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Ferrari Faces the Music – Legality

Emma — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:31:14 +0000

This is a reprint of an Article published in Autosport on 29 July 2010

AUTOSPORT consulted leading European business law firm Miller Rosenfalck to look at the issues. Motorsport specialist John Kenneally responded

How Strong Is The Evidence?

Apparently engineer Rob Smedley saying…

Gender Diversity in the Boardroom

Emma — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:59:01 +0000

Following changes made by the Financial Reporting Council to the UK Corporate Governance Code (the ‘Code’) company boards have to take gender diversity into account when appointing directors.

The Code applies for listed companies to financial years which begun on or…

Ash Cloud Relief for Non-Residents

Emma — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:11:51 +0000

HM Revenue and Customs have announced that non-UK resident persons who remained in the UK due to disruption of their travel plans because of the volcanic ash cloud and who, as a result, spent more than 90 days in the…

Digital Economy Act 2010

Emma — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:11:14 +0000

Digital Economy Act 2010 As part of the pre-election ‘wash-up’, the Digital Economy Bill was passed into law, bringing with it the right for the Secretary of State to create secondary legislation to require Internet Service Providers to take ‘technical…

New Company Name Check Facility

Emma — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:10:20 +0000

On 28 April, Companies House introduced a new ‘Company Name Availability Search’ as part of its WebCHeck service, which will return the ‘same as’ matches as defined in the Companies Act 2006. This will allow anyone wanting to set up…

Patent Opinion

Emma — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:06:32 +0000

If you are considering bringing an action on a patent infringement matter, you might like to start by obtaining an independent opinion. For £200, the UK Intellectual Property Office offers a service of reviewing the issues under dispute and giving…

Taking Advantage of the Recovery – ICAEW Business Guidance

Emma — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:04:09 +0000

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has published a useful booklet for company directors and their advisers on how best to take advantage of the economic recovery. Called ‘From Survival to Sustainability’, the booklet suggests seven…

New Minimum Wage Rates

Emma — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:01:13 +0000

New rates for the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will come into force on 1 October 2010.

As announced last year, the adult rate of the NMW is to be extended to 21-year-olds when the new rates come into effect. The revised…

Statutory Sick Pay

Emma — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:21:22 +0000

The weekly rate for days of sick absence commencing on or after 6 April 2010 will remain at £79.15.

HM Revenue and Customs’ Employer Helpbook for Statutory Sick Pay can be found at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/helpsheets/2010/e14.pdf.

Statutory Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Pay Increases

Emma — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:20:09 +0000

The standard weekly rate of Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay and Statutory Paternity Pay will increase from £123.06 to £124.88 from 6 April 2010.

Business Link has guidance for employers on administering these benefits at http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?r.s=b&r.l1=1073858787&r.lc=en&r.l3=1080898273&r.l2=1080898061&topicId=1080898061.