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Companies House prosecutes Company Directors under the Companies Act 2006 (s.451) for late filing of Company annual financial statements, which are all dealt with in a Magistrates’ Court in the centre of Cardiff, not far from Companies House’s main offices. Besides unlimited fines, prosecution costs,
The maximum ACAS early conciliation window has been increased from 6 weeks to 12 weeks, and it was applied to early conciliation notifications sent to ACAS on or before 1 December 2025. Employment Tribunal time limits are expected to change in October 2026, by changing
The Employment Rights Bill passed the House of Lords on 16 December 2025, and received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025, as the Employment Rights Act 2025. Much of the detail is still to be added, and important elements will continue to be inserted by regulations
Until the new Employment Rights Act took effect the compensatory award for unfair dismissal had a statutory limit or cap, effectively the lower of a year’s gross pay or £123,000. So for many years Employers and Employees knew there was a limit to a claim.
Very significant changes have been made to Employment Law, affecting every Employer and Employee. These changes, probably the widest ranging in 40 years, are still going through Parliament. The Employment Rights Act has been in force since the end 2025, with changes coming into legal
From 19 June 2026 there is a new employer obligation. It is to “facilitate and manage” data protection complaints (the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025). It is a new statutory right for employees, and other individuals, to bring data protection complaints directly to their
There is a new risk for Employers to contend with now that the Fair Work Agency is operating, as from this month. The Agency is intended to take a proactive approach to enforcing employment rights derived from the new Employment Rights legislation which is now
Company Directors may now face civil financial penalties, of up to £10,000, for many of the offences under the Companies Act 2006 which can apply to Directors. These can now be issued, for example, instead of prosecutions for late filing of various documents at Companies
From 18 November 2025, all UK company directors, and LLP members, will be subject to mandatory identity verification with Companies House. The same applies to persons with significant control (PSCs). If they fail to comply they could face a criminal charge – against both their
A recent decision of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber)*, concerning an appeal from the First Tier Tribunal’s decision about service charges and legal costs, has very usefully analysed the previous law and set out and confirmed the position on whether legal costs can be recovered