Author Archives: Christopher Wilsher

Economist, or just economical with the truth? How can employers respond to ‘fake claims’ on a CV?

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is facing scrutiny after it emerged that she used a false claim to win her seat as an MP. She told voters during her election campaign that she had worked “as an economist … at Halifax …

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Government announces details of the Employment Rights Bill

The Government has announced details of the Employment Rights Bill. The legislation brings forward 28 individual reforms, covering the full spectrum of employment rights. The Bill aims to deliver economic growth and security to businesses and workers alike in the …

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Collyer Bristow welcomes leading Family lawyer, Charmaine Hast

Collyer Bristow is delighted to announce that Charmaine Hast, a leading Family lawyer and former Head of Family law at Wedlake Bell, has joined the Firm as a Consultant. Charmaine is a well-known and highly regarded name in Family Law. …

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Building Safety Act’s 30-year liability: compassionate or draconian?

There has long been recognition that claimants’ rights of action should not remain open indefinitely. The first statute to address this systematically was in 1623, and its six-year limitation period for contracts and actions of tort remained remarkably durable. By …

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Is the Government set to U-Turn on its Non-Dom Tax Policy?

Press reports (for example BBC News, and Financial Times) suggest the Government is now re-thinking the “Non-Dom” tax policy changes to which the Labour Party committed in its General Election Manifesto earlier this year. We will analyse and comment on …

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Collyer Bristow promotes Aidan Grant to Partner

Collyer Bristow has announced the promotion of Aidan Grant to Partner in the Private Wealth department. Aidan’s promotion was effective from 20 September 2024. Aidan has been made up to Partner in the Tax & Estate Planning team. He joined …

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What is a Reconciliation Agreement?

As all keen (and even not so keen) observers of celebrity couples are aware, shortly before ‘Beniffer’ collapsed like a celebrity supernova, Rory McIlroy and his wife Erica, having seemed set to do the same, blindsided the tabloids by getting …

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Shop workers’ union wins Tesco ‘fire and rehire’ battle

A shop workers’ union has won a Supreme Court battle against Tesco over so-called “fire and rehire” plans put forward by the supermarket giant. The case centred on a group of workers who had their salaries significantly increased by Tesco …

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Collyer Bristow promotes four in its latest promotion round

Collyer Bristow has announced four promotions to Senior Associate, across the firm’s Corporate & Commercial, Real Estate and Private Wealth departments. Rebecca Mitchell, in our Real estate disputes team, is experienced in dealing with landlord and tenant disputes relating commercial premises, …

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Are you a member?

Under the Companies Act 2006, every company is required to keep a register of its members. Apart from the founding members of the company (also known as the subscribers), whose membership takes effect automatically upon the company’s incorporation, a person …

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