Changes to ante-natal rights today – are you up to speed?
October 1st, 2014 by Sharon Hamilton
Changes to ante-natal rights today – are you up to speed? Today, 1 October 2014, several employment law changes take place (see further below). In this alert we consider one of those changes – the extension of the right to time off to attend ante-natal appointments. What’s changing? The right to accompany a partner to […]
The right of LLP members, as workers, to be accompanied to disciplinary and grievance hearings
September 8th, 2014 by Sharon Hamilton
The right of LLP members, as workers, to be accompanied to disciplinary and grievance hearings Following the decision in Clyde & Co LLP -v- Bates van Winkelhof (see our previous alerts on the topic here), we continue to look at the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision for LLP members and their firms. This week we look at […]
Shared parental leave, it’s just around the corner – are you ready?
September 1st, 2014 by Sharon Hamilton
Shared parental leave, it’s just round the corner – are you ready? The introduction of the shared parental leave (“SPL”) and pay regulations is a mere 3 months away (the bulk of the statutory regulations coming into force on 1 December 2014). The regulations will be relevant to employees who are expectant parents of babies […]
Professional alliance
July 11th, 2014 by Sharon Hamilton
Solicitors Journal – News In Brief Section Week beginning 07 July 2014 Professional alliance: A new multi-disciplinary partnership alliance has been launched between a number of leading independent legal and accountancy firms. The Professional Practices Alliance is a collaboration providing professional services firms with integrated advice in key areas. The members of the alliance are […]
Legal and accounting MDP alliance launches
July 3rd, 2014 by Sharon Hamilton
3 July 2014 Managing Partner Manju Manglani, Editor (@ManjuManglani) ‘LLPs still offer the best of all worlds’, said Richard Turnor A multi-disciplinary partnership (MDP) alliance has been launched between three law firms and one accountancy firm. The UK-based Professional Practices Alliance, which intends to target professional services firms, is founded by law firms Maurice Turnor […]
Professional advisory service launched
July 3rd, 2014 by Sharon Hamilton
Global Legal Post By Shannon Sweeney 03 July 2014 at 09:39 BST A new multi-disciplinary partnership alliance has been launched between leading three law firms and an accountancy practice to advise professional practices. Three London-based firms are combining with Buzzacott. The firms CM Murray, Hierons and Maurice Turnor Gardner have combined with chartered accountants Buzzacott […]
Professional Practices Alliance set up to promote LLPs
July 1st, 2014 by Sharon Hamilton
1 Jul 2014 Sara White, Editor, Accountancy A group of accounting firms and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) have set up a multi-disciplinary partnership body, the Professional Practices Alliance (PPA), to provide professional services firms with specialist advice on LLP status and restructuring advice Members of the alliance include chartered accountants, Buzzacott LLP, and law firms […]
Key Issues to Consider when Updating your Firm’s LLP or Partnership agreement
October 16th, 2013 by Sharon Hamilton
Key Issues to Consider When Updating Your Firm’s LLP or Partnership Agreement A number of firms have been revisiting and updating their Partnership or LLP Agreements recently, having discovered that those agreements do not provide adequate powers to deal with underperforming partners or sufficient protection against former partners moving to a competitor and trying to […]