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Legal redress for YD7 & YD10 compensation disputes?
Following our earlier articles on the often controversial issue of compensation and YD7 and YD10 forms when a young player wishes to change footballs clubs/Academies, this article considers whether or not a player/parent has the legal right to challenge a club’s decision?
Should I get a pre-nup?
Courts have a huge discretion when it comes to deciding how assets should be divided on divorce/dissolution with the ability to order the sale of property, transfer ownership of property and cash sums between spouses, divide pensions and award spousal maintenance to be paid.
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ADR in the construction industry: a spectrum of control (Part 2 of 3)
So the last post was part one of this series on dispute resolution. I looked at the various means of resolving a dispute where the parties retain control themselves. Oddly; a trial by combat or a war would fit into that category but I’m not considering those. I think realistically most people would just describe those as a “dispute” rather than a means of “dispute resolution”.
Formalising a Financial Settlement on Divorce
Getting divorced does not automatically deal with spouses’ financial claims. Spouses and former spouses should be aware of the implications of failing to obtain a Court Order to deal with financial provision on divorce or dissolution, even if there is an agreement between spouses as to how to divide the assets or if there are no assets to divide.
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Starbucks employee wins discrimination case
In the wake of the negative publicity over their payment of tax in the UK, Starbucks finds itself facing more criticism following the Employment Tribunal’s recent decision finding that the company had discriminated against a dyslexic employee.
Buying a Horse – The Legal Aspects
The recent publication of the British Equestrian Trade Association’s 2011 National Equestrian Survey reminds us that whether as a hobby or profession, buying a horse will inevitably be a significant investment, both financially and emotionally.
Restrictions on title – protecting interests in property
In property and private client work we often find ourselves explaining how a person’s interests in a property that is registered with the Land Registry can be protected by entering a restriction on the title to that property.
Training Compensation; the Category 4 loophole?
In the latest of a series of articles discussing training compensation, we take a look at a potential solution that players and their advisers might consider where (a) they can not sign for a new club without the former club being due training compensation and (b) whether due to the cost of that compensation, the merits of the player or the attitude of other clubs (or a combination thereof) the player is struggling to find a new club willing to sign him.
Franchise Focus: A recent decision confirms there is no implied duty of good faith and upholds a non-compete restriction against a franchisee
In the recent case of Carewatch Care Services Ltd v Focus Caring Services Ltd & Ors (2014), the court found for the franchisor and enforced restrictive covenants and step-in provisions in franchise agreements.
Player Solidarity Payments: a hidden goldmine?
After advising a lower league football club this week that they were owed substantial sums of money in respect of a player solidarity payment, it has occurred to me that many clubs – in these difficult economic times for most clubs outside of the elite – could be losing out on a small fortune.