Davis Blank Furniss – the Manchester based law firm – has appointed Paul Walton, the former senior partner and managing partner of Hill Dickinson, as its new Professional Negligence Consultant. Paul has now taken up his new role and is working out of the firm’s head office on Deansgate. Paul is a hugely knowledgeable and... Read the rest of this entry →
Davis Blank Furniss has this week unveiled its first ever taxi in Manchester City Centre. We like to think of the fully liveried cab as a new member of the family so keep your eyes peeled for the ‘feet’ as they whizz by. If you do manage to flag it down then take a photo... Read the rest of this entry →
On Friday the 13th, Davis Blank Furniss – the Manchester based law firm –acting on behalf of the owners of PH Jones Group Limited – the family-owned & Malpas-headquartered property and utilities maintenance group – completed it’s business sale to British Gas for £30m. Andy McNish, corporate & commercial partner at Davis Blank Furniss, was... Read the rest of this entry →
Highlights of recent court and tribunal decisions include the following: Employee required to account for secret profit made in breach of fiduciary duty In Samsung Semiconducter Europe Ltd v Docherty [2011] an employee was obliged to account for the secret profit he made in ensuring that his employer did business with another company in which... Read the rest of this entry →
Further to previous updates, The Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011 have been published. The regulations abolish the default retirement age from 6 April 2011, subject to transitional provisions. Click here for further information.
The government has launched its “Red Tape Challenge”, a wide-ranging project with the aim of identifying unnecessary regulations. The government is asking for suggestions of regulations that should be scrapped, merged with other regulations, simplified or improved. It is focusing, in particular, on regulations relating to employment, pensions, company, equalities, health and safety and environmental... Read the rest of this entry →
Welcome to May’s edition of our employment law newsletter, keeping you up to date with forthcoming changes to legislation and case developments. GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES THEMATIC REVIEW OF REGULATIONS The government has launched its “Red Tape Challenge”, a wide-ranging project with the aim of identifying unnecessary regulations. The government is asking for suggestions of regulations that... Read the rest of this entry →
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