The Solicitor
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Located London, London United Kingdom
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The FindLaw UK Life, Family and Workplace Law Blog. The Solicitor strives to address the legal questions and circumstances that arise in the everyday lives of UK residents, including the laws that affect family life, workplace and personal finances.
Latest Blog Posts
- Women Put Off By "Old Boy Networks" on Nov 26, 2009 in Employment Law England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales boardroom culture boardroom diversity equality bill Female FTSE Report Government Equality Office old boy network old boy networks positive action Women and Equality women directors
New research commissioned by the Government Equality Office shows that women are deterred from becoming directors because corporate boards are dominated by "old boy networks." The research found that women continue to be under-represented a...
- Zero Carbon Homes Mandatory From 2016 on Nov 26, 2009 in England Northern Ireland Property Law Scotland Wales built environment eco factors energy efficiency standards green factor green initiatives new building regulations New Homes Marketing Board zero carbon zero carbon homes
Housing Minister John Healey confirmed yesterday that the UK will be the first in the world to require zero carbon homes as a matter of law from 2016. New-builds must have better insulated walls, windows, ceilings and floors to mee...
- Sara Payne's Rape Victim Experience Review Published on Nov 26, 2009 in England Wales gender equality rape victims rape victims help rape victims rights rape victims support sara payne sexual assault referral centres victim experience victims of rape violence against women and girls
review of rape victims' experience of the criminal justice system, published yesterday, has been welcomed by the Home Secretary Alan Johnson. All the immediate recommendations from the review, led by the Victims' Champion Sara Payne, have been consid...
- FSA To Regulate Buy To Let And Second Charge Mortgages on Nov 26, 2009 in England Northern Ireland Property Law Scotland Wales buy to let mortgages Financial Services Authority uk Financial Services Bill FSA uk global financial crisis HM Treasury mortgage borrowers mortgage market regulation mortgage regulation second charge mortgages
The protections enjoyed by UK mortgage borrowers are to be strengthened under new proposals published by the Treasury on Wednesday. Under the proposals, borrowers whose mortgages are sold onto third parties will be protected by Financial Services Aut...
- New Strategy To End Cycle Of Violence Against Women And Girls: 1 on Nov 25, 2009 in England Family Law Wales domestic violence cycle domestic violence effects domestic violence helpline domestic violence in uk domestic violence protection orders domestic violence uk domestic violence women family intervention projects sexual and domestic violence violence against women and girls
The Government announced an ambitious strategy to end violence against women and girls this week. The 'Together We Can End Violence Against Women and Girls' strategy sets out a range of actions for the police, local authorities, the NHS and...
- UK Scotch Whisky Regulations on Nov 25, 2009 in Consumer Law England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales bottling requirements counterfeit products inadequate labelling scotch whiskey labelling requirements Scotch Whisky Scotch Whisky Association Scotch Whisky labels Scotch Whisky Regulations UK Scotch Whisky Regulations
The UK Scotch Whisky Regulations came into force on Monday. They're designed to protect consumers from counterfeit products and inadequate labelling, and maintain the high standards in the Scotch whisky industry which exported £3.1 billion...
- New Strategy To End Cycle Of Violence Against Women And Girls: 2 on Nov 25, 2009 in England Family Law Wales children domestic violence domestic violence courts domestic violence effects domestic violence in uk domestic violence protection orders domestic violence uk domestic violence women family intervention projects forced marriage people trafficking violence against women and girls
While the scale of violence against women is difficult to measure, the British Crime Survey estimates around a million women experience at least one incident of domestic violence each year and around 10,000 women are sexually assaulted each...
