Charity Auction on 9th December – what could you walk away with?
The Hanne & Co. Charity Auction will be held on Monday 9th December 2013 at Bank on Northcote Road in Battersea. All money raised willContinue Reading
18 Nov
Reform of UK Consumer Law on Remedies for the Sale of Goods: Draft Consumer Rights Bill
Why is reform deemed necessary? The existing law on defective goods is deemed to require reform because the current statutory remedies available to consumers ifContinue Reading
15 Nov
TUPE Amendments
On 31 October 2013 the government published the draft amendments to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE). Click here for the fullContinue Reading
06 Nov
Are Life Story Rights Protected in UK Law?
‘Life Story Rights’ is not the term customarily used within the existing legal taxonomy of copyright works under the CDPA and it in fact tendsContinue Reading
Is a Graphical User Interface (‘GUI’) protected by Copyright?
GUI: In computing,[1] Graphical User Interface is a type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and visualContinue Reading
26 Sep
Key Risks and Potential Liabilities of Websites – Defamation and UGC (Article 2 of 2)
If you are proposing to design, develop and operate a website including in particular a social networking website, there are certain things you must beContinue Reading
18 Sep
Key Risks and Potential Liabilities of Websites – Copyright and UGC (Article 1 of 2)
If you are proposing to design, develop and operate a website including in particular social networking website, there are certain things you must be awareContinue Reading
18 Sep
LEGAL AID STILL AVAILABLE FOR HOUSING CASES
The number of housing law cases in which legal advice and assistance has been sought from legal aid solicitors has reduced dramatically since the introductionContinue Reading
10 Sep
Licensing: What Type?
When you are creating a piece of work for a company or individual (the ‘Work’), you will need to consider ‘ownership’ which more often thanContinue Reading
21 Aug
The Challenge Network takes on the Hanne & Co Dragons
The days were baking and something was stirring at the Hanne & Co office. The Challenge Network were arriving with twelve young Challengers who hadContinue Reading
16 Aug
What to consider when getting your Website built and developed?
When you engage a company to build and develop your website, there are quite a number of things that need to be addressed from theContinue Reading
06 Aug
Zero hour contracts – Good for the economy, bad for employees?
Since it was revealed that Sports Direct, Buckingham Palace, Cineworld and the Tate employ a large majority of their staff on ‘zero hour contacts’, itContinue Reading
31 Jul
Employment Law Changes – Countdown to 29 July 2013
Part Three: Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees and Rules On 29th July fees will be payable by an appellant who wishes to appeal a decision inContinue Reading
26 Jul
Employment Law Changes – Countdown to 29 July 2013 Part Two: Settlement Agreements – ACAS Code of Practice
Back in October 2012, Hanne & Co wrote an article entitled Settlement Agreements – a change in the law or Compromise Agreements in a newContinue Reading
18 Jul
Employment Law Changes – Countdown to 29 July 2013 Part One: Fees
On 29 July 2013 wide reaching changes to the employment law will come into force. The most eye catching change is of course the introductionContinue Reading
15 Jul
Consultation on Corporate Trust & Transparency Announced
The Department for Business, Skills & Innovation have today announced new measures to “improve corporate transparency and strengthen director disqualification laws” with the publication ofContinue Reading
10 Jul
A Victory for Client Choice
The Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling, has accepted the need for client choice to remain at the heart of the Criminal Justice System. This welcome concessionContinue Reading
04 Jul
RESTRICTIONS ON LEGAL AID IN HOUSING
As has been widely reported, the government, in seeking to reduce the budgets of most departments across Whitehall, has reduced the scope and extent ofContinue Reading
02 Jul
What’s Next in Data Protection?
Hot on the heels of the recent ‘cookie law’ is a new data protection regulation being debated in Brussels which looks very likely to passContinue Reading
13 Jun
The Challenge Network
In the early evening of Tuesday 11 June 2013, I made my way through the doors of the Battersea Arts Centre and negotiated my wayContinue Reading
10 Jun
Hanne & Co Solicitors chooses Trinity Hospice as Charity of the Year
As published by Kensington & Chelsea Today on Wednesday, 5th June 2013: ‘Hanne & Co is a law firm based near Clapham Junction and hasContinue Reading
10 Jun
Is the ICO Hot on the Heels of your Organisation?
On 10 May, the UK’s Data Protection Regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), announced that it will be examining 250 companies’ online privacy policies toContinue Reading
06 Jun
Do you have Permissions to Use those Images?
A recent Patents County Court preliminary decision serves as a glaring reminder to those using images from the internet, including from social media sites suchContinue Reading
05 Jun
Criminal Justice- but not for long
Solicitors from Hanne and Co attended Petty France outside the Ministry of Justice yesterday to take part in the protest against the dismantling of theContinue Reading
04 Jun
How Legal Aid helped my Mum
Speaking on LBC radio, Susanna Page gave a glowing account of how, had it not been for help provided to her mum, under Legal Aid,Continue Reading
30 May
Can a Justice Provider provide justice or even save money?
