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DTM Legal Backs Chester at MIPIM 2017
Chester law firm DTM Legal has joined a delegation of local businesses heading to the world’s largest property convention to...
Alternative Finance Goes From Strength to Strength
Following Brexit the UK has suffered currency depreciation, market volatility and in addition interest rates are historically low. However, alternative...
How will Brexit affect Litigation?
When the Article 50 exit mechanism is eventually triggered there will be an initial two year time limit to negotiate...
Duty to Report on Payment Practices and Performance
A duty for large businesses to report on their payment practices, policies and performance under the Small Business, Enterprise and...
Mind the Gap: Gender Pay Gap Reporting
The Government has published the final draft of the Gender Pay Gap Information Regulations 2017 (“the Regulations”) for private sector...
Business leaders across Chester say now is the time to invest in the city
Leading business figures across Chester have expressed that now is the time to invest in the city. Representatives from Chester...
Right to Work Checks are for Life, not just for Christmas
The peak selling season of Christmas means an increase in the hiring of temporary staff for businesses across the UK....
Intellectual Property: What’s in a Name?
It’s a Cold War: Iceland (Country) v. Iceland (Company) The Government of Iceland has launched a legal action against the...
How to Conduct an Exit Interview
An exit interview is gold dust to employers and there is an art to saying goodbye. DTM Legal’s Employment Associate,...
P2P Lenders Welcome Further Regulation
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending companies have facilitated almost £6 billion of loans to those seeking alternative finance since 2010 while providing attractive...
Reasons for Employers to Be Uber Cautious
You can’t fail to have seen last Friday’s well-publicised decision in the case brought by GMB Union on behalf of...
DTM Legal Advise On Major Private Equity Backing For Liverpool Tech Firm
A Liverpool-based technology company which supplies insurance quotes to aggregation platforms including Confused.com and The AA has secured a major...
Corporate Fraud: Where does the buck stop?
“Where does the buck stop?” and curbing “boardroom excess” are just some of the quotes seen in newspapers following David...
Insurance Act 2015: An Introductory Guide
On the 12th August 2016 a new piece of legislation came into force affecting all Commercial Insurance policies (Insurance Act...
The Immigration Act 2016: Do you know the new rules on employing illegal workers?
Employers need to be aware that the law on illegal workers has changed. The Immigration Act 2016 came in to...
Zero Hour Workers and their Forgotten Legal Rights
The term 'zero hour' indicates a contract for casual work under which the employer is not obliged to provide a...
Can you give Informal Legal Advice
While being approached for informal legal advice by family and friends can seem harmless, you should consider the pros and...
How Does Technology Affect My Duties As A Director?
An increasing number of companies use online systems such as cloud technology to store data about their business including valuable...
What Brexit means for Commercial Property
In the wake of the referendum result the clamour for certainty is the aim of the game with our new...
Can you defend a claim for threats of patent infringement before a patent is granted?
DTM Legal successfully obtained Judgments for their client at first instance and on appeal regarding two issues in the law...
North West Education Experts Gather at DTM Legal
A senior panel of North West education experts have urged new Education Minister Justine Greening to ‘take a step back’...