Devonshires, Author at Devonshires

Recovering the Costs of Preparing s146 Notices

Posted on July 23, 2015 (November 16, 2018)

Where a leaseholder has breached the terms of their lease (other than non-payment of rent) the landlord can serve a notice under s.146 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1925 giving a reasonable period of time for the leaseholder to respond regarding remedying the breach, if it is capable of being remedied.

Using the FTT’s Rules to Manage Disputes

Posted on July 23, 2015 (November 16, 2018)

In our last edition we set out some of the new rules which apply to the First Tier Property Tribunal (FTT), following its introduction in place of the LVT.

Leasehold Management Brief

Posted on July 23, 2015 (July 16, 2024)

In this edition service charges play a prominent part.

Devonshires Advise Three of the G15 on Their Latest Capital Markets Fundraisings

Posted on July 4, 2015 (November 16, 2018)

The Devonshires LLP Banking and Securitisation Teams are delighted to announce the completion of the third of three of the largest capital markets transactions in the RP sector since July.

Instruction to remove employee(s) from an ‘organised group’ is not enough to prevent them transferring under TUPE

Posted on July 1, 2015 (July 4, 2024)

In Jakowlew v Nestor Primecare Services Ltd t/a Saga Care and another, the EAT reinforced a strict application of TUPE, ruling that, despite a contractual breach on the part of a transferor to remove an employee from a contract which was to be transferred, the employee in question remained subject to TUPE.

Devonshires Solicitors chase the sun to raise £1,400 for Action for Kids

Posted on June 22, 2015 (November 16, 2018)

A team of Devonshires solicitors, together with a few of our friends “chased the sun” this weekend, cycling 200 miles in 14 hours to complete a Coast to Coast challenge. Setting off at 4.39am the team cycled from Sheerness to Burnham on Sea in a single day.

Discriminatory dismissal of nursery assistant on grounds of religion

Posted on June 22, 2015 (July 4, 2024)

In Mbuyi v Newpark Childcare (Shepherds Bush) Ltd the Watford Employment Tribunal held that a Christian nursery assistant who was dismissed for expressing her belief that homosexuality is a sin was discrimination on grounds of religion.

TUPE and Sub-Contracts

Posted on June 17, 2015 (November 16, 2018)

The EAT confirmed last week in Jinks v London Borough of Havering UKEAT/0157/14/MC that TUPE can apply to a transferor and a sub-contractor, protecting the employment of employees under a sub-contract if there is a service provision change.

Unfair dismissal for driving while using a mobile phone

Posted on June 10, 2015 (July 4, 2024)

Recently employment tribunals have been asked to consider the fairness of dismissals relating to driving whilst using a hand-held phone.

Guidance on vacant building credit updated

Posted on May 15, 2015 (November 16, 2018)

We recently reported on the introduction of the vacant building credit (VBC) to incentivise brownfield development on sites containing vacant buildings.

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