Bulletins
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Newsroom
05/03/2010 - Pubs and clubs licensees warned ‘be careful’
Licensees are being given a stark warning to be ‘extra careful’ in the run-up to the election, as licensing committees are heeding the ‘binge drinking’ buzz around parliament and proving keener than ever to implement blanket conditions at licence reviews or applications.
Andrew Lee, a solicitor in the licensing team at Midlands’ law firm Challinors explains: [...]
04/03/2010 - Challinors launches new business services unit
Midlands law firm Challinors is changing the way it works with SME’s, private and public sector corporate clients, with the creation of a new Business Services Unit which will deliver direct access to the firm’s range of legal services for businesses.
The Business Support Unit (BSU), also known as Challinors’ Business Bridge, marshals the firm’s [...]
23/02/2010 - ‘Fit notes’ to launch in April 2010
The 6th April 2010 marks the scrapping of the current system of ‘sick notes’ for employees which the government has now confirmed will be replaced by ‘fit notes’, but the new system has been met by concern by doctors and GPs according to Simon Bond, Partner and head of employment at Midlands law firm Challinors.
“The [...]
17/02/2010 - Check systems warn lawyers as employee fraud hits record high
Employers are being urged to check and screen both long-serving and new employees as the cost of serious employee fraud takes a dramatic upturn.
Speaking at a briefing on employee fraud, Arun Chauhan and Mark Kenkre, joint heads of the dedicated Fraud & Asset recovery department at Midlands law firm Challinors, urged businesses to “continuously and [...]
29/01/2010 - Jackson Report ignores plight of ‘man on the street’
In his recent report, Lord Justice Jackson recommended all but abolishing ‘conditional fee agreements’ (CFAs) or ‘no win, no fee’ deals for a vast number of people, ignoring how the average ‘man in the street’ will deal with litigation and legal costs, according to Andy Hodges, chief executive of Midlands law firm Challinors.
“He proposes sweeping [...]
26/01/2010 - Call for drivers to stop growing trend for VAT fraud
West Midlands’ drivers are being urged to take care when buying fuel, after stories of a growing trend amongst dishonest garage owners over VAT fraud have emerged.
“When buying fuel from a garage, drivers are often asked if they need a VAT receipt,” says Arun Chauhan, a specialist fraud solicitor at Midlands law firm Challinors, which [...]