One of the main reasons for setting aside a CCJ is to clear your credit record. If it’s not paid within a month, it will be entered against your name in the Register of County Court Judgments. It will then remain on your credit record for six years. If the judgment is set aside it’s as though […]
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Northampton Radio Interviews Employment Solicitor, Andrew Crisp, about Flexible Working
BBC Radio Northampton recently did an item about the new Flexible Working Regulations including an interview with our employment solicitor, Andrew Crisp. Click on the video below to hear it . . . Although I don’t expect the new regulations to make a massive difference, it’s important that all employers are aware of them and know […]
Can Employers Can Stop Ex-Employees From Poaching Customers?
People often think that you can’t enforce clauses in an employment contract that stop an ex-employee from poaching your customers. However as employment solicitor, Andrew Crisp, explains, the courts will enforce restrictive covenants in the right circumstances. In a recent case, Mr Coppage found out to his cost that a clause that prevented him from […]
Due Diligence and Selling a Business: Why You Need a Solicitor
If you have ever sold a business you will have been through the process but if you are a first timer to it then you may wonder what the buyer means when he talks about doing “due diligence” or why you need a solicitor to help you with that. What’s the issue? There is a […]
Gnash of the Day! What if your staff behaved like Luis Suarez?
“Biting is not compatible with normal football practice”. So says FIFA official Michel D’Hooge following Suarez’ latest (alleged) biting incident! As a result, Suarez faces the a 4 month ban. But how should you respond if your staff are accused of violence in the workplace? Here are a few things to think about . . . Disciplinary Action […]