A monthly checklist from Atom Content Marketing highlighting new and pending laws, regulations, codes of practice and rulings that could have an impact on your business.
Attorneys appointed to manage a person’s finances and property under a Lasting Power of Attorney must ensure they only use such of the donor’s funds as are reasonably required for their needs, or risk criminal prosecution.
A lease to an ‘anchor tenant’ in a shopping centre which allowed it to veto the grant of leases to other tenants (who might be competitors) could breach competition law depending on its effect, the European Court of Justice has ruled.
Divorcing spouses who used Form E on the Ministry of Justice website to help calculate financial settlements, should consider taking advice after a software error was found in it which may have reduced the amounts that should have been paid to their ex spouse/civil partner.
A tenant required to pay quarterly rent in advance before exercising a break clause to end the lease had no implied right to repayment of the part of the rent relating to the period after the lease ended, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Landlords and tenants of both domestic and non-domestic private rented premises should start preparing for new regulations requiring many of them to make energy efficiency improvements to their properties before they can continue to be rented out.
Employers will welcome a government announcement that there will be no increases in maternity and other payments to employees.
Businesses using marketing lists should ensure proper, valid consent has been given to use the list for marketing by the individuals on it, under UK laws on data protection and unsolicited marketing communications.
Employers and individuals sentenced for health and safety, corporate manslaughter and food hygiene offences face increased fines as a result of new guidelines requiring sentences to have a ‘real economic impact’.
Employees facing disciplinary proceedings must be told of all factors the employer is taking into account when deciding on the sanction to be imposed, and must be given opportunity to make representations about each factor, a recent ruling makes clear.
Tenants wishing to challenge service charges should expressly say so when paying those charges, to avoid the inference that payment amounts to agreeing the charges or an admission they are valid. They should bring a claim for payment without delay.
Disclaimer: These publications from Atom Content Marketing are for general guidance only, for businesses in the United Kingdom governed by the laws of England. Atom Content Marketing, expert contributors and ICAEW (as distributor) disclaim all liability for any errors or omissions.