The government this week in a speech by Vince Cable has trailed some proposals for significant amendments to employment law. […]
Year: 2011
Hanne & Co makes a stand for trainee solicitors
A Partner in Hanne & Co’s Employment Law Department, David Taylor, is quoted on the front of this month’s Law […]
Anchors Away! – Hanne & Co join South London Law Society’s Golden Jubilee Celebration on HMS Belfast
Ahoy! The South London Law Society celebrated its 50th anniversary with a dinner aboard the HMS Belfast last night. Family […]
The Law and the Lottery: Matrimonial or Non-Matrimonial Property – A Fair share?
The case of S v AG (Financial Remedy: Lottery Prize) [2011] EWHC 2637 (Fam) was heard before Mr Justice Mostyn […]
EMPLOYMENT – Chancellor Announces Significant Employment Law Reforms
In his speech to the Conservative Party Conference today, and in a move likely to please the CBI and other […]
Adoption – Placing children away from their parents
With the news today that adoption rates for children under 1 year old have fallen to a dramatic low of […]
CIVIL PARTNERSHIP – Five Years On
It is both hard to believe that it is five years since civil partnerships became legal and conversely that there […]
UP AND AWAY – Recent European Court Decisions on Employment Law
There have been two recent European Court of Justice judgements relating to the employment of airline pilots. Although the facts […]
When is a garden fork not a garden fork?
This is a question posed in the House of Lords in a very famous housing case (Street –v- Mountford) in […]
Rising Rents but Added Responsibilities
Recent reports show that private sector letting rents are growing faster than sale prices in London. The average rental for […]