Legal Alert - July 2015
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.
- Case law: Ruling gives guidance on when IT adjustments are reasonably required for disabled employees
- Case law: Employers revisit mobile phone policies following contrasting legal decisions
- Case law: Sub-contractor's employee may have TUPE protection if ultimate customer takes work in-house
- Case law: Employee under no implied duty to report police investigation against him to his employer
- Case law: Client complaint about employee did not stop employee claiming TUPE protection when client later transferred work to new provider
- Case law: Trade mark infringement claim fails because offending mark is infringer's 'own name'
- Case law: Court clarifies employers' duties to employees travelling abroad
- Case law: Contractual party could not take advantage of non-performance by another party if it caused the non-performance
- Case law: Court gives son property despite father's Will to the contrary, because of earlier promises he would inherit it
- Case law: Document varying Will to reduce inheritance tax was ineffective without special clause
- Case law: Power of Attorney can contain complex conditions and still take effect
- Case law: Builder inherits estate following unsuccessful claim that Will-maker did not know and approve contents of his Will
- New guidance: New guidance on calculating holiday pay and right to work
- New law: New rules for landlords terminating Assured Shorthold Tenancies (ASTs) of residential property
- New rules: New way to protect designs in US and Japan
- New law: Residential tenants can operate 'home businesses' without getting business tenant security of tenure
- New law: Landlords and tenants entitled to clear costs from letting agents
- New case: Court clarifies when gifts in contemplation of death are valid
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.