hlw Keeble Hawson trainees continued their fundraising efforts, holding a charity ‘Night at the Brewery’ event to celebrate St George’s day, in support of the Master Cutler’s Challenge . Junior professionals from throughout...
hlw Keeble Hawson’s Intellectual Property Team are pleased to invite you to a seminar designed to maximise the benefits of your database.
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There has been a number of recent cases involving employees being dismissed for their inappropriate use of social media websites including making derogatory comments about their employer or workplace on Facebook. In two key cases, against Apple Re...
A joint seminar with business experts Hart Shaw, hlw Keeble Hawson and the FD Centre.
hlw Keeble Hawson trainees are undertaking a busy fundraising period in aid of the Master Cutler's Challenge.
Bailiffs are a vital part of property law as they can be appointed by commercial landlords to collect unpaid rent and/or seize goods in lieu of unpaid rent (known as distress) and may also be used to recover possession of commercial premises by me...
With a rise in both personal injury claims and the size of awards received the Courts are having to consider more frequently how to deal with compensation payments when couples divorce.
There have been a number of high profile stories in recent weeks involving football and various aspects of employment law. Despite the power wielded by some of today’s so called top players and managers, they remain employees and as such are...
On 1st January 2012, the Pre-action Dilapidations Protocol came into force. This sets out what is required of both the landlord and the tenant before a claim is issued in the courts for damages relating to the physical state of the commercial prop...
The third hlw Keeble Hawson charity seminar took place on 11 November 2011 in the august surroundings of the Chapter House at Sheffield Cathedral. The headline speakers were conservative MP Stuart Andrew and Denise Dunn of the Firefly cancer chari...
A merger between established Yorkshire law firms Keeble Hawson and hlw Commercial Lawyers LLP will create one of the region's biggest legal practices. The new firm will be called hlw Keeble Hawson.
With the festive season approaching, many employees and employers will be relishing the prospect of letting their hair down at office parties that typically provide a platform for all manner of scandal and gossip and behaviour which too often lead...
Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson LLP have announced that Doncaster solicitor Glyn Jones has joined them as a Commercial Property Consultant.
UK discrimination law prohibits discrimination in the workplace on grounds of religion or belief and the term “belief” means any religious or philosophical belief.
Independent financial advice company 2plan Ltd, clients of Yorkshire Law firm Keeble Hawson LLP, have been awarded over £87,000 in the High Court in a claim against Peter & Adele Trotman, formerly of Source Financial Ltd.
The long-running saga of holiday entitlement during sickness absence has taken a step further following a recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the case of NHS Leeds v Larner.
Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson LLP has promoted six of its solicitors to the role of Associate.
The Government has announced a further review of employment law to cover three new areas, as part of its strategy to simplify legislation, improve efficiency and reduce business red tape.
Super injunction must be one of the most over used and perhaps even incorrectly used words in the English Language at the moment.
Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson LLP continued their series of charity seminars with an event held at Sheffield Cathedral.
Under new proposals launched this week, all employees - not just parents and carers - would have the right to request flexible working by 2013 and parents could get up to 13½ months of flexible leave by 2015.
A recent decision in the High Court has shown that the duty of care owed by employers to ex-employees extends beyond an obligation to ensure that a reference is accurate and fair.
Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson LLP are following up their inaugural charity seminar last year with a further free seminar taking place later this month, which will look ahead at the issues affecting charities, voluntary groups and not for profit...
It was reported this week that a Scots Guard who was due to be on duty during the wedding of HRH Prince William and Kate Middleton has been suspended from duty as a result of comments he made on Facebook, which referred to Ms Middleton as a &ldquo...
Employers will perhaps be startled to discover that in the wake of last year’s decision in Grainger v Nicholson - the case in which a Claimant’s belief in climate change was held to fall within the definition of a religious of philosop...
Yorkshire Law firm Keeble Hawson LLP based in Doncaster has been selected to join the new Brain Injury Group - a national network of expert brain injury lawyers working alongside a wide range of specialist support services. Together they provide b...
In the last month two appeals by insurers against compensation for the families of victims who died of mesothelioma, caused by exposure to asbestos, have failed*.
The Employment Appeals Tribunal, in the case of Spaceright Europe Ltd v Baillavoine and another UKEAT/0339/10, was asked to consider whether the dismissal of an employee by a company in administration was automatically unfair under TUPE when, at t...
Antony Ball Head of Family Law in our Doncaster office looks at some of the key points in the Family Justice Review panel’s interim report to the Government:
The new Family Procedure Rules 2010 – which includes the much publicised compulsory mediation in divorce - comes into force on the 6th April.
