The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 prohibits a person from pursuing a course of conduct which...

The Coalition Government has taken to the idea of making us a nation that holds shares in our...

The Accounts team at Birkett Long looks after the financial management of the firm - a very...

With our South Essex office now over a year old, working with clients and business partners is...

When an Employment Tribunal assesses whether an employee was dismissed fairly or not, it must...

In a world where the number of websites, e-mails and electronic files increases on a daily...

In most companies, it is commonly accepted that a Managing Director will not have the power to...

In today’s electronic age the vast majority of businesses have a website. Some trade using...

It is clear that for a termination of employment to be effective it must be communicated to the...

Employers will be aware that under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence...

Have you ever had a cheque bounced on you or a bank payment stopped?  If you have you will...

It is well known that the care home industry has endured a turbulent few years as a result of the...

Birkett Long, the leading Essex law firm, has advised Fallow International Freight Limited, a...

David Rayner, partner from Birkett Long’s Commercial Property Team discusses the “big...

Tougher economic environments often see a greater amount of restructuring within businesses,...

Two cases have recently been referred to the European Court of Justice (ECJ).  The first case...

Recently the court in Kosar v. Bank of Scotland Plc T/A Halifax [2011] has again confirmed that a...

A recent discharge of diesel fuel into the River Chelmer has highlighted an area of pollution...

Many of us using email as a regular means of correspondence are aware of just how easy it is to...

An ‘employee’ is provided with a statutory right to maternity leave, however, the same...