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Cost of Death Certificates Rises

06/03/201905/03/2019 by dwillis

A three-fold rise in the cost of a death certificate could result in solicitors being unable to administer some estates, lawyers have warned. The General Register Office this month increased the cost of obtaining a certificate online from £4 to £11.

Charlotte Pritchard, a member of the private wealth team at national firm BLM, told the Gazette it is not unusual for families to require between 10-20 death certificates in order to administer an estate. She warned that where solicitors are appointed payment may need to be initially funded by the firm; particularly if no family members are able to find the up-front cash.

Clamping Vehicles, Private Car Parks, Penalties and Unfair Terms

30/06/202203/01/2019 by dwillis

The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 creates provisions relating to immobilising and obstruction of vehicles and charging registered keepers of vehicles where a contract has been entered into with landowners or their agents (Sections 54-56 and Schedule 4 of the Act)

The New Employment Appeal Tribunal Practice Direction 2018

10/08/201902/01/2019 by dwillis

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has issued a new Practice Direction (Employment Appeal Tribunal – Procedure) 2018.

Holiday pay rights for Temporary workers

16/02/202017/12/2018 by dwillis

Temporary workers usually have a contract with an agency but work on a temporary basis for an employer. This differentiates them from full-time employees and the self-employed.

The Agency Worker’s Regulations (2010) which details a worker’s rights, state

Google must delete links to articles in “Right to be Forgotten” case

11/03/201923/11/2018 by dwillis

Google was ordered to take down links to articles about the historic criminal convictions of a businessman.

Two businessmen (NT1 & NT2) convicted of criminal offences many years ago brought claims made under Data Protection law and the English law tort of misuse of private information, for the “right to be forgotten” or, more accurately, the right to have personal information “delisted” or “deindexed” by providers of internet search engines (“ISEs”)