Draft regulations about to go before Parliament for approval and expected to be in force by July, will see a fundamental change in the management of private sewers across England and Wales.
These days the combination of a court appearance and a celebrity are not uncommon – whether they’re the defendant or the victim. Living life in - for some – an unwelcome spotlight can be a trial.
An Associate solicitor from Yorkshire Law firm Keeble Hawson LLP has become an accredited member of the Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel.
Andrew Pliener, a partner in our Leeds office and specialist in all aspects of commercial and residential development, has highlighted some points of the budget in four key areas:
Most people will be aware that the government has announced the abolition of the so called default retirement age and the rules and procedure covering the compulsory retirement/dismissal of employees at aged 65.
A new appointment to the Litigation & Dispute Resolution department at Yorkshire Law firm Keeble Hawson LLP is a welcome addition to a growing team.
On 16 February 2011 the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) gave its Judgment in the case of OTG Ltd v Barke and others. The EAT had before it five appeals which were all listed together as they all raised the same point which was - whether administr...
In light of the sexual harassment claim brought by former John Lewis employee Konstantinos Kalomoiris being dismissed by the employment tribunal recently, it’s probably a good time to look a little closer at some of the issues it raised.
This week Nat West and Royal Bank of Scotland announced the arrival of a £100m loan fund for franchise businesses.
Recent government proposals to reform the current Employment Tribunal system have led to heated debate over the balance of workers’ rights and increasing pressure on businesses in a time of recession. The Department for Business Innovation a...
Yorkshire Law firm Keeble Hawson LLP are now listed in the Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT) Legal Directory.
Re Friar and another (as Joint Administrators of Martin Groundland & Co Ltd) [2011] Scot CS CSOH_14 is a case that was heard by the Court of Session in Scotland but will no doubt be of interest to Officeholders throughout the UK.
The recent news of the sacking of Andy Gray, the well known football commentator/pundit, by his employer Sky Sports, has refuelled the debate about what, if any, is an acceptable level of light -hearted, banter within the workplace – particu...
This year will bring further changes to employment legislation and we take a look at the key changes to the law in this area which could affect your business in 2011.
A year which has included re branding, new offices and key new appointments, has made 2010 a year of substantial development for Yorkshire Law firm Keeble Hawson LLP.
The leaked US diplomatic cables emanating from the WikiLeaks organisation highlight the damage such breaches of confidence can do to a government's credibility and goodwill; as well as give pause for thought closer to home for members of the busin...
Whilst employees are protected in the workplace from discrimination on grounds of their particular religion or belief, a number of recent cases in the Employment Tribunal have highlighted that employers may still be justified in disciplining or ev...
A new appointment for Keeble Hawson LLP will end the year on another positive note for the Yorkshire law firm that has seen a year of major development.
Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson LLP has received rankings for six of its departments in the latest Chambers UK Legal Directory for 2011.
Personal debt is a major issue of the modern age. Bankruptcy law comes from a different era. Legislation has struggled to translate into solutions that are both fair to creditors and allow some relief for overburdened individuals.
The extreme weather is back and with it tales of frustration, fraught journeys and frantic forays out for supplies.
Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson LLP has received a number one ranking for one of its partners in the latest Chambers UK Legal Directory for 2011.
In the week where they have been awarded a Legal Services Commission contract for mediation, the Family team at Yorkshire Law firm Keeble Hawson LLP are highlighting the benefits of mediation, as a less painful route through family breakdown, when...
Antony Ball, head of family law in the Doncaster office of Keeble Hawson LLP commented today on the Government’s Legal Aid proposals.
A charity seminar hosted by Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson LLP took place at The Point, Doncaster recently.
Michele Todd a partner in the Private Client team at Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson LLP has become a trustee of the Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity.
Britain in today’s economic climate resembles an early explorer - cold, wet and probably frightened, battling through stormy seas and not knowing what is over the horizon or even what the weather will bring next.
The recent decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Radmacher v Granatino has now made it clear that pre-nuptial agreements will be enforceable unless they lead to unfair outcomes.
A team of lawyers from the Leeds office of Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson LLP put their caseloads to one side for the day and picked up some packing cases instead – all in a good cause.
Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson LLP is again helping to encourage young readers across Doncaster with sponsorship of their Space Hop Summer Reading Challenge – which was part of the programme of events for Doncaster Libraries in the summer.
As we have reported in previous articles, the main employment provisions of the Equality Act 2010 came into force on 1 October.
In an earlier article we reported on the case of Grainger v Nicholson in which the Employment Appeal Tribunal agreed with the Leeds Employment Tribunal that a belief in climate change could amount to a philosophical belief under the legislation wh...
