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		<title>You may say ‘yes’ to a marriage proposal, but don’t say ‘yes’ to the completion of your Commercial Lease.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marygharmount</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year is a leap year and 29th February actually falls a working day, a Wednesday. If you enter into a lease, which requires or programmes events to occur on the first anniversary, there may be some light confusion as to when that might be! Will it be….. 28th February 2013, 1st March 2013 or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employee unfairly dismissed following Facebook comments</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mattfitton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How should employers respond if an employee makes comments about the workplace on facebook, twitter etc? Well the case of Whitham v Club 24 Ltd t/a Ventura provides employers with guidance on this relatively new area of law. Club 24 provides customer services for Volkswagen. Whitham was as a team leader for Club 24. Following [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BEWARE of ‘Do-it-yourself’ Contracts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dianemagill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the recent case of Francis v F.Bernedes Ltd., the claimant tried to enforce a sale agreement recorded on the claimant’s letterhead and signed by both parties. But although it said: &#8220;Following our discussions with [the claimant], I can confirm that we are prepared to sell the freehold of [the property] &#8230;&#8221;, IT DID NOT [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed increase to Unfair Dismissal qualifying period</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mattfitton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The draft Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 2012 has been published. The draft order proposes to increase the unfair dismissal qualifying period (i.e. the period of continuous employment to qualify for unfair dismissal protection) from one year to two years. All employees who are employed on or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Bin Bag’ case calls for creative minds to minimise risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mattfitton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In light of a recent High Court case and with severe weather warnings sweeping the country, employers are being encouraged to double check their risk assessments. The High Court ‘Bin Bag’ case involved a plumber employed by theUniversityofAnglia, who was asked to mend a leaky radiator in the University library.  He found that the dripping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where there’s a will, there’s a way round care home fees</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>diannesunley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government plans to raise the proposed lifetime cap on care fee contributions by the elderly to £60,000 and these have been met with a storm of protest. However those who wish to provide for care in retirement are being encouraged to take steps to protect their assets now. Funding for care home placements has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Data protection procedures likely to get easier?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mattfitton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week the European Commission proposed a comprehensive reform of the EU’s data protection rules for a single set of rules on data protection. The European Commission have suggested that the proposals could lead to a collective saving for businesses of around £1.9bn a year. The aims of the new proposals are to: strengthen online [...]]]></description>
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		<title>False and reckless statements mislead creditors and leave directors personally liable</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mattfitton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision of the Cambridge County Court which leaves 2 directors of a marquee company personally liable. The Supplier entered into a payment plan with the company. The company adhered to the payment plan for a while but then ceased apart from a few sporadic payments. The Supplier chased [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time is ticking away for relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mattfitton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First time buyers of residential property can only claim relief from stamp duty land tax (SDLT) until 24 March 2012 (provided they qualify). The Government has announced there will be no transitional provisions so any transactions with an effective completion date of 25 March 2012 or later will not benefit from SDLT relief regardless of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homeowners warned to watch out for squatters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>diannesunley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the moment the housing market is fairly sluggish and with prices being static more and more people are opting to stay where they are and renovate or extend their properties. However if homeowners want to protect their properties they should take a little time to check out their boundaries and make sure that they [...]]]></description>
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