A plan to lift restrictions on Sunday trading during the Olympics has been criticised by Labour and the main shopworkers' union amid concerns it could lead to a permanent change in the law.

Argentina has told UK companies involved in oil development near the Falkland Islands that their activities are illegal and threatened them with legal action.

People in England are being offered help to climb onto or up the housing ladder as the government's mortgage indemnity scheme launches.

Building firms and taxpayers will be co-guarantors on new homes bought by existing or first-time buyers.
The government hopes the NewBuy scheme - supported by Barclays, NatWest and Nationwide - will help people to borrow up to 95% of the value of new homes.

Click Law 24’s Andrew Isitt, in his capacity as a mediator and Chair of Middlesex and Thames Valley Mediators ( MTVM) recently took part in the Ministry of Justice's Mediation Information Sessions in the Civil Courts (MISCC) pilot scheme.

All workers have a right to a minimum of 5.6 weeks paid annual leave, but your employer may offer more.

Your holiday entitlement will depend on your employer, but the exact number of days can also be dependent on your working hours or working pattern.

EDC LORD & CO SOLICITORS in MIDDLESEX has secured membership to the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme - the mark of excellence for the home buying process.

EDC LORD & CO SOLICITORS underwent rigorous assessment by the Law Society in order to secure CQS status, which marks the firm out as meeting high standards in the residential conveyancing process.

Law Society President John Wotton said that the Law Society introduced CQS to promote high standards in the home buying process.

“CQS improves efficiency with common, consistent standards and service levels and enables consumers to recognise practices that provide a quality residential conveyancing service.

If you are called up for jury service your employer must allow you time off for this. If they don't, they could be in contempt of court. If you are an employee you have the right not to be treated unfairly (for example, not being considered for promotion) because of your call-up.

Perhaps you have developed a medical condition that makes driving unsafe and your doctor tells you to stop driving immediately. If this is the case you should surrender your driving licence to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). Your doctor will advise you when you are well enough to start driving again.

By surrendering your licence you remove the need for the DVLA to make formal medical enquiries into your fitness to drive.

If medical enquiries confirm you cannot meet the required medical standards of fitness to drive, your licence will have to be revoked.

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There is increasing concern about the impact of changes to come in the legal world during the course of 2012. There is a serious prospect that fewer and fewer people will be able to instruct a lawyer to represent them in court proceedings. There are 3 major drivers behind this shift in access to justice.

Employment Tribunals hear cases involving employment disputes which have not been resolved by other means. While an Employment Tribunal hearing is less formal than a court hearing, the decisions made by Employment Tribunals are legally binding and must be followed.

The person that you are in dispute with may not necessarily be your employer. It could be your trade union or a professional body that you belong to.

You give evidence under an oath or affirmation, and if you lie you can be convicted of perjury.

Dear [Client]
A decision in the Court of Appeal provides a warning to landlords that have multiple residential properties on their books. The court held that a letter sent in error by a landlord's employee constituted a notice, the effect of which was to convert the tenant's assured shorthold tenancy (AST) into an assured tenancy.
In this particular case, the tenant had been granted an AST for a probationary period of one year. The AST stated that if the tenant successfully completed the probationary period, the AST would be converted to an assured tenancy. The tenant breached the AST and the landlord sought possession of the property before the end of the probationary period.

Ok, ok, let’s not get carried away. There are still some dark economic storm clouds on the horizon, not least the disfunctioning Eurozone, but there are one or two headlines appearing in the press which buck the trend for unmitigated gloom. Maybe, just maybe, they suggest that green shoots might finally be emerging from the “Long Slump” in time for spring. So, with 2012 being Olympic Year and with Team GB looking good for a serious medal haul, many of them gold, and with the Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebrations on the horizon, maybe now is the time for optimism at last! Anyway, here’s a few of those headlines to spread some New Year cheer.  Happy New Year from all at Click Law 24.com

We hope you have had a good rest over the Christmas break and would like you to know that we are back in full operation and are planning some exciting new services in the coming months.

In order to set up business as a partnership there are certain things you need to do - some must be done as a group and others as individual partners. You should:

This checklist highlights the different types of intellectual property (IP) rights that your business needs to be aware of to ensure that you:

·         Protect what you create.

·         Maximise your competitive position.

·         Avoid infringing the IP rights of other people and businesses.

It has been said that the rule of law is the first casualty of war, but it also gets a bit of a battering even in times of (relative) peace. So, at this traditional time of peace and goodwill , it seems apt to take a whistlestop tour to see how the rule of law is doing. Unfortunately, we don’t have to go to far-flung banana republics to see examples of where the Rule of Law is coming under , sometimes extreme, pressure. We can get a good glimpse much closer to home in the so-called “civilised” West. Our first stop on this tour will be:

 

As of Friday 23^rd December 2011 no queries will be dealt with until after the Christmas break on the 3^rd January 2012.

Ebeneezer Scrooge is the enduring Christmas anti-hero-turned-benefactor of  Dicken’s  “A Christmas Carol”, who is redeemed from his overweening greed and inhumanity by the ghosts of Chrismasses past, present and future.

We here at Click Law 24 are passionate believers in the future of on-line services. As if to prove our point, the e-retailing group Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG) has predicted that

This checklist outlines the protection given to whistleblowers at work under UK law.

This checklist highlights the factors your business should consider if you are thinking of settling a commercial dispute.

This checklist sets out the steps your business should follow when you are considering dismissing an employee.

This checklist sets out the legal obligations your business owes to a consumer if you offer a manufacturers guarantee with your goods.

This checklist outlines the new offences introduced by the Bribery Act 2010 and the penalties for committing them. It also highlights practical steps that your business can take to help avoid breaching the legislation.

You remember that arcade game where you whacked crocodiles with a mallet? No matter what you did another would pop up – it was as frustrating as it was futile.

I imagine running a small law firm must be similarly exasperating right now. The likes of QualitySolicitors lurk round every corner, ready to envelop firms with their garish branding. Supermarket giants, breakdown cover firms and old people’s holiday fixers wait in the wings, poised for the ABS starting gun to fire them into a sprint for a good spot to pitch their tent in the legal market.

Unemployment in the UK is threatening to reach 3 million, and youth unemployment is running at rates not seen since the 1920s.

‘Probate’ is a term commonly used when talking about applying for the right to deal with a deceased person’s affairs. It’s sometimes called ‘Administering the Estate’. The term Probate is often used in relation to proving the content of Wills after people have died.

Unfortunately, many of us will experience this type of accident at some time. That's why it is important for us to know certain things that will provide significant assistance when we are in a car accident.

To start a company, you will need to have the following information ready:

       Company Name and Address

       Officer Details (Director and Secretary)

       Share Capital and Shareholder Details

In the current financial climate many people are struggling to cope with their debts, with some people in the UK relying on debt relief options in order to pay off their debts.

More and more couples choose to live together rather than following a more traditional route of marrying. In an era of rising divorce rates, marriage is not even seen as a prerequisite when planning to start a family.