John Collins News

Small businesses in Wales could suffer if the European Parliament’s proposed changes in maternity laws are passed........

JCP recently joined forces with not just one, but three organisations, to offer charity supporters .......

 The South Wales Chamber of Commerce (SWCC) welcomes its first Patron from the Swansea Bay area...

JCP Solicitors were pleased once again to be the main sponsors of the prestigious Swansea Bay Woman of the Year Awards 2009. The awards were held in November 2009. A superb night was had by all and we are pleased to now have available a short video...

 A record amount was raised for 2009's Swansea Bay Woman of the Year award's nominated beneficiary, the charity Headway.

 The recent decision by the Supreme Court in the case of Barratt Homes Limited v Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig (Welsh Water)....

 The heavy snowfall across Wales has caused chaos for employers. Many businesses have been.....

 Marukyu of Japan has been advised on the move by South Wales law firm JCP

 With reports of many road traffic accidents already happening around the country, and one of the...

 With the festive season now well and truly upon us, many parents may allow their children a small amount

JCP  is urging those with elderly or vulnerable relatives to protect their family members, following a rise in cases of financial abuse...

 John Collins & Partners were proud once again to be the title sponsors of Swansea Bay Woman of the Year

The 1% Stamp Duty Land Tax threshold is changing...

The European Commission has conceded that it may have to introduce a statutory exception to copyright laws that would allow libraries and universities to make digital copies of books. Libraries have campaigned for the right on the grounds that some...
Protestors have gathered outside of the Mayor of London’s house to campaign against the prejudice being exercised against overweight employees. According to the Size Acceptance Movement, 93% of employers would rather employ a ‘thin person’...
UK police forces are legally allowed to keep a countrywide database of individuals’ spent convictions without breaching data protection laws, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Information...
Despite mortgage lending increasing by 2% in the last month, the gross lending level is still down 27% compared to September last year, latest figures have shown. The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) estimated that £12.5bn was advanced to hopeful...
Employers have been warned to carefully monitor their staffs’ actions inside and out of the workplace, after a recruitment company may be held liable for its worker’s sexual assault. Sukhbir ‘Sonny’ Dhillon is currently on trial for...
A Suffolk engineer, known locally as King Canute, has lost the right to sure up coastal defences surrounding his cliff-top house, following an appeal by conservation watchdogs. In December last year, 78-year-old Peter Boggis won a two-year High Court...
Landlords are taking maximum advantage of falling property prices by widening their portfolios, new research from the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has found. According to a survey of the country’s residential landlords, the...
Consumers are being warned about an influx of unregulated will writers attempting to invade the country’s legal service market. The ‘cowboy writers’ are causing a series of problems throughout the sectors, with the Law Society warning the...
A former magistrate, who spent two years in jail before being acquitted over rape allegations, has been told by Appeal Court judges that he cannot launch a compensation claim against his supposed victim. In a landmark ruling, Anthony Hunt has been told...
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has declined an appeal by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to overrule claims of discrimination from a former soldier and single mother. Tilern DeBique, a former Foreign and Commonwealth soldier from St Vincent and the...
National newspaper, the Daily Mirror, breached copyright by offering consumers back issues of its stories, the High Court has ruled. Legal proceedings were launched against the tabloid publishers by freelance photographer, Alan Grisbrook. After 16 years...
A draft of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), was published this week and, despite being postponed until October 2011, employers have been warned not to get complacent. Gordon Brown...