nadin - Employment Law Specialist In a recent job advert (that was quickly deleted) a Lancashire football club sought a new general manager and made it clear that flexible working…
DFA Law are very pleased to sponsor Earls Barton United U10's for the 2021-22 football season. Here is a photo of the team ahead of a pre-season friendly, wearing the new matchday kit for the first time. Partner at DFA…
A former nursery manager Simone Cousins from Northampton has won an Employment Tribunal claim against her former employer The Nannery Limited. The successful claims were for discrimination, harassment and victimisation on the grounds of pregnancy, unfair dismissal and unreasonable refusal…
By Michael Nadin Update on employment Status claims Establishing “worker” status (as separate from being self-employed) creates access to a number of rights, including: Protection from unlawful deductions from wages Entitlement to receive the national minimum wage Entitlement to paid…
HM Treasury met earlier this week to discuss, amongst other things, the current Stamp Duty deadline of 31st March 2021. At the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the UK housing market took an instant hit as investors…
By Michael Nadin - Associate Solicitor The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was originally due to end on 31 October 2020, when it would be replaced by the new Job Support Scheme (JSS). However, on 31 October 2020, Prime Minister…