Author Archive: DTM Legal

A senior panel of North West education experts have urged new Education Minister Justine Greening to ‘take a step back’ and listen to teachers and parents before proposing any further measures to tackle education. Attendees at the roundtable debate, organised … Read more…

DTM Corporate Partner, Alison Brennan, outlines some practical steps you can take in your business amidst Brexit. As the UK, Europe and the wider world continues to come to terms with the result of the referendum on the UK’s membership … Read more…

A company becomes insolvent when it cannot afford to pay its debts as they fall due, or when its liabilities exceed its assets. Whilst a company is solvent, as a director, you are duty bound to act in the best … Read more…

The Decision The majority decision of the UK voting public is to leave the EU. The reactions across the board have been somewhere in the range volatile to explosive; the Labour Party Shadow Cabinet coming in at the latter end … Read more…

On Sunday 19th June 2016, DTM took to the muddy banks of the River Dee to take part in the Chester Dragon Boat Race for the second year running. Team DeTerMination competed against seventeen other teams in the annual Dragon … Read more…

The Brexit debate has been part of our regular media diet since the EU Referendum formed part of the Conservative party’s general election manifesto and with the big day around the corner many voters remain uncertain as to the pros … Read more…

Retention is an agreed proportion of money (usually 3 – 5%) due under a construction contract which is withheld to encourage the contractor to successfully complete works and to safeguard against any defects. Often Retention is not paid to the … Read more…

The fifth blog in our series looking at conversion to Academy status considers obtaining maximum value for money in the procurement of goods and services As part of the daily working life an Academy will enter into a wide range of … Read more…

In our first blog we advised that under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (“the Act”) any ‘commercial organisation’ with a total turnover of £36 million or more and which supplies goods or services and carries on a business or part … Read more…

When it comes to drafting an effective dress code policy there are a few things that employers should be aware of. DTM Legal is on hand to provide you with top tips for a successful dress code policy. The issue of … Read more…

DTM Legal joined property leaders from across the UK for part of an endurance charity bike ride from John O’Groats to Paris. Partner at DTM Legal, Kate Roberts and Associate, Victoria Evans, joined key property leaders, Alasdair Robertson, founding director … Read more…

For the first time in England, a tribunal has accepted the argument that employees are eligible for holiday pay to include voluntary overtime if employees regularly work voluntary overtime beyond their contracted hours. DTM Legal is here to explain how … Read more…

Internet users have protected their online accounts and identity against hackers through the use of innovative passwords for years. A combination of letters (upper case and lower case), numbers, symbols and punctuation marks reduce the likelihood of passwords getting into … Read more…

The fourth blog in our series looking at conversion to Academy status considers some of the issues Academies face after completion of the conversion process. Support at this stage is essential to ensuring the success of not only a newly … Read more…

A contract of employment sets out the rights and duties of the employee and can be written, oral or implied by a course of dealings. Providing employees with written contracts of employment is not only a legal requirement (must be … Read more…

Businesses are under increasing scrutiny from the media, political activists, bloggers and the general public to ensure that their supply chains are ethically sound. Poor visibility throughout the supply chain can lead to exploitation manifested as wages people cannot live … Read more…