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Battens Solicitors, which has offices across the South West and London, recently supported two teams from Blueloop Ltd, an IT and Cyber Security company based in Yeovil for their Blueloop Jailbreak Challenge in aid of BBC Children in Need. 

Battens’ director, Ceri Stephens and tax and trust accountant, James England presented Blueloop with a cheque for £200 after sponsoring the company’s charity escape.

“Huge congratulations to the teams from Blueloop, for not only evading capture for so many miles, but for smashing their fundraising target of £1,500 for Children in Need,” said Ceri Stephens,  the newest director of Battens.

“This charity does so much good in the UK, and we are thrilled to have supported it this year in such a unique way through Battens Charitable Trust.”

Four convicts broke out of their Blueloop House cells to escape as far as possible in 36 hours from their HQ in Yeovil, Somerset.

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Battens Solicitors to host important Employment Advice Lunches

Cab company Uber recently made headlines after two of its drivers took court action against it claiming that they were workers and were therefore entitled to certain rights, including holiday pay and the National Minimum Wage. Uber argued that its drivers were self-employed and did not qualify for workers’ rights; it lost the case and is now appealing. So just when is someone a self employed individual, a worker or an employee, and what rights do they have?

A free business advisory lunch hosted by Battens – one of the South West’s largest law firms – plans to shed some much needed light on this difficult area. The lunch (known as EAT Lunch @ Battens) will be led by Dawn Gallie, Head of Employment, and will discuss employment status and what factors businesses need to take into account to show whether its staff are employees, workers or truly self employed.

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