HF, leading legal advisers in the commercial and insurance sectors, has acquired boutique employment law firm, Law By Design and two other businesses within the ‘By Design’ group. Law By Design, recognised in the Legal 500 as a leading employment…Read more ›
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Acquisition of Law By Design feeds into HF Growth Plans
2nd August 2024Proposed Fees in Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal
6th February 2024The year 2024 is shaping up to be action-packed, with a steady stream of legislative provisions due to be enacted throughout the year. The government has recently issued a consultation paper regarding the re-introduction of fees in Employment Tribunals and…Read more ›
Changes to Employment Law are on the Way!
3rd January 20242024 is here, and a number of proposed changes to UK employment law are now on the horizon. We take a look at several key dates for your employment law diaries over the next 12 months and beyond: April 2024…Read more ›
The By Design Group – Happy Belated 10th Birthday!!
14th December 2023In late spring this year, the By Design Group turned 10 and to celebrate, the team (minus one struck with the Covid!) celebrated in style at Food Sorcery, Didsbury. A great time was had by all, and the food wasn’t…Read more ›
Congratulations James!!
The By Design Group are proud to announce that our James Taylor has successfully completed his traineeship and is now a fully fledged Solicitor. James was completely dedicated to the course throughout and passed with flying colours as we all…Read more ›
A new addition to our team
The By Design Group are excited to introduce our newest team member, Linda Pritchard. Linda has primarily joined our HR Solutions By Design team, however her wealth of experience enables an easy cross-over to other departments within the Group. We…Read more ›
“What is our status?” Uber drivers finally have an answer
22nd February 2021Last Friday, the UK Supreme Court published the highly anticipated judgment in the case of Uber BV v Aslam and Others. The claims originally brought by Mr Aslam and others in 2016 were in relation to Uber’s failure to pay…Read more ›
Government U-Turn on Public Sector Exit Payments
19th February 2021Last week the government announced that it will be revoking the Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2000, which place a £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments. The Regulations, that aim to prevent public bodies from making excessive pay outs…Read more ›
Law by Design ranked as leading employment law firm
2nd October 2020Law by Design ranked as leading employment law firm We are delighted to announce that for another consecutive year Law by Design has been ranked as a leading employment law firm. Testament to our hard work over the past year,…Read more ›
Getting talent management right
25th July 2019By Lauren Anderson, HR consultant and principal investigator, By Design Group, as featured in HR Review. In an ideal world, business leaders would accurately predict the future by peering in to a crystal ball every Monday morning – but unless…Read more ›
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