Aaron & Partners pledges investment and new jobs with purchase of niche practice
Cheshire’s biggest commercial law firm today pledged investment and creation of new jobs as it announced the takeover of a rival practice. Aaron & Partners has acquired niche employment firm Bennett’s Legal in Shrewsbury as part of an ongoing expansion … Continue reading
Restrictive Covenants When Buying A Business
Any buyer of a business will want to ensure that, once the purchase has been completed, the seller does not set up in competition with the buyer’s recently purchased business. The seller will retain valuable business know how and could … Continue reading
Law firm urges companies to be smart
Leading law firm Aaron & Partners is warning employers to ensure they have a policy in place to protect their IT and data systems as an increasing number of workers now use their smart phones and tablets for work. Aaron … Continue reading
Catholic midwives successful in claim over abortions
Two Roman Catholic midwives have this week won their case against NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde on appeal, meaning that as a result of their religious beliefs they are no longer required to take part in any element of abortion … Continue reading
Aaron & Partners Invites Yorkshire Industrial Firms To Free HR Seminar
Aaron & Partners LLP is inviting industrial firms across Yorkshire to get up to speed with the latest developments in employment law and HR by attending a specialist seminar in Leeds on Friday 17th May from 12.00 – 4.00pm at … Continue reading
Right to Light
This follows on from the article we published in September 2012 regarding consenting to infringement of rights to light which can be viewed HERE The Law Commission, being the body charged with keeping the law under review and recommending reform … Continue reading
Top Lawyer is Finalist of Chester Woman in Business Awards
Aaron & Partners LLP’s Helen Watson has been shortlisted as a finalist in two categories at the Chester Women in Business Awards 2013. She has been nominated for Chester Business Woman of the Year Award and the Chester Woman in … Continue reading
Cookies – Implied Consent OK
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a statement re-emphasising that awareness of Internet ‘cookies’ has increased to such an extent that it is now ‘appropriate…to rely on a responsible implementation of implied consent’ by users of websites to accept … Continue reading
Copyright Law Changes in the Pipeline
Following the publication of the Hargreaves review on copyright law, the Government has published proposals to modernise copyright law in order to bring it up to date in the light of modern technology. It is considered that changes need to … Continue reading
Lord Sugar successful in defending claim from former employee
Lord Sugar has successfully defended a claim for constructive unfair dismissal from former employee, Stella English, in the East London Employment Tribunal. Constructive unfair dismissal occurs where an employer has committed a repudiatory breach of a contract of employment (i.e. … Continue reading
Racial discrimination claim brought against Virgin Atlantic is dismissed
A man has had his claim for racial discrimination against airline Virgin Atlantic dismissed by the Employment Tribunal, after arguing that he was rejected for a job interview for a call centre role until he applied using a fake “Welsh” … Continue reading
Employment Tribunal Statistics (Ministry of Justice Gov.uk)
Quarterly statistics Between October and December 2012, Employment Tribunals received 42,603 claims in total – 24 per cent fewer than in the same quarter of 2011/12. The decrease was driven by a reduction in claims under Working Time Directive, which … Continue reading