Expertise
Maia is a Trainee Solicitor currently taking her seat in the Employment Team.
Maia joined Wedlake Bell in September 2021, she previously taken seats in the Commercial, Pensions and Employee Benefits and Private Client Teams.
Maia Smith
Trainee Solicitor
Employment
- T: +44 (0)20 7395 3025
- msmith@wedlakebell.com
Bulletins
Prevention is better than cure: Employer’s duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace
The current position Under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010), sexual harassment occurs where an individual engages in unwanted conduct of a sexual nature and the conduct has the purpose… Read more →
QIA
AUCTIONS: HOW TO GET OVER THE RISKS OF BEING UNDER THE HAMMER
The rising popularity of auctions Amidst a turbulent property market and unfavourable mortgage rates, transacting with speed and certainty is ever more attractive to commercial sellers – a package offered… Read more →
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THE BUYER OF MY LAND AGREED TO A TOP UP PAYMENT. I THINK THE TRIGGER EVENT WAS ACTIVATED – WHY HAVEN’T I SEEN A PENNY?
Top up payment or overage overview Where a seller wishes to share in any potential increase in the market value of the land the seller has sold, the parties often… Read more →
News
Funding and Investment Strategy for DB schemes – Are the proposed 2023 amending regulations useful, or a Dog’s Dinner?
Key points: Nominally funding is still to be scheme specific but the rules are tightened particularly for mature schemes; Removing deficit as soon as the employer can reasonably afford may… Read more →
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PART 4 – Escaping TPR Penalties: recent Tribunal decisions show high bar for employer success
Key Points 1. This is legal territory, so it is essential employers obtain good legal advice when putting together a case against the Pensions Regulator (“TPR“). Early communication with TPR… Read more →
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PART 3 – TPR flexes its muscles: recent Regulatory Reports
The publication of two recent intervention reports, one in March 2022 and an update to another in May 2022, has ended a relatively quiet spell since the Pensions Regulator (“TPR”)… Read more →