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The Skipton and Ilkley offices of Walker Foster took part in the Christmas Jumper day initiative organised by Save the Children to raise much needed funds. The staff were invited to come to work in a colourful woolly on Friday 12th...

This article looks at how employers can manage poorly performing employees.  This article is addressed at employers who have employees who show a lack of skill or aptitude for their work and are making persistent low-level errors.  Frequently, these are...

The recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) case regarding holiday pay has caused quite a lot of comment in the press but what effect will it have for employers? Article 7 of the Working Time Directive (which is given effect in...

  A right of way can be acquired by long use. The law in this area has evolved in a sometimes confusing manner but if a landowner is using a way over a neighbours land for twenty years openly, without...

If you are in a relationship where you are not engaged or married, then you are considered to be cohabitees.  Issues can arise either prior to living together, or on separation.  The law in this area is complex and requires...

It is now 6 months since the Family Justice System was restructured with the creation of a Single Family Court for England & Wales. Significant reforms took place, to include:- • Compulsory Family Mediation Information Meetings to enable couples to...

We were pleased to recently host an informal gathering of centre leaders and business advisors working with year 12 students in Craven schools on the Young Enterprise Company Programme. Young Enterprise is the United Kingdom’s largest business and enterprise education...

What? Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules is about offers to settle a claim (before or during proceedings). It is designed to encourage early settlement and it works by imposing costs consequences. Why? If an offer is accepted within...

Walker Foster held the first in a series of employment law seminars at Utopia on 30 September 2014. Simon Blake, a solicitor specialising in employment law and a member of the commercial team at Walker Foster, gave a presentation on...

Ordinarily, the process of getting divorced, is relatively straightforward, provided the proceedings are not defended. More difficult and complex, is reaching a financial settlement within those divorce proceedings. There is a requirement on both spouses to provide full and frank...