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• [25 Nov 2011]
  Ask the Expert - Providing References

  It is important to remember that employers owe a duty of care to

• [17 Nov 2011]
  Band Hatton helps launch Funktion Retail

  A trio of business people are dressed for success

• [27 Oct 2011]
  Ask the Expert - Legal Services Act

  Supermarkets and other high street retailers can now offer legal services

• [20 Jan 2011]
  New Tax Guidance on Residence and Domicile

  Revised guidance on tax residence and...Read More

• [20 Oct 2010]
  Legal eagles help design firm grow

  Envisage Group aims to provide complete expertise....Read More

• [13 Sep 2010]
  MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

  Band Hatton LLP has been named as one of the leading and most diverse practices in the region according to a renowned independent survey. We have been named amongst the best West Midlands law firms in SEVEN categories by The Legal 500 – a definitive guide to the capabilities of law firms across the UK.

• [20 Jul 2010]
  Landlord sets testing homework for the Revenue

  A blow for victory was struck for small time landlords when HM Revenue & Customs were forced to back down over their challenge of tax deductions for repairs that were part of a refurbishment project.

• [23 Jun 2010]
  Not a budget to cheer about but some bonus for business

  There's some cheer in alcohol duty rates being held, but little elsewhere in the Coalition Government's first budget, with a 2.5% VAT rise.

• [21 Jun 2010]
  Fairness for Unmarried Property Owners

  Unmarried couples who buy a house together must make sure they have a written agreement setting out exactly who owns what. That is the advice following a Court of Appeal ruling where a woman was forced to hand over half of a house to a former partner, even though he had stopped contributing when he moved out.

• [09 Jun 2010]
  Employers should plan to avoid World Cup absenteeism

  Employers are bracing themselves for hours of lost time this Summer as football fan employees call in sick, or request time off at short notice in order to watch the World Cup. HR Magazine reports that, according to research by PriceWaterhouse Coopers, 53% of working males and 21% of females intend to watch the afternoon games live.