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Have you ever made a promise to your partner which you failed to keep? Let’s be honest the answer is probably yes but there are times when a broken promise can have consequences beyond the annoyance and frustration of your other half. Consider this...

At present divorce petitions and financial remedy applications can be sent to the family court of the petitioner’s choice.  This is set to change as central processing is being phased in whereby legal advisers at specialised divorce centres will...

Shared Parental Leave There’s not long to go before new shared parental leave entitlements begin. Parents of babies expected on or after 5 April 2015 will be able to share up to 50 weeks off work, something which the government hopes will kick-start a...

Employers need to be fully aware of the new statutory rights to Shared Parental Leave and Pay for employees who are expecting a baby on or after 5 April 2015. Fathers will be able to request more leave from work in the first year following the birth. A...

Over 70 representatives of local employers attended a Holiday Pay Update Seminar at Wolverhampton’s Molineux Stadium organised by law firm George Green LLP in conjunction with Black Country Chamber of Commerce. The seminar dealt with the recent...

Out of time at tribunal but claim goes on Nayif v High Commission of Brunei Darussalam  Claimants have a three-month time limit to notify Acas that they want to bring a discrimination claim in the employment tribunal. Some employers will watch the...

Law firm George Green LLP has expanded its Corporate-Commercial and Private Client departments following two appointments at its Cradley Heath office. Corporate solicitor Fiona Boxwell boasts over 25 years’ experience of acting for businesses both...

Buyers and sellers of land are becoming increasingly aware of the threat posed by Japanese knotweed both to the value and structural integrity of land and buildings. “During property transactions, we are seeing a marked rise in requests for advice on...

A court has ruled against allowing a man who killed his partner who tried to make a claim against her estate. In 2013, Paul Chadwick pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter, on the grounds of diminished responsibility, after he killed his girlfriend,...

A recent High Court judgement emphasises the importance of expressly specifying the method for serving legal proceedings for the purposes of any relevant contractual provisions, in particular time-bar clauses. In this case, the court held that legal...