Personal intimidation in the workplace can be hard to define and doesn't always come from above. Cath Janes looks at the grey area where bluntness ends and bullying begins The allegations levelled against Gordon Brown this week are a timely reminder that...
A SENIOR Welsh lawyer revealed last night she had raised concerns in 2007 over the charity at the centre of the Number 10 bullying row. As Westminster pored over claims by Christine Pratt that staff from Downing Street called her National Bullying...
The charity at the heart of the Downing Street bullying row was criticised over the way it operated as long ago as 2007, the Western Mail can reveal. The National Bullying Helpline’s revelation yesterday that members of Downing Street staff...
POINTLESS meetings, broken printers and Facebook skivers – the worst office irritants which creep under every office worker’s skin have been revealed. Bad canteen food, smelly co-workers, dress-down Fridays and motivational speakers have all...
A leading law firm is warning that businesses in Wales are still not doing enough to protect themselves from the threat of cybersquatters. Capital Law, which operates from Cardiff Bay and London, says companies in Wales especially small and medium sized...
CAPITAL LAW has won a contract with S4C to provide a policy and employment service for the independent television production sector in Wales. The two-year contract – the first of its kind to be awarded by the Welsh language channel– will see...
HOLISTIC Services, Capital Law’s human resources and training consultancy, has recruited a director of organisational development to head its academy. Former development consultant and UK training manager with GMAC financial services Emma Hodges,...
CARWYN JONES will be a First Minister not afraid to take the tough economic decisions he undoubtedly faces, former colleagues said last night. As Welsh Labour yesterday unveiled their new leader, business in Wales was waiting to assess the kind of...
RUMM (Remote Utility Monitoring and Management) has appointed international industrialist, Eric J Lewis, as its new group chairman. The appointment of Mr Lewis, who recently stood down as chief executive of international engineering company Doncasters Group...
CONFLICTS between generations in the workplace could result in damaging legal disputes for employers, an employment lawyer has warned. Viv Du-Feu, a partner with Cardiff and London-based international law firm Capital Law, warned that with younger and older...
GORDON BROWN set the scene for the general election yesterday with a programme of legislation intended as a last-ditch bid to wrong-foot the Conservatives. With only six months to go before polling day, Mr Brown unveiled 14 Bills ranging from a crackdown on...
Cardiff, London and now Edinburgh. We’ve added a new capital to our name. We have joined forces with Scottish law firm, CCW LLP. This is great news for us and for our clients because: businesses looking for advice on Scottish issues can...
Based in Cardiff’s vibrant business hub Cardiff Bay, Capital Law LLP has selected LawSoft to replace their legacy Iris system. Headed by entrepreneurial Managing Partner Chris Nott, this fast moving practice is recognised as a significant national...
Corporate financiers in Wales have welcomed the UK government's planned £1bn Innovation Fund, but have concerns about how it will work. The government will put £150m into the early stage technology fund and hopes to raise a further £850m...
The Heads of the Valleys Innovation Awards supports and rewards the most innovative businesses, including social enterprises, in the Heads of the Valleys area. The theme for the 2009 Awards is “Winning Through”. Businesses can gain...
We are. Are you? We have, right on our Cardiff doorstep, the only music Conservatoire in Wales, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama which is currently raising money to build long overdue, multi-million pound state-of-the art facilities....
Holistic Services, the HR consultancy owned by Capital Law, has recruited two new senior consultants into its health and safety division. Andy Phillips has been brought in to head up the business’s occupational health team. A former in-house...
A solicitor from Cardiff and London law firm Capital Law has been invited to speak at two international conferences in Germany. Corporate specialist Marlies Hoecherl, a German national, will take part in seminars in Hamburg later this month and in Berlin...
Employers across Wales are looking at reduced pay deals to cut costs as an alternative to making staff redundant. With the recession set to deepen further, Sian Davies, partner in the employment team at Capital Law LLP, looks at the implications of this...
Capital Law has recruited a manager to help develop and streamline its marketing and communications. Amanda Salamon, 38, joins from Alder King where she worked as Marketing Manager. Before that, she held similar roles at Deloitte and Beachcroft LLP and as...
Cardiff-headquartered law firm Capital Law has recruited four new staff members as it builds on recent expansion. Senior litigation lawyer Philip Jones joins as a consultant from Hugh James. With more than twenty years’ experience of public and...
Cardiff and London based law firm Capital Law has recruited international lawyer Malcolm Mason. Mason who is qualified in England and Wales and the USA joins from Eversheds. For the last twenty five years he has been based in New York, working for North...
HR Director Oct 08 As the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) approaches its first anniversary, Elin Pinnell partner at Capital Law examines what the body has achieved since its inception and explores how far there is still to go to...
Western Mail, Thurs 16th October The economic slowdown is hitting businesses where it hurts and forcing many to cut back on their overheads. For some, staff costs are the first in line but employment law partner at Capital Law, Elin Pinnell, asks...
LAW FIRM Capital Law has been appointed to advise the Royal Mint on its corporate and commercial work. The Cardiff Bay-based firm was awarded the contract following a competitive tender process. It has assigned some of its most experienced lawyers to...
Commercial law firm Capital Law has expanded its business by buying a controlling shareholding in Holistic Services Limited, the human resources consultancy group. Swansea-based Holistic, which also has offices in Birmingham and Liverpool, specialises in...
Sep 3 2008 by Sion Barry, Western Mail - go to web article CAWL, laverbread and the humble Welsh Cake could be afforded the same legal protection as champagne and Parma Ham, under an EU intellectual property scheme that is already being...
The Western Mail on Wednesday 2 November 2005 The annual Western Mail Welsh Law Awards will be held in Cardiff later this month. Here we profile the finalists in the Law Firm (sponsored by Tailored Solutions Recruitment), Lawyer not in Private...