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It has recently been announced that Newham Council is to become the first local authority in the country to introduce a compulsory registration system for residential landlords, with criminal sanctions...

On  28th November 2012 the Information Commissioner’s Office fined two owners of a marketing company £440,000 after they plagued the public with millions of spam texts. The ICO used its power...

What a day yesterday – we entered our first ever business awards – the East of England Business Champions at Tewin Bury Farm.   We had entered just one category...

Crane & Staples are delighted to welcome the newest member of their team, Graham Davies. Graham has started his training contract in the Commercial Department in August 2012, after successfully completing...

In a recent High Court case it was held that an administrator of an insolvent tenant company was obliged to pay rent to the landlord under the lease for a...

We are delighted to announce that we have retained the Law Society’s prestigious Lexcel accreditation for the 9th year running. Crane & Staples first achieved accreditation in 2003, being one...

It is not uncommon in commercial leases to find provision enabling the tenant to terminate the lease early, perhaps after the first 3 or 5 years of the term. Generally,...

Steve Webb, The Minister of State for the Department for Work and Pensions, has now announced the proposed rates for statutory sick pay and statutory maternity, paternity and adoption pay...

The Bribery Act 2010 – What do I need to know? The Bribery Act 2010 modernises the law on bribery and came into force on 1st July 2011. Bribery is...

The Agency Worker Regulations came in to force on the 1st October 2011. They are supplemented by the BIS Guidance (BIS/11/905; May 2011) which should be considered alongside the Regulations themselves....

As from 1st October 2011 employers will no longer be able to force employees to retire at 65. For more details as to this change please see the ACAS guide “Working...