A standard employment contract says that an employee can be accompanied to a Disciplinary Hearing by a colleague from work or Trade Union official, but not a lawyer. Employers should now be very wary of implementing this, and refusing legal representation, especially where a career is at stake. Doctors who are members of the Medical Protection Society (their Defence Union) may send a legal representative to the hearing, however, therefore it must apply to all doctors. Any employee faced with disciplinary proceedings should ask for legal representation. At present employers may well refuse, which could stand the employee in very…
The Supreme Court has taken over from the House of Lords American style. There are some unintended consequences. In the House of Lords the Lords used to meet all sorts of people, MPs, Peers, staff the public as they walked around. They were crammed into a single narrow corridor, and used to drop in for a chat and to compare opinions (literally). In the new building they are dispersed around four corners on two floors, so a positive effort has to be made to see anybody, or run into them. It is small details like this that have quite dramatic…
The BBC intends to recruit a female newsreader over 50. They want to replace Moira Stewart and Anna Ford, and criticism that they were opting for pretty young newscasters. The BBC cannot do this. It breaks age legislation and sex discrimination. They have really shot themselves in the foot. If they now hire a lady over 50 having offered the job to both sexes without regard to age, they will certainly be taken to a tribunal by unsuccessful applicants, who will win a claim against them. This may result in the opposite effect that they intend i.e. that newsreaders in…
Take a case from every day case in any Magistrates’ Court up and down the country. Girl has made complaint of domestic violence, by her partner. Before the relationship began she was a working prostitute but did not tell her partner. The information held by the Prosecution must be disclosed to the Defence where it will assist them. Sometimes, however, the CPS sitting at a desk are holding back this information on the grounds that it deprives, in this case, the former prostitute, of her right to privacy. When there is non-disclosure the Defendants can not complain because they do…
From 1 October 09 a director may keep his home address confidential, by changing it to the registered office at Companies House. Time for filing accounts has been reduced by one month. You do not need a company secretary. All the forms have changed so make sure you use the new version. You should sign up to the Protected Online Filing Scheme (PROOF) to protect you from identity theft. If you need any advice or guidance on how these law changes will affect you, contact us today on 0207 381 8111 Did you find this post useful? Please vote below…
Below is a letter we received from a client – We can avoid this happening to you!!! Dear Rodney, I am reading news every day of people going to jail for benefit fraud. I am really concerned. Just today, this is what I read (see below). I know that we cannot do anything about anything now and that the strategy remains the same, but I am seriously concerned. Anyway, I hope to hear some good news before 1st October, Kind Regards, Jail for Hunston benefit fraud man who ‘did not know wife had a job’ Published Date: 22 September 2009…
Following on from the recent article on the Beatles and the 1960’s, we are delighted that Rodney’s comments were picked up by the Times newspaper on Saturday Here is a link to the article Always nice to see your name in the paper (especially for good reasons!) Also nice to know that people are reading my snippets – I will keep them coming! Thanks and remember – Need a divorce lawyer London? – call me
The illegal placing of children in police custody occurs regularly. It is unlawful. The law states that “where a custody officer authorises an arrested juvenile to be kept in police detention the custody officer, unless he certifies it is impractical to do so, shall make arrangements for the arrested juvenile to be taken into care of the local authority”. The local authority says as there are no resources available so often, that the custody officers do not even bother to ask. Children are locked up over night or for weekends, in totally unsuitable surroundings which are traumatic for an adult,…
Here are a few cartoons we have found – Click the image to view a larger version Do you know any funny legal cartoons? – Send the links here in the comments box below
To all Beatles Fans Wednesday, 19 August 2009 Fellow Fans! My life and legal career has cris-crossed with the Beatles several times, most recently in an involvement for a client, who held the tapes made by the late Linda McCartney which became a hot property, when it was alleged that Sir Paul was violent in his second marriage. You were no one unless you danced to the Beatles. By this I mean, before they filled theatres with seats, Beatle mania filled dance halls. I saw them in Buxton in 1963 (see photograph). This is taken from behind the stage, and…
