Can you protect your pension from divorce?
Aside from property, the most valuable assets in a divorce are usually pensions. It is not uncommon for one spouse to have a significantly larger pension than the other, particularly...
Top Tips for a Healthy Separation
As a family lawyer, I am often asked if it possible to have an amicable separation. It certainly can be, and these are my top tips to achieve it: Putting...
What is a nuptial agreement?
Nuptial agreements, also referred to as pre-nups and post-nups, were commonly associated with the rich and famous. However, the law has developed over time and they are now becoming increasingly...
Cohabiting Couples – Are you protected?
The number of cohabiting couples is growing in the UK. In 1995, there were 1.5 million cohabiting couples. In 2021, there were over 3.6 million. Cohabiting couples now represent a...
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Domestic Abuse Awareness Month is observed in October each year to shine a spotlight on the pervasive issue of domestic abuse and to provide support and resources for victims. Domestic...
Maintaining Contact with Grandchildren after the Parents Divorce or Separate
In England and Wales, grandparents do not have an automatic legal right to see their grandchildren. However, the Family Court recognises the importance of these relationships and will often encourage...
The Employment Rights Bill and Zero-hour Contracts
Zero-hours contracts are used to engage somebody with no minimum level of work or pay. In some contracts, the individual is obliged to accept work offered, but not in all....
Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace – Undertaking an effective risk assessment
All employers need to be aware of the new duty to take preventative steps to ensure workers are protected against sexual harassment in the workplace. In the event of defending...
Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace – Carrying out an effective investigation
The new duty on Employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace requires employers to take practical steps to prevent such unwanted conduct towards workers in their organisation. Sexual harassment...
Calculating Holiday Entitlement and Holiday Pay for Irregular Hour Worker and Part Year Worker
Holiday entitlement and holiday pay calculations irregular hour workers and part year workers have been simplified and we have set out the headlines of the reforms below. Defining irregular hours...
Whistleblowing Investigations For Swiss Company
Our client is an international company with offices throughout Europe. The Head Office is in Switzerland. The company runs an alert line which allows staff to telephone anonymously to alert...
Employment Newsletter January 2023
ACAS updates its advice on how to handle staff suspensions ACAS has updated its advice on suspensions during investigations at work. The new advice covers the decision whether to suspend...
The Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 2021
The government has temporarily introduced the Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 2021 which came into effect on Friday 17 December 2021. The new regulations extend the period that employees...
Employment Law Health Check
Our Staines based client was a new but ambitious business. It had four employees who were permanent and used seasonal staff over the summer months. The owners of the business...
Responding to Flexible Working Requests
Our Staines Employment Law Solicitors were recently contacted for help in responding to a flexible working request. Our client is a small employer in Staines, with ten employees. One employee...
Flexible Working Request
Our Rowberry Morris employment law solicitors were approached by our client in Reading after she sustained an injury. Our client underwent surgery but following this found she:- could not sit...
Maternity Discrimination Case
Our Reading office was recently contacted with an enquiry for a case concerning to maternity discrimination. Our client worked for a travel agency in Reading. She was successful in her...
Age and Disability Discrimination in the Workplace
JOLLY V ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS TRUST Case in Reading We acted for Mrs Eileen Jolly in her successful claim against Royal Berkshire NHS Trust for unfair dismissal, age discrimination and...