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29
Jan 2019

Financial Settlements On Divorce

Unfortunately, divorce has a greater impact on our day to day lives than we often initially imagine. The majority of couples who are wanting to divorce have some matrimonial assets that need to be addressed, such as joint bank accounts and savings, jointly owned property, not forgetting joint debts.  This understandably can leave individuals in…

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24
Jan 2019

Upcoming Employment law changes – the Taylor Review responses

In July 2017, the UK Government commissioned and published an independent review of ‘Modern Working Practices (namely the ‘Taylor Review’)’ which sought to modernise UK employment law practices to ensure a consistently fair labour market and an evolving legal and social landscape towards the attitudes of employment. Briefly, the independent Taylor Review discovered the need…

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24
Jan 2019

Grumbles or grievances – why you need to take employee complaints seriously

Receiving a grievance from an employee is rarely welcome – dealing with it can soak up resources, cause disquiet among other employees and in some cases escalate into a dispute which ends up before an employment tribunal. The key to dealing with grievances is to adopt a fair process and to be aware of some…

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16
Jan 2019

Huddersfield businesses encouraged to back Business Improvement District (BID)

A steering group formed with the aim of developing a Business Improvement District (BID) in Huddersfield town centre is looking ahead to a potential vote on the proposal within the next six months. Daniel Krigers – a Partner and Head of Employment with Chadwick Lawrence Solicitors – has been heavily involved in the group’s activity…

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16
Jan 2019

Divorce: What you need to know

Whilst divorce is never an easy option, it can often seem a lot less daunting once you have the correct information. One of the most common matrimonial myths is that anyone can get divorced.  In reality, you must have been married to your spouse for at least a year before you can instigate divorce proceedings.…

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10
Jan 2019

Section: Employer Services

EMPLOYMENT SEMINAR ON INFORMAL RESOLUTION

As part of the launch of re-branded HR service, Box HR – a flexible, external HR solution – the employment team at Chadwick Lawrence delivered a seminar on Informal Resolution to a packed Wakefield office on the 5th December. Managing Partner Neil Wilson led delegates through the benefits of adopting an alternative approach to formal…

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