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Know Your Client Checks – A Lesson From BHS for Professional Firms
23rd September, 2016
As you will know, it is a legal requirement for advisory firms to carry out ‘know your client’ checks. The purpose of doing so is to confirm your client’s identity and to seek to provide protection in respect of Anti Money Laundering (AML) and terrorist financing. The BHS experience before the Work and Pensions Committee and Business, Innovation... Read More »
Fresh faces as Aaron & Partners announce new appointments and promotions
22nd September, 2016
Aaron & Partners Solicitors has announced two new appointments and made nine key promotions as the firm continues... Read More »
Environmental Brexit
20th September, 2016
In June this year the UK voted to leave the European Union. The shape of our future environmental law will depend on what direction the negotiations with Europe take and whether the UK government wishes to retain EU – made laws. Unfortunately, we cannot predict the outcome of the negotiations and the relations with Europe, so that means... Read More »
Solicitors as Bankers – A Warning to Law Firms
16th September, 2016
Partner Paul Bennett has written this article on SRA Accounts Rules – Provision of a Banking Facility. The SRA issued a warning notice in relation to providing a banking facility through a client account back in December 2014, however, this has not altered the prominence of the problem and the rules in relation to providing a banking facility... Read More »
Dismissals & Protected Conversations
12th September, 2016
Many employers are naturally cautious when using “protected conversations” as introduced in 2013 to allow employers and employees to discuss termination of employment on agreed terms. A protected conversation is when the employer and the employee agree that claims for unfair dismissal can not be pursued after their discussions on a protected conversation basis so that the employer... Read More »
Act now to avoid gender pay gap embarrassment
6th September, 2016
The Equality Act (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2016 which require all businesses with more than 250 employees to publish detailed statistics on gender pay within their organisation are expected to come into force on 1 October 2016. This will mean that the first snapshot report will be required in April 2017 with the first full report due... Read More »
Aaron & Partners are proud to be taking part in the World Coracle Championships 2016
25th August, 2016
The Championships will be held at Pengwern Boat Club, Shrewsbury SY3 7BD on the River Severn in Shrewsbury, on the afternoon of Friday 16th September 2016. We are delighted to have a team fundraising and taking part in the Coracle Race once again in support of Macmillan Cancer Support. Our Real Estate Partner, Trish Randles is on the Coracle... Read More »
Farming and Relationship Breakdown
23rd August, 2016
As the long days harvesting lead seamlessly into the next crop season, the potential for strains within a farming relationship are unrelenting. Whilst some of us might consider the farming life to be idyllic the reality is often very different with long hours and limited monetary reward. In addition to the emotional stress that accompanies most relationship breakdowns... Read More »
Assignment of CFAs
18th August, 2016
Read Partner Paul Bennett’s thoughts on The Assignment of CFA’S. In Denise v Spire Healthcare Limited Case No: A13YJ811, it was decided that CFAs cannot be assigned. However, on appeal, this decision has been reversed by HHJ Graham Wood. This was a civil appeal to the High Court. HHJ Graham Wood stated that he could not depart from... Read More »