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Aug

2020

Boss's ignorant response to employee's progressive condition proves costly

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Employers who fail to provide support and understanding to sick workers can expect to pay a high price, both in financial and reputational terms. An Employment Tribunal (ET) made that point in awarding substantial compensation to a coffee bar...

Aug

2020

Judge breaks deadlock between unmarried ex-couple with children

Written by Sydney Mitchell

When long-term relationships between unmarried couples break down, disentangling their property and financial affairs can be challenging, particularly where children are involved. As one case showed, however, a clean break is often the best option...

Aug

2020

Property Investors – make sure your money is secured from the outset

Written by Leanne Schneide...

Investing in property is very far from being risk free but usually has the advantage that monies advanced are secured against real 'bricks and mortar' assets. The crucial importance of ensuring that enforceable security is in place before parting...

Aug

2020

Developer v Architect – High Court Guidance on the Professional Duty of Care

Written by Sydney Mitchell

One of the main advantages of seeking advice from professionals is that you always have the comfort of knowing that they owe you a legal duty of care. The nature and extent of the duty owed by a firm of architects to a property developer came under...

Aug

2020

Trusted employee quit to join a competitor? Seek Legal Advice, Fast

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

If a trusted employee with in-depth knowledge of your trade secrets resigns to join a competitor, it can pose a major threat to your business. However, as a High Court case showed, expert lawyers can move swiftly to enforce your rights and minimise...

Aug

2020

Family Judge's overheard comments on Zoom gave appearance of bias

Written by Karen Moores

Remote hearings via Zoom, Skype and other communications software have made it possible for the family justice system to continue functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as a Court of Appeal case showed, such hearings carry the ever-...

Aug

2020

HSE Fatal Injury Statistics 2019/2020

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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published provisional statistics for fatal workplace injuries in Great Britain for the year 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020. A total of 111 workers were fatally injured at work in Great Britain in 2019/2020, a...

Aug

2020

Over £16 Million awarded in NHS compensation case

Written by Adam Hodson

Victims of clinical negligence, many of them highly vulnerable or very young, often show extraordinary courage in conquering their disabilities. That was certainly so in the case of a remarkable 11-year-old girl who received an NHS compensation...

Aug

2020

When does an employee start work? Guideline decision

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

The requirement that workers must have two years of continuous employment before they can bring an unfair dismissal claim means that the precise date on which they started work can be of critical importance. This very issue arose in the case of a...

Jul

2020

UPDATE AND REMINDER Furlough Scheme change from 1 August for the #jobretentionscheme

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Redundancy Payments From 30 July all furloughed employees are to receive redundancy payments calculated at 100% of their normal pay, rather than the reduced furlough rate. Furlough Scheme Changes from 1 August 2020 From 1 August the Furlough...

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Boss's ignorant response to employee's progressive condition proves costly

Judge breaks deadlock between unmarried ex-couple with children

Property Investors – make sure your money is secured from the outset

Developer v Architect – High Court Guidance on the Professional Duty of Care

Trusted employee quit to join a competitor? Seek Legal Advice, Fast

Family Judge's overheard comments on Zoom gave appearance of bias

HSE Fatal Injury Statistics 2019/2020

Over £16 Million awarded in NHS compensation case

When does an employee start work? Guideline decision

UPDATE AND REMINDER Furlough Scheme change from 1 August for the #jobretentionscheme

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