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12th March 2024

Six-figure sum secured for Claimant injured in an accident at work

Ellisons Solicitors represented a Claimant from Essex who sustained a fracture of the right femur, necessitating two operations and an open fracture of the great toe. The Claimant…

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Family Court Fees Set to Rise in April 2024

Up to 202 Court fees are set to increase by 10% in April 2024, including a number of Family Court fees. Fees were last increased in 2021, and…

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7th March 2024

Recovery of Litigation Costs via Service Charge and the Scope of Expenditure Clauses

In the recent case of 89 Holland Park (Management) Limited v Dell & Dell, the Court of Appeal refused to allow a management company to recover its litigation…

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5th March 2024

The devil is in the detail – buying a property with your cohabitant

Joint property ownership If you buy, inherit or become a trustee of a property with someone else you must decide which type of joint ownership you want and…

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4th March 2024

We’re proud to support Update Your Will Week 2024

This week is Update Your Will Week (4th–10thMarch), an annual campaign hosted by The Association of Lifetime Lawyers. It is estimated that almost half of UK adults do…

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27th February 2024

Changes to Holiday Pay

On 1 January 2024, the government amended the holiday provisions in the Working Time Regulations and has published guidance on calculating holiday entitlement and holiday pay with a…

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Carer’s leave

The Carer’s Leave Act 2023 will provide a new statutory right for all employees from the first day of their employment to one week of unpaid leave each…

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Enhanced Protection from Redundancy for Employees on Maternity, Adoption, and Shared Parental Leave

From 6 April 2024, draft Regulations extend further the current right of employees on maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave who are at risk of redundancy, to be…

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Changes to Companies House filings – the Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA), which received royal assent on 26 October 2023, has set out new responsibilities for directors, PSCs and anyone who files…

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Updates to the Equality Act 2010

The Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (EAAR) seeks to codify a number of important EU derived equality rights, which otherwise would fall away from 1 January 2024,…

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