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has recently criticised a tribunal which decided that gossip about an employee’s suspected pregnancy was not discrimination and harassment on grounds of sex.
After months of speculation, the government has now announced a consultation exercise on phasing out the default retirement age of 65 from 6 April 2011 with its eventual removal from 1 October 2011.
Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson LLP are hosting a free seminar designed to address some of the issues affecting charities, voluntary groups and not for profit organisations in a recession.
A Glasgow Employment Tribunal has awarded nearly £40k to an employee who was dismissed due to ‘excessive’ use of the internet at work.
Staff from Yorkshire law firm, Keeble Hawson LLP, donned their running shoes to be part of the Jane Tomlinson Run for All in Leeds on Sunday 4 July 2010.
As the holiday season is now upon us, many employers will be surprised to learn that unfortunate and costly consequences can arise where employees are off sick and do not take their entitlement to holidays or indeed where sick leave overlaps with ...
Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson is moving forward again with a new brand identity and the re launch of its website.
In the case of Lindsay v O’Loughnane [2010] EWHC 529 (QB) the director of a company who deliberately lied to a company’s customer about the financial position of the company was held personally liable to the customer for the tort of de...
Now the World Cup is finally here, it’s time for employers to “get on the ball” in managing the expected levels of workplace absenteeism during the period of the competition.
Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson has become a Limited Liability Partnership – LLP - with effect from 1 May 2010.
The staff at Yorkshire Law firm Keeble Hawson’s three regional offices in Sheffield, Leeds and Doncaster, have each voted to make a children’s charity the focus of their fundraising activities this year.
Collaborative Law in terms of legal processes is very much the new kid on the block.
Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson have appointed a new partner in their Insolvency and Turnaround Department.
One of the most significant developments in employment law this year will be the Equality Act part of which will come into force in October.
Whilst the coalition government has been very swift to announce the scrapping of Home Information Packs HIPs, when it comes to enabling the house buying and selling process longer term in a slow marketplace, this may be a bit of a red herring.
For the second year running Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson’s Managing Partner, Paul Trudgill is short listed for the Insider South Yorkshire Dealmakers Awards.
In the wake of the recent election results and the new coalition government, we are now able to report on the government’s plans to introduce new employment laws over the course of the next 12 months.
Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson have cemented their commitment to the people and business community of Doncaster, with a move into premier new offices on the corner of Princes Street and East Laithe Gate.
The Employment team at Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson look at some of the key questions and answers for employers with stranded employees, in the wake of the travel chaos created by the volcanic ash cloud.
From 6 April 2010, a doctor’s certificate, universally known as a "sick note" will be replaced by a Statement of Fitness for Work ("fit note") to be issued by General Practitioners ("GPs") only. This right may b...
In the wake of recent high-profile allegations of bullying against Gordon Brown, the topic of bullying at work is once again back in the news - and proving itself to be as difficult as ever to deal with and define.
The Mansfield Building Society has teamed up with Yorkshire law firm, Keeble Hawson to launch a will writing service to its members.
Antony Ball has been appointed as head of family law in the Doncaster office of Keeble Hawson.
In these challenging times especially for developers looking at ways to save on the very expensive acquisition costs of land, the answer may lie in an increasingly popular 'joint venture'.
Yorkshire Law firm Keeble Hawson has appointed three of its recently qualified trainees to its Insolvency, Corporate and Litigation & Dispute Resolution teams.
Lucy Boldy, FSA Compliance Executive at Yorkshire Law firm Keeble Hawson underlined the need this week for Sale and Rent Back (SRB) firms to find out more about their responsibilities under a new regime, authorised by the Financial Services Author...
Two new appointments at Yorkshire Law firm Keeble Hawson will bring even more experience and expertise to their well established Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Employment teams.
Local solicitor Paul Goel a partner at the Doncaster offices of Yorkshire Law firm Keeble Hawson, will be hauled off in handcuffs at the end of this month - but it's all in a good cause.
From coffee to keeping fit, pizza to printing - to say that franchising opportunities are diverse is a little bit of an understatement. Some of the most recognised names on the High Street, or even online, are actually franchises.
Directors or officers could be liable for inaccurate tax declarations made by a limited company - so a company matter could become personal with degrees of culpability determining the level of penalty.
An Employment Appeal Tribunal considering a case where the outcome could have lasting implications for employers and create the potential for future discrimination cases that focus on lifestyle choices and religious beliefs, has now made a decisio...
Until recently, under Section 330 of the Companies Act 1985, loans to directors were prohibited except in certain limited situations. The result of this was that a liquidator could pursue a director under an action for misfeasance where it was est...
The practice of rewarding employees for long service through enhanced pay may have to end after a Court of Appeal ruling that this might discriminate against women.
