A row between two members of a construction Joint Venture (JV) has been settled by the court with over £5m in delayed payments being handed over. Construction and support services business Interserve Construction Limited had teamed up with water treatment…read more
Britain’s Healthiest Workplace 2019
This week, using the results of a carefully tailored survey distributed around workplaces across the UK, Vitality announced Britain’s Healthiest Workplace. The survey discusses factors such as work engagement and productivity, lifestyle, clinical and mental health as well as an…read more
Case study – should employee benefits be more widely available?
The rise in the availability of employee benefits has brought about a degree of one-upmanship among providers, with the availability of the once-exclusive offerings now being commonplace among most insurers. 24-hour virtual GPs, Employee Assistance Programs and helplines are all…read more
The FCA targets pensions transfer advice firms. Published December 2019
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is writing to around 1,600 IFA firms in a crackdown on pension transfer business. The regulator is concerned that too many clients are being advised to transfer money out of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes. …read more
Government turns down new PII rules for IFAs following steel pension scandal. Published November 2019
The government has turned down a request from a Labour MP to change the professional indemnity insurance (PII) rules for Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs). It says the current model is “working well” for most firms. Stephen Kinnock, MP for Aberavon,…read more
Automated email signature creates binding contract says court. Published January 2020
A legally binding contract can be made by the addition of an automated signature to an email, the High Court has ruled in a land dispute case. The owners of two plots of land on Lake Windermere disagreed about the…read more
Court closures and staff cuts condemned by MPs. Published December 2019
A damning report by Parliament’s Justice Select Committee has demanded a halt to court closures and further staff cuts until the effects of closing courts has been properly assessed. Between 2010 and 2018 half of the UK’s Magistrates Courts and…read more
COFAs face disciplinary action in crackdown on law firm finance management. Published December 2019
Nineteen law firm compliance officers for finance and administration (COFA) faced disciplinary action in the year to March 2019 according to figures released by accountancy firm Hazlewoods. This was the highest number of referrals to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT)…read more
Legal Ombudsman may name firms with worst complaints records. Published November 2019
Law firms with the worst complaints records could find themselves named and shamed by the Legal Ombudsman. The ombudsman is consulting on plans to publish annual reviews about a set percentage of legal service providers. It says these are likely…read more
