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Aug

2021

The plight of desperate Afghans – what is the UK doing to help?

Written by Andre Minnaar

We all have seen the news coverage of desperate Afghan civilians clinging to a military aircraft taking off from the airport at Kabul. The fear that must besiege such desperation is unimaginable. The fear of living under Taliban rule must be even...

Jul

2021

Health and Safety Supervisor Sacked for Diligently Doing His Job Vindicated

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Employees who are tasked with enforcing health and safety rules often encounter stiff resistance from colleagues who are reluctant to embrace change. As a case concerning a sacked railway maintenance supervisor showed, however, such employees enjoy...

Jun

2021

Disability Discrimination Test Case – What is a 'Long-Term' Impairment?

Written by Sydney Mitchell

In order for a person to be viewed as disabled in an employment law context, they must suffer from a physical or mental impairment that is both substantial and 'long term' – but what precisely does that phrase mean? The Court of Appeal tackled that...

Jun

2021

COVID-19 – Do Diving Asset Values Justify Unwinding Divorce Settlements?

Written by Gemma Whitchurch

The value of many assets has been devastated by COVID-19 – but is that a good enough reason for setting aside divorce settlements agreed before the pandemic struck? A family judge considered that issue in a guideline case. The case concerned a...

Jun

2021

Neighbours Planning a Garden Development? You Are Not Powerless

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Domestic gardens, which many people view as the glory of British suburbia, present a tempting prospect to builders amidst burgeoning housing demand. As one case showed, however, objectors to such developments are by no means powerless. The owners of...

May

2021

The Furlough Scheme Does Not Relieve Employers of the Duty to Pay Wages

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Some employers continue to labour under the misapprehension that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – otherwise known as the Furlough Scheme – relieves them of their legal obligation to pay their staff. An Employment Tribunal (ET) ruling showed...

May

2021

New Powers to Tackle Unfit Directors of Dissolved Companies

Written by Leanne Schneide...

On 12 May 2021 the Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill had its first reading in the House of Commons and was published. The bill, when it receives Royal Assent, will amend various sections of the Company...

May

2021

Good Quality Conveyancing is Vital to the Avoidance of Neighbour Disputes

Written by Dean Parnell

Poor quality property conveyancing is a sadly common source of neighbour disputes and that is why it is so crucial to engage specialist solicitors to do the job. A case on point concerned a poorly demarcated boundary which went unnoticed for years...

May

2021

COVID-19 – Court of Protection Sanctions Vaccination of Vulnerable Adult

Written by Tracy Creed

Many of the most vulnerable members of society lack the mental capacity required to consent to being vaccinated against COVID-19. As a Court of Protection case showed, that fact can give rise to formidable legal difficulties. The case concerned a...

May

2021

Child Maintenance – Court weighs up lifestyle expectations and resources

Written by Teresa Mannion

Sensible people accept that they have a moral responsibility financially to maintain their children, whether or not they are born in wedlock. As a High Court case showed, the extent of such responsibilities largely depends on needs, reasonable...

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Hot Topics

The plight of desperate Afghans – what is the UK doing to help?

Health and Safety Supervisor Sacked for Diligently Doing His Job Vindicated

Disability Discrimination Test Case – What is a 'Long-Term' Impairment?

COVID-19 – Do Diving Asset Values Justify Unwinding Divorce Settlements?

Neighbours Planning a Garden Development? You Are Not Powerless

The Furlough Scheme Does Not Relieve Employers of the Duty to Pay Wages

New Powers to Tackle Unfit Directors of Dissolved Companies

Good Quality Conveyancing is Vital to the Avoidance of Neighbour Disputes

COVID-19 – Court of Protection Sanctions Vaccination of Vulnerable Adult

Child Maintenance – Court weighs up lifestyle expectations and resources

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