The Ministry of Justice, headed by The Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling, has launched a consultation regarding the future of legal aid in criminal defence. TheContinue Reading
28 May
Taking the “con” out of conveyancing
It is an unfortunate fact that fraudulent activity in conveyancing is costing the UK billions of pounds every year. Sophisticated criminals are continuing to findContinue Reading
23 May
Hanne & Co support demonstration on criminal legal aid changes
Solicitors from our criminal department attended a mass rally outside parliament on 22nd May. The demonstration was attended by over 500 lawyers protesting over proposedContinue Reading
20 May
The Package Tour Regulations: Avoiding the Pitfalls when selling Packages
The Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tour Regulations 1992 (as amended) (the “Regulations”) control the provision of package travel services to UK consumers. AContinue Reading
07 May
When is an agent not an agent?
The insolvency regime in the UK has been a very newsworthy topic since the financial crisis began in 2008. Stories of the demise of householdContinue Reading
07 May
Old and New Partners
It is with sadness that Hanne & Co say goodbye to Ros Widgery and Nia Jones. Ros was a partner and solicitor in the propertyContinue Reading
How much would you be willing to sell your rights for? That is the £2000 question according to the new Growth and Infrastructure Bill, whichContinue Reading
25 Apr
Court fee remission scheme: Government consultation launched
The Government has launched a consultation regarding the current fee remission system across HM Courts and Tribunals (HMCS) Service. For more details click here .Continue Reading
23 Apr
ONLINE PRIZE DRAWS AND COMPETITIONS
Do you know that there are various pieces of legislation or regulatory codes that govern prize draws and competitions that you might place online? TheContinue Reading
22 Apr
The High Price of Legal Aid Cuts
On the 1st April 2013 sweeping cuts to family legal aid were introduced. Assistance with divorce, finances and children matters are no longer available toContinue Reading
09 Apr
The ‘Common Law Marriage’ Myth and Inheritance
With married couples now making up less than half the population and one in six of us cohabiting is it now time for the lawContinue Reading
08 Apr
HOUSING BENEFIT PILOT SCHEME
A key part of the planned new universal credit is that Housing Benefit payments will be made directly to the recipient tenant rather than toContinue Reading
15 Mar
A Recession-Proof Investment?
Bucking the national trend, property prices in London continue to climb. The gap between property prices in London and the rest of the country isContinue Reading
12 Mar
The Demise of Legal Aid
Hanne & Co joins with other lawyers and professionals to condemn the passing of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO)Continue Reading
28 Feb
Whistle-blowing: An Overview
Whether it be releasing information about MP’s expenses, concerns over the NHS, or the recent Libor scandal, whistle-blowing is very much in the public eye.Continue Reading
26 Feb
Website Check-Up
Hanne & Co’s commercial team are hosting a seminar or local businesses on: ‘What you need to know about making your website legally compliant’ On:Continue Reading
22 Feb
How long can a Worker blow the whistle?
For quite some time according to the Employment Appeals Tribunal. In the case of ‘Onyango v Berkeley Solicitors’, the EAT held that a Claimant couldContinue Reading
19 Feb
Religion or Belief in the Workplace
Following the judgment in the cases of Eweida and Chaplin v. the United Kingdom and Ladele and McFarlane v. the United Kingdom by the EuropeanContinue Reading
13 Feb
Managing the Legal Risks in Running Your Website
Most companies or organisations in the UK do have a website. However, not all of the owners of these websites adhere to the law andContinue Reading
05 Feb
Ask the Expert on Maternity Rights
Harry Dronfield, Employment Law Solicitor from Hanne & Co, answers your questions about maternity rights. Child care experts and professionals who advise parents will beContinue Reading
04 Feb
The Skeletons that belong to a King
It was to an applauding press conference that archaeologist Richard Buckley, from the University of Leicester, revealed that: “Beyond reasonable doubt it’s Richard.” Buckley was,Continue Reading
01 Feb
Bedroom Tax
Many will have probably heard that there are significant changes being made to regulations affecting tenants of working age in receipt of Housing Benefit. TheseContinue Reading
01 Feb
Disclosure of previous convictions
Should you forever pay for misdemeanours committed when you were young and foolish by having to disclose spent convictions and cautions to potential employers? NotContinue Reading
28 Jan
ASA
The ASA is an independent body which regulates, investigates and adjudicates on advertising across all media. The UK Advertising Codes lay down rules and standardsContinue Reading
24 Jan
Data Protection Compliance – Sony fined £250,000
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) today announced that it was fining Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited £250,000 for what it calls a “serious breach ofContinue Reading
18 Jan
New Year, New Changes in Employment Law
January sees the Government continuing it’s ongoing reform of Employment Law in an effort to reduce the volume of disputes at Employment Tribunals. The DepartmentContinue Reading
16 Jan
Hanne & Co secures top accolade from national Law Society
Hanne & Co in Clapham Junction has secured the National Law Society’s law management quality mark, Lexcel. Lexcel is developed specifically for the legal profession.Continue Reading
16 Jan
RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) handed down four very important decisions this week in regard to alleged religious discrimination in the workplace. InContinue Reading
15 Jan
Promotional Website Business Contracts Packages
Our commercial team are offering a variety of professionally drafted and tailored discounted business contracts packages for online businesses, whatever the industry at fixed ratesContinue Reading
03 Jan
Employment Law – Changes to Collective Redundancies Announced
Just before Christmas the Government announced further changes to employment law under the auspices of the ongoing “Employment Law Review”. This is a government wideContinue Reading