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Mar 2014

Employment Law changes

April is usually the time of year when many employment law reforms and amendments come into force. However, this year, only two significant changes will take effect. Firstly, from 6 April 2014, the right for employees to submit written questions regarding potential discriminatory treatment to their employer will be abolished. These are more commonly known…

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24
Mar 2014

Management Matters

Each edition Jackie Astbury, our Training Manager, will look at the ‘managerial side of life’ and focus on management development, providing guidance, tips, techniques and practical advice on an assortment of topics including performance management, conflict management, time management and many more. So last edition we looked at goals and their importance we now move…

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19
Mar 2014

Pension Sharing Orders are underused claims report

Pension Sharing Orders, first introduced in England and Wales in 2000 have been the subject of a review for the first time. Family Law Week reports that the study by Hilary Woodward from Cardiff Law School has explored when and how the issue of pensions is included in Financial Remedy Orders in the Family Courts. Pension…

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19
Mar 2014

Consumer Credit Changes

From April 1st the FCA will be taking over from the OFT as the main regulator of Consumer Credit agreements. This will result in a number of consumer credit changes and consumer credit regulation changes. Previously, consumer credit has always been regulated by itself, rather than alongside other retail financial services. The government felt this…

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19
Mar 2014

Cerebral Palsy Children Have Improved Hand Function Following Play Therapy Combined with Physiotherapy

Impairment of hand function causes  very significant disability in children with spastic cerebral palsy, to the extent that they often cannot use their hands at all and do not learn to deal with most tasks involving the hands. A Study involving groups of children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy has found  that the group of…

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18
Mar 2014

Pre-Nuptial Agreements – Reforms Recommended

In case you missed it, the long awaited report from the Law Commission has highlighted a number of areas of Family Law which are ripe for reform. The underlying premise of the report is that it ought to be simpler for couples to settle their finances when ending their marriage or civil partnership and that there…

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