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Brexit: Charting a Course for Business in Uncertain Times
DTM Legal Corporate Partner, Alison Brennan, outlines some practical steps you can take in your business amidst Brexit. As the...
Directors’ Duties And Personal Liability In Insolvency
A company becomes insolvent when it cannot afford to pay its debts as they fall due, or when its liabilities...
EU Referendum: The Reaction
The Decision The majority decision of the UK voting public is to leave the EU. The reactions across the board...
DTM Legal Race the Dragon for Zoë’s Place
On Sunday 19th June 2016, DTM took to the muddy banks of the River Dee to take part in the...
Brexit: Should We Stay or Should We Go?
The Brexit debate has been part of our regular media diet since the EU Referendum formed part of the Conservative...
Retention Payments in Construction Contracts: Is there any point?
Retention is an agreed proportion of money (often 3–5%) due under a construction contract which is withheld to encourage completion...
Academy Conversion: How To Run An Effective Procurement Process
The fifth blog in our series looking at conversion to Academy status considers obtaining maximum value for money in the procurement...
Supply Chain Risk and Compliance with the Modern Slavery Act
In our first blog we advised that under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (“the Act”) any ‘commercial organisation’ with a...
Top Tips for a Successful Dress Code Policy
When it comes to drafting an effective dress code policy there are a few things that employers should be aware...
DTM Legal Put Chester On The Map For Property Leaders
DTM Legal joined property leaders from across the UK for part of an endurance charity bike ride from John O’Groats...
Holiday Pay Extended to Include Voluntary Overtime
For the first time in England, a tribunal has accepted the argument that employees are eligible for holiday pay to...
Top Tips on Data Protection
Internet users have protected their online accounts and identity against hackers through the use of innovative passwords for years. A...
Academies: Have you got your checklist ready for post-conversion?
The fourth blog in our series looking at conversion to Academy status considers some of the issues Academies face after...
Managing Contract Changes
A contract of employment sets out the rights and duties of the employee and can be written, oral or implied...
Supply Chain Transparency and Compliance with the Modern Slavery Act
Businesses are under increasing scrutiny from the media, political activists, bloggers and the general public to ensure that their supply...
How to successfully use the probation period
Employers spend a large amount of time and resources during the recruitment process so it can be extremely disappointing when...
Using Google AdWords May (Or May Not) Infringe Trademark Rights
Within the last 10 years there have been a number of decisions handed down by the European Court of Justice...
Academy Conversion by 2020: the process explained
In the third of our series of blogs, which have taken on greater relevance in the light of the Government’s...
Chester shines at global property event MIPIM
A group of businesses from Chester have joined forces to promote the city at the world's largest property convention, which...
An Employers Guide to National Apprenticeship Week
Background Although figures show unemployment is at a 10 year low, the government is attempting to address questions about UK...
Things to consider before converting to academy status
Whilst the process of converting to an Academy is becoming more common and is very much being encouraged, the guiding...