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Hewitsons teams put best foot forward for charity
31 August 2010
Once again, staff from Hewitsons will be donning their running gear to take part in Cambridge?s most...
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DEFRA announces the abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board
26 August 2010
The decision to abolish the Agricultural Wages Board will bring the industry in line with other sect...
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New Independent School regulations
24 August 2010
Heads of School, bursars and others in managerial positions in the independent school sector need to...
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First Oxbridge Colleges registered with Charity Commission
18 August 2010
The first of the Oxford and Cambridge colleges, which lost their exempt charity status as a result o...
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Hewitsons advises on significant cross border corporate transaction
12 August 2010
Hewitsons has advised on the sale of one of the world's leading suppliers of computer systems to the...
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New employment partner joins Hewitsons
12 August 2010
Hewitsons in Cambridge has appointed Clare Waller as an employment partner. Clare joins the employme...
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Hewitsons welcomes Panorama investigation into unregulated will writers
12 August 2010
The BBC's Panorama programme has revealed that unsuspecting consumers are being duped out of thousan...
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The Bribery Act 2010: Employment Implications
02 August 2010
The Bribery Act 2010 received Royal Assent in April 2010. On 20 July 2010 the Ministry of Justice co...
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Government Calls Time on the Licensing Act 2003
02 August 2010
The Government has unveiled proposals to overhaul the Licensing Act in an attempt to redress the bal...
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Default Retirement Age to be scrapped
02 August 2010
The Government has announced plans to scrap the Default Retirement Age (DRA) on 1 October 2011. Pres...
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Charity Commission's public benefit assessments continue...
23 July 2010
Almost a year ago, the Charity Commission published its 'Emerging Findings' in relation to its asses...
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Charity Commission changes to exempt charities
22 July 2010
Changes arising from the Charities Act 2006 continue to affect exempt and non-exempt charities, writ...
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2010 Chariots race starter is Ab Fab
20 July 2010
A BAFTA and Emmy award winning British Comedienne is set to fire the starting gun at this year's Cha...
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Charity is real winner after nail biting cricket match
16 July 2010
Hewitsons has donated money to a farming charity after a closely fought cricket match against the NF...
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Hewitsons advises distance learning college on merger
13 July 2010
Hewitsons has advised the Cambridge-based National Extension College (NEC) on its merger with traini...
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Charities - merge here!
09 July 2010
More and more charities are finding it increasingly difficult to survive on their own, writes solici...
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Paul follows father's footsteps
09 July 2010
Paul Ross is following in his father James' footsteps by joining Hewitsons as a residential property...
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Prizes galore at Chariots of Fire 2010
07 July 2010
With plenty of prizes on offer at this year's Chariots of Fire charity relay race, runners will have...
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Hewitsons aims to help more people draw up a Will
05 July 2010
With a recent survey revealing that more than half of UK adults have yet to write a Will, Hewitsons ...
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Finance Act 2010: a 'fit and proper' definition?
25 June 2010
The Finance Act 2010 contained a surprise for charities in the form of a new definition of a 'charit...
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