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Duvet Days and Snow Days: What the Law has to Say
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The snowman has been built, has melted, has been rebuilt, and has melted again. Transport networks have been held at the mercy of the white stuff and employees have been unable to get to work.
Schoolchildren up and down the country have been desperately hoping that tomorrow will bring more snowball fights and daytime television, whilst their parents have been anxiously trying to juggle childcare arrangements with work commitments when their child’s school has closed on account of the snow.
Victoria Russell, of Silverman Sherliker’s Employment department, clears a legal path through the snow.
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How Green are your Premises?
Richard Gordon, property partner at Silverman Sherliker, and trainee Alex Mulroe explain the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) requirements for commercial properties.
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Brand Wagon: Check Tyres Before Getting on Board
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Ever since Bass secured its classic red triangle logo in 1876 as the first ever registered trade mark, businesses have appreciated the vital importance and value of protecting their brands. Unlike a patent, which expires after a maximum of 20 years, a trade mark registration can be renewed in perpetuity – and grow in value accordingly.
Silverman Sherliker’s branding and trade marks specialist Robert MacGinn looks at a few successes… and failures.
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Restoring a Company just got Easier and Faster!
Recent changes to company law have speeded up the process of restoring a company by cutting out the Court application. Silverman Sherliker’s Company Restoration specialist Stefan Arestis highlights the benefits.
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Dilapidations...What Dilapidations?!
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There are few topics within the landlord and tenant relationship more likely to give rise to disputes than a schedule of dilapidations served at the end of a lease.
John Abbott, senior litigation partner at Silverman Sherliker, examines this area of contention.
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Authorised Share Capital: Simplified Process Introduced
One of the many significant changes the Companies Act 2006 has introduced from 1st October 2009 is the abolishment of the requirement for a company to have an authorised share capital. This has simplified the process for issuing shares. Shane Morris looks at the advantages resulting from the new provisions.
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Great Talk, Hard Message: Defining the Future of Pension Schemes
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In the light of predictions that Defined Benefit Schemes are about to go the way of the dinosaurs, Silverman Sherliker’s Pensions Law Partner, Jennie Kreser, explains the imminent rise in Defined Contributions and so-called NEST eggs.
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Sobering Thoughts…should there be Minimum Pricing on Alcohol?
Is this the end of the happy hour, as we know it? Maria Guida, Licensing Partner at Silverman Sherliker, examines the recent cross-party Health Committee report on binge drinking.
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