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October

30/10/2009 - Sickness on Holiday – Replacement Leave

Most employers would consider it unavoidable bad luck if the annual leave of one of their workers was marred by illness. That was until the European Court of Justice (ECJ) recently handed down its decision in the case of Pereda v Madrid Movilidad SA in September 2009. Read Full Article

September

30/09/2009 - Discretionary Trusts and The Change Of The Income Tax Rate From 40% To 50% With Effect From 5 April 2010

The change in income tax rates which will be effective in the tax year 2010/2011 make it imperative to consider what steps, if any, should be taken to mitigate the income tax burden on trustees of discretionary trusts. Read Full Article

29/09/2009 - The default retirement age of 65 remains lawful...for now!

The High Court has just handed down its decision in the high profile Heyday case ruling that, subject to the employer following a retirement process, it is legal for employers to require employees to retire from the age of 65. Read Full Article

June

23/06/2009 - Government to scrap the Sick Note

The Government has announced plans to replace the current ‘sick note’ used by GPs with a new ‘fit note’. Read Full Article

March

12/03/2009 - Latest Judgement On Splitting A Family Business After Divorce

Any business owner going through a divorce may draw some comfort from this first instance Judgment in the High Court, reported at the beginning of 2009. Read Full Article

February

10/02/2009 - Implications of New Planning Act 2008

Under the newly-created Planning Act 2008 a new body called the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) - made up of experts appointed by the Secretary of State - will now be responsible for making planning decisions on major infrastructure projects. Read Full Article

04/02/2009 - Dealing with Estate Administration in France

Having to deal with the administration of an estate after you have lost a relative can be challenging. It can become even more challenging when there is a foreign element. Read Full Article

03/02/2009 - Employers' mandatory pension contributions

With the mountain of financial news around, it seems that the introduction of personal accounts in the 2008 Pensions Act has been overlooked. Read Full Article

January

29/01/2009 - Energy Performance Certificates [EPCs] - what do they mean to Landlords?

From the 1st October 2008 ALL Landlords renting out their properties MUST ensure that they have obtained an Energy Performance Certificate [EPC] for each of their properties. Read Full Article

23/01/2009 - The France Show 2009

Furley Page had a stand at the France Show, Earls Court, from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 January 2009. Read Full Article

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