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What is a staff handbook, how does it work in China and the UK, and is it part of the employment contract? (Part two, Episode six)

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What is a staff handbook, how does it work in China and the UK, and is it part of the employment contract? (Part two, Episode six)

Nicholas Lakeland, Employment Partner at Laytons and Donfil Huang, Legal Advisory Manager at Dezan Shira & Associates (DSA) share legal knowledge focusing on what is a staff handbook, and how does it work in China and the UK.

New government plans to make flexible working the default

New government plans to make flexible working the default

Flexible working practices have come to the fore during the Covid-19 Pandemic but until this week there has still been a very rigid framework for employees to be able to request working flexibly. A consultation entitled Making Flexible Working the Default was initiated by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in 2021 and the results have been published on 5 December 2022.

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Can we include a term of service that legally binds an employee to pay compensation if they do not fulfil contract terms? (Part two, Episode five)

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Can we include a term of service that legally binds an employee to pay compensation if they do not fulfil contract terms? (Part two, Episode five)

Nicholas Lakeland, Employment Partner at Laytons and Donfil Huang, Legal Advisory Manager at Dezan Shira & Associates (DSA) discuss whether we can include a term of service that legally binds an employee to pay compensation if they do not fulfil contract terms.

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In China and the UK, can we sign a contract in another foreign language? (Part two, Episode four)

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In China and the UK, can we sign a contract in another foreign language? (Part two, Episode four)

Nicholas Lakeland, Employment Partner at Laytons and Donfil Huang, Legal Advisory Manager at Dezan Shira & Associates (DSA) share their legal knowledge on whether we can sign a contract in another foreign language.

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Laytons ETL are proud to have advised Planit Testing on its acquisition of Shift Left Group

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Laytons ETL are proud to have advised Planit Testing on its acquisition of Shift Left Group

The corporate team at Laytons ETL are delighted to have advised Planit Testing, an Australian headquartered global leader in quality engineering and application testing services, and part of the Toyko based NRI Group, on its acquisition of Shift Left Group, a Yorkshire based quality specialist.

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In China and the UK, when does a fixed term contract become an indefinite term contract? (Part two, Episode three)

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In China and the UK, when does a fixed term contract become an indefinite term contract? (Part two, Episode three)

Nicholas Lakeland, Employment Partner at Laytons and Donfil Huang, Legal Advisory Manager at Dezan Shira & Associates (DSA) share legal knowledge focusing on when a fixed-term contract becomes an indefinite-term contract.

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Landmark judgment delivers stark warning for international surrogacy arrangements

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Landmark judgment delivers stark warning for international surrogacy arrangements

A landmark Family Court judgment has highlighted the risks involved in international surrogacy arrangements. Granting a parental order in the case of Y & Anor. v V & Ors. [2022] EWFC 120, the judge was critical of the conduct of the intended parents and warned that in similar future cases the outcome might not be so happy.


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