Published Articles

Feb

2016

Online pharmacy fined for selling customer information

Written by Roy Colaba

In a move that sends out a clear message to other companies that the customer data they hold is not theirs to do with as they wish, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) recently fined a Leeds-based online pharmacy company £130,000 under the...

Feb

2016

TUPE service provision changes - short term arrangements

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Under Regulation 3(3)(a)(ii) of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE), TUPE does not apply where immediately before a service provision change the client intends that the activities will, following the...

Feb

2016

Fraudsters appeal sentence, but elderly left out of pocket

Written by Tracy Creed

Solicitors have to have comprehensive professional indemnity insurance and are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, so you can be sure that, if anything should go wrong, you will be properly covered. When a solicitor assists in a...

Feb

2016

Sydney Mitchell shortlisted for three Birmingham Law Society Awards

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Sydney Mitchell, leading Midlands’ law firm, has been short-listed for three awards in the Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards for 2016. The awards shortlisted are: Sydney Mitchell for Law Firm of the Year (5-15 partner category) Corporate Team of...

Feb

2016

The Apprenticeship Levy

Written by Sydney Mitchell

The apprenticeship levy on employers, first announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the July 2015 Budget, is being introduced in April 2017 with the aim of enabling the Government to increase its spending on post-16 apprenticeships in...

Feb

2016

Prison for not revealing whereabouts of child

Written by Sydney Mitchell

When a child is taken away from one parent by the other against a ruling of the Family Court, the consequences can be severe for anyone who withholds information as to the child's whereabouts, as a recent case illustrates. Following the break-up of...

Feb

2016

What is a house?

Written by Sydney Mitchell

We all know what a house is – or at least we think we do. However, the question of what constitutes a house has been an active issue among lawyers for years, especially since the introduction of 'right to buy' legislation enabling residential...

Feb

2016

You may want to be careful where your case is heard

Written by Sydney Mitchell

The English courts are enduringly popular with litigants, who often go to great lengths to have their cases heard in this country. The reason for this is that English law is well developed and usually achieves a high degree of fairness in its...

Jan

2016

Developer pays high price for ignoring tree preservation order

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Tree preservation orders can be inconvenient for builders – but failure to obey them can have grave consequences. In one case, a residential developer which felled two acres of protected woodland was required to replant the area with almost 1,300...

Jan

2016

Loss must be the result of action to be actionable

Written by Sydney Mitchell

For compensation to be payable for negligence, not only must the negligence be proven, but it must also be proven that a loss was suffered as a result to someone who was owed a 'duty of care'. When a surveyor's property valuation was shown to be...

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Online pharmacy fined for selling customer information

TUPE service provision changes - short term arrangements

Fraudsters appeal sentence, but elderly left out of pocket

Sydney Mitchell shortlisted for three Birmingham Law Society Awards

The Apprenticeship Levy

Prison for not revealing whereabouts of child

What is a house?

You may want to be careful where your case is heard

Developer pays high price for ignoring tree preservation order

Loss must be the result of action to be actionable

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