In the aftermath of yet another European Court of Justice ("ECJ") Decision on holiday entitlement and sick leave, employers may have to look again at their staff handbooks and absence policies.
The latest statistics from last year's Employment Tribunal cases have now been published and these show some alarming results that employers cannot afford to ignore - or dismiss.
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In the recent case of Estafnous v London & Leeds Business Centres Limited [2009], an estate agent sued its client for payment of £2 million in commission that it claimed was due following a deal for the sale of Regent House Business Cent...
A checklist outlining issues that may need to be addressed in a redundancy situation.
The recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Gisda Cyf v Barratt confirmed that the employee is required to have actual knowledge of termination in order for notice of dismissal to become effective. In a situation where an employee is informed of...
Naturally some employers may feel that they pay their staff too much and equally naturally some employees would no doubt disagree. However most employers will be aware of what they are actually paying their employees - at least that's what you mig...
Paul Trudgill, managing partner of Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson, recently received a nomination - one of four nominees - for Dealmaker of the Year, at the Insider South Yorkshire Dealmakers dinner, held at the Mercure St Paul's Hotel in Sheffi...
It is common sense to try and resolve issues before taking Court proceedings. The Courts have supported this approach through Pre Action Protocols.
Students at Thomas Rotherham College have a new showcase for their work - the Sheffield offices of Yorkshire Law firm Keeble Hawson.
Following the removal of the statutory dispute resolution procedures with effect from 6 April this year, most dismissal procedures will now be subject to the new ACAS Code of Practice on discipline and grievance. However, this Code does not apply ...
In an extraordinary case, Nicholson -v- Grainger Plc the Employment Tribunal held that an individual's beliefs about climate change were capable of being a "belief" for the purposes of the legislation governing discrimination on grounds ...
In May 2009 the British Council for Offices, at its annual conference, published its new Specification for offices. Last updated in 2005, the Specification had been widely used as a benchmark by property owners, funders and developers.
In 2004 the Government amended the law relating to the lifetime of planning permissions. Previously, under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 where a developer had secured a planning permission this permission usually had a "lifetime"...
Whether you call it a recession or credit crunch the fallout affects more than house prices, jobs and investments. The combined effect of any one or all three of the above can bring a family to the point of separation and raise new issues for thos...
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued a report entitled "Working Better" which outlines a long-term strategy for a revision of maternity and parental leave rights.
The figures released from the Insolvency Service on 1 May 2009 showed that there were 29,774 individual insolvencies in the first quarter of 2009, an increase of 1.6% on the previous quarter and a 19% increase compared to the same period in 2008. ...
Pre-packs have certainly been the subject of discussion both by the media and the Government over the last few months. The high profile administrations in the retail sector of Woolworths Plc, USC and Whittards have brought this particular insolven...
It was announced recently that the future of JJB Sports has been secured after 99% of its landlords and other creditors approved proposals to save the struggling sports retailer from administration.
Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson underlined their commitment to the people and business community of Doncaster this week, with the appointment of Senior Partner Tony Gregory as the Managing Partner for the Doncaster office.
With the festive season only (!) six months away some employees and employers will already be planning office parties - but perhaps not the behaviour that too often leads to more than a touch of regret in the cold light of day!
A new guide created by the Employment team at Keeble Hawson is designed to help employers get to grips with the new laws covering disciplinary and dismissal procedures, that came into effect from April 6th.
Fortunately most of us will not have to deal with a sudden and unexpected death in the family. However when these events occur there are not only the inevitable grief and practical difficulties, but also quite often legal processes to deal with - ...
Good businesses can't always be defined by the number of orders they have on their books or if trading appears to be going well. In a time of recession or in the popular phrase 'credit crunch' this is truer than ever.
Four colleagues from Yorkshire law firm Keeble Hawson have been doing their bit, to help ensure that some of the younger members of our society develop their reading and communication skills.
Adrian Tattersley, Lawyer with Keeble Hawson's Commercial Property Department in Leeds, considers the potential impact of adopting carbon efficient measures within the framework of existing legal documents.
In a recent decision likely to cause employers more headaches at a time when several are already struggling, the European Court of Justice has ruled that on their return to work employees who have been on long term sick leave are entitled to take ...
Two of the largest providers of mobile communications in the UK are in the process of consolidating their networks in a cost saving exercise. As a result telecoms landlords could potentially lose out on thousands of pounds a year...
In November 2008 the Planning and Energy Act - one of the few private members bills to become law - received Royal Assent.
Keeble Hawson are delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Trudgill as Managing Partner as part of our ambitious plans for future growth and strategic development across our three offices in Sheffield, Leeds and Doncaster.