TM LAWS TOP TIPS TO HELP MAKE SURE YOU GET PAID 1. Know who you are dealing with. Sounds really obvious but is not only crucial but very often got wrong. 2. You can deal with someone as an Individual, as a sole trader, as a partnership or as a limited company. Identify which they…
Good news for those who have been injured in an accident at last. The insurance industry were trying to have the small claims limit for personal injury claims lifted from £1000 to £5000 so that accident victims could not use solicitors to claim compensation which usually means the victim of injury will be awarded less…
Employment tribunals – fees payable by claimants Change: Under its measures to boost the labour market and reduce the burden on employers, the Government has introduced fees for claimants to bring a claim in the employment tribunals. The level of fees charged depends on the complexity of the claim, there are two fees: (1) an…
Very pleased with the latest addition to the TM LAW Legal library with whole volumes dedicated to precedents we can use for your business legal matters. please contact us for details of what we can do for your business dealings
as those of you unfortunate enough to have been made redundant will know the employers usually give you a compromise agreement so that once you sign you cannot come back later and try to make a claim. The employment tribunal rule changes have done away with compromise agreements and replaced them with Settlement agreements. other…
As you may be aware by now the employment tribunal are now charging fees for those wanting to bring claims. For details of the fees and what they will mean for employment claims contact us at TM LAW for our specialist employment advice including details of the other rule changes that took place on the…
Compromise agreements when you are made redundant are now called Settlement Agreements! They are legally binding contacts for bringing to an end the employment relationship on agreed terms. The main reason for them is they waive an individual’s right to bring claims against their employer. There are certain things that need to be in place…
For those of you who have been following my blogs you will have noticed recently a change in court fees. Having studied it closely there is some good news which is that the court issue fees for issuing claims online have actually gone down! For example where you are owed under £300 the court fee…
You can’t take it: it belongs to my other half The High Court sheriff is often in the situation where they are seizing assets that belong to a couple, married or co-habiting, and defendants state that the items belong to their spouse and therefore cannot be seized. In many cases, they are wrong! Is…
If you are an employee and thinking about bringing a claim in the tribunal, you should do so sooner rather than later as on 29th July you will have to pay a fee of between £160 and £250 to bring a claim . Also you will have to pay a fee for a hearing and…