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Jan

2022

Final Financial Orders in Divorce – You Have to Take the Rough with the Smooth

Written by Mauro Vinti

The value of assets distributed between divorcing couples may subsequently go up or down and that can lead to one spouse or the other feeling hard done by. A family judge's ruling showed, however, that they generally have to take the rough with the...

Feb

2021

Interim maintenance in divorce proceedings – Court of Appeal gives guidance

Written by Mauro Vinti

Working out the financial consequences of divorce takes time and that is why judges have the power to make interim maintenance awards to bridge the gap. In an important ruling, the Court of Appeal gave guidance on how that power should be exercised...

Jan

2021

Employer brought to book for maternity/pregnancy discrimination

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Employers who are found to have discriminated on the grounds of pregnancy or maternity will swiftly be brought to book. That was certainly so in the case of a tanning salon worker who learnt that she was being made redundant out of the blue on the...

Jan

2021

Going into business with a friend? Never dispense with legal advice

Written by Sydney Mitchell

If you're going into business with a friend or family member you trust, you may think there is no need to consult a solicitor so that arrangements between you can be formalised in writing. A High Court ruling, however, showed exactly why that is...

Jan

2021

Supreme Court decision hands lifeline to struggling businesses

Written by Dean Parnell

The global COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on business and many businesses have struggled to stay afloat due to the restrictions placed on trading at various times by the Government. Ranging from closure orders to limiting the sale of...

Jan

2021

Neighbour disputes – sometimes only the Law can provide a resolution

Written by Sydney Mitchell

A thin line on a small property plan can represent a metre's width on the ground and that, sadly, is the source of a great many boundary disputes. However, as one case showed, where irreconcilable differences exist between neighbours, the law can...

Jan

2021

COVID-19 – Ruling underlines desperate impact on care home residents

Written by Tracy Creed

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, it is becoming increasingly hard to see where the balance of harm lies between the risk of exposing care home residents to a life-threatening virus and compromising their most basic quality of life. The Court of...

Jan

2021

Disabled school technician wins substantial damages after Unfair Dismissal

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Employees who are disabled and have suffered unfair workplace treatment as a result are entitled to be properly compensated. In a case on this point, a school technician who was suffering from arthritis, anxiety and depression when he was sacked...

Jan

2021

The Trade in Services under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA)

Written by Baljit Chohan

The service sector accounts for around 80 percent of the UK economy and makes up more than 40 percent of the UK’s exports to the EU. It is unfortunate then that although the TCA makes some loud commitments to liberalising services the devil in the...

Dec

2020

Low-Paid Workers' Union Triumphs in COVID-19 Health and Safety Test Case

Written by Dean Parnell

Many low-paid workers who have an essential role in keeping the nation moving are at particularly high risk from the COVID-19 pandemic. In a ground-breaking decision, the High Court came to their aid in ruling that the Government is obliged under...

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Published Articles

Final Financial Orders in Divorce – You Have to Take the Rough with the Smooth

Interim maintenance in divorce proceedings – Court of Appeal gives guidance

Employer brought to book for maternity/pregnancy discrimination

Going into business with a friend? Never dispense with legal advice

Supreme Court decision hands lifeline to struggling businesses

Neighbour disputes – sometimes only the Law can provide a resolution

COVID-19 – Ruling underlines desperate impact on care home residents

Disabled school technician wins substantial damages after Unfair Dismissal

The Trade in Services under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA)

Low-Paid Workers' Union Triumphs in COVID-19 Health and Safety Test Case

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