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How to dismiss staff fairly, working within dismissal rules and dealing with dismissals relating to whistleblowing
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Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Tayler on 7 March 2024.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Auerbach on 19 March 2024.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Tayler on 12 April 2024.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Susan Walker, Mr Nick Aziz and Mr Steven Torrance on 25 March 2024.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Mrs Justice Eady on 26 April 2024.
Information about tax avoidance schemes that try to avoid an Income Tax charge on distributions when winding up a company.
Find out if companies need to elect in to the Disregard Regulations for hedging of derivative contracts.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Beard, Charles Edward Lord OBE, Mrs Elizabeth Williams on 28 November 2023.
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Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment of Judge Stout on 29 January 2024.
Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment of Judge Shanks, Ms V Branney and Mrs R Wheeldon on 6 September 2023.
Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment of Judge Tayler, Mr Desmond Smith, and Mr Steven Torrance on 19 October 2023.
Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment of Mrs Justice Heather Williams on 11 July 2023.
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Shepherd and Mr Kevin Ridgeway MRICS on 15 June 2022
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