Yearly Archive: 2018
Mental Health Awareness
Following on from Mental Health Awareness week ,Tom Evans, associate at DTM Legal, outlines 5 considerations to create a mentally healthy workplace. Where an individual is suffering from a health issue (not just a mental health one), employers need to … Read more…
A coffee with… Guy Thomas
Guy is a dual qualified Chartered Civil Engineer and Solicitor specialising in contentious and non-contentious construction and engineering law having worked within the construction industry on major civil engineering projects in the UK and Hong Kong. What is your proudest … Read more…
Family Investment Companies
Heather Lally, Partner at DTM Legal, discusses the increasingly popular approach in succession and tax planning, family investment companies. How do you pass assets down a generation, but still retain control over them? This is the classic query which for … Read more…
Changes to UK permitted development legislation
Changes to UK permitted development legislation will allow for more dwellings to be created from agricultural buildings without planning permission. Up until now legislation has allowed for the conversion of up to 450 sq m of agriculture building floorspace to … Read more…
Kate Roberts and Norman McGarry Cycle from London to Amsterdam
Kate Roberts, a Partner at DTM Legal, and Norman McGarry will be cycling from London to Amsterdam to raise money for Alder Hey Children’s Charity. They have self funded the challenge which means that every single penny raised will go to the … Read more…
Electronic Communications Code
The Electronic Communications Code came into force on 28th December 2017, replacing the pre-existing Telecommunications Code. The new Code will apply to any agreements completed after 28th December and may also affect existing agreements. The Code amends the pre-existing Code … Read more…
BDO LLP Accountants quiz night!
DTM Legal wins BDO LLP Accountants quiz night! The team included Edward Barnes, Phil Whitehurst and Marena Mondair – all of DTM Legal, and Ailsa Cowdell of BDO LLP Accountants. The quiz night, which was held at the Cross Keys … Read more…
Taylor Review
Following the Taylor Review last year, the government has confirmed an overhaul of employment rights. This is said to include a consultation to consider the options, such as new legislation, to make it easier for workforces and businesses to determine … Read more…
GDPR Whitepaper
After more than four years of negotiation the new EU data protection framework the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) was adopted on 8 April 2016. The GDPR, which will come into force on 25 May 2018, will replace the European … Read more…
Do you own what you think you own? Intellectual Property Rights Strategy
“Keeping hold of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is increasingly challenging for innovative businesses. It must be taken very seriously”, advises DTM Legal specialist, Jim Morris. Business Risks Any business should take time to identify the different legal risks that could … Read more…
Gender Pay Gap Deadline
The deadline for organisations publishing their gender pay gap data is approaching fast and with just under 3 months until the deadline, 527 of the circa 9000 eligible organisations have published their data so far. From those who have already … Read more…
