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We are pleased to announce that three members of our staff have been promoted across our Nottingham offices.

With the total number of UK marriages reaching an all time low last year, it seems more and more couples are opting to cohabit without making it legally binding. But how does this affect your relationship rights? In our latest article, Bray & Bray Solicitors explains the cohabitation rights of couples, and how they differ with the rights of those who are married.

You absolutely can buy a new-build property before it’s built – in fact it’s not that uncommon for people to do so. The common term used for this is buying off-plan, which means you buy the property based on the plans, rather than on a physically completed structure that you can view in person.

A final written warning is a serious disciplinary process whether you are the employer or the employee, and is usually a precursor to dismissing a member of staff if their behaviour or performance does not improve.

Losing your job – especially when you had no plans to leave your current employment – can come as a shock and have a significant financial impact.

Whatever the reason, having your contract terminated at a company is never a nice feeling. You might associate getting fired with poor performance, misconduct or lengthy absence – which are some of the more common reasons – but there are a range of scenarios that can lead to dismissal and in some cases, a dismissal can seem to have come from out of nowhere; for something that you were unaware was a wrong-doing and sackable offence.

Everyone knows someone who has had a nightmare moving house. From stories of removal companies not turning up to people literally being so stressed that they were taken away in an ambulance, there’s a reason why moving house is commonly referred to as one of the most stressful life events to go through.

Constructive dismissal may arise where issues relating to an employee’s job, working conditions or are dealt with so badly by the employer, that it amounts to a breach of contract including where the employee loses all trust or confidence in the employer.

All brain and head injuries are serious but while some only cause temporary damage, others can cause permanent problems.

After some negotiation, you’ve accepted a settlement agreement from your employer. In most cases, a settlement agreement will have been offered to end an employment contract, without conducting formal disciplinary or grievance procedures.

Settlement agreements are a tool often used to deal with workplace problems, which can help bring employment to an end in a mutually acceptable way. Although what the settlement agreement will consist of it is primarily up to the employer, the main aspect is most often a financial payment to the employee.

If you receive a final written warning at work, it means your employer is taking serious disciplinary action against you regarding your performance, behaviour including absences.