| “Protect Your Property” |
10/03/2010 |
The Land Registry is running a “protect your property” campaign. This highlights the importance of ensuring the Land Registry has up-to-date contact details for you.
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| Do other forms of discrimination trump discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief? |
09/03/2010 |
There has been a great deal of recent case law in which the meaning of a “religious or philosophical belief” has been debated and others in which employees have, without success, claimed to have been discriminated against on the grounds of their religion or beliefs. Our Employment Team uncovers the background to discrimination.
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| “Mum hates Dad, Dad hates Mum, it all makes you feel so sad.” |
09/03/2010 |
An article on the subject on Alternative Dispute Resolution - is it the route for you?
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| New recruits sail into Birketts LLP’s shipping and logistics team |
05/03/2010 |
Birketts is delighted to announce the arrival of Georgia Maltezou and the return of Lisa Wortley, to their shipping and logistics team based in Ipswich. Birketts are also pleased to announce Lisa’s promotion to Associate.
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| Immigration Briefing Note - Final Phase of Tier 4 |
24/02/2010 |
On 22 February 2010, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) implemented the final phase of the Points Based System (PBS) under which students from outside the EEA can apply to study in the UK (Tier 4 of the PBS).
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| Speeding: What you need to know! |
23/02/2010 |
Whilst ordinarily most people would never condone exceeding the speed limit, it may have happened to many of us at some point. Here are some things to look out for if you have been caught speeding...
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| Marriage in Decline |
22/02/2010 |
The number of people getting married has fallen to a record low according to provisional figures released from the Office for National Statistics.
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| Changes to the child support regime |
19/02/2010 |
Many will have heard in the news that the CSA (Child Support Agency) is to be scrapped and will be replaced by a new agency known as the CMEC (Child Maintenance Enforcement Commission)...
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| Corporate Manslaughter: Sentencing Guidelines Finally Published |
19/02/2010 |
The long awaited sentencing guidelines for corporate manslaughter and health and safety offences involving a fatality have been issued.
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| Birketts listed in the top 25 law firms for their private client work |
18/02/2010 |
Private Client Practitioner, a publication for leading private client professionals, has voted Birketts LLP as one of their top 25 ‘biggest and most successful law firms’ in their recent Top 25 Law Firms supplement, released this month.
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