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May

2020

High Court refuses to countenance COVID-19 adjournment of five-week trial

Written by Leanne Schneide...

The extent of judicial determination not to allow the COVID-19 pandemic to derail the wheels of justice was revealed by the High Court’s refusal to adjourn a five-week insolvency trial which is due to take place at the height of the crisis. The case...

May

2020

Providing services without a formal contract can be a hiding to nothing

Written by Andrew Ward

Those who provide their services in the hope of some future benefit, but without a formal contract to secure their position, do so on a wing and a prayer. That was certainly so in the case of a company which provided design advice and other...

May

2020

Disability discrimination victim secures over £4.7 million in compensation

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

The consequences of discrimination in the workplace can be truly devastating and compensation awards to victims can be very substantial. In one case, a disabled bank worker who was stricken by a severe depressive disorder after suffering disability...

May

2020

COVID-19: new measures to protect commercial tenants from winding-up proceedings and enforcement action

Written by Leanne Schneide...

On 23 April 2020, the government announced that it will introduce further emergency measures to protect commercial tenants from winding-up proceedings and other enforcement action by landlords in addition to those already introduced by the...

May

2020

Sydney Mitchell LLP announce senior promotions

Written by Karen Moores

Sydney Mitchell LLP, Top Tier Legal 500 Law Firm, is pleased to announce a number of senior promotions within the firm; rewarding hard work and determination. Karen Moores, Senior Partner, Sydney Mitchell LLP, commented: We are proud to announce...

May

2020

Woman run down by negligent lorry driver due substantial compensation

Written by Anonymous (not verified)

Most road accidents happen in seconds, and working out their exact causes after the event is exceptionally difficult. However, a case in which a woman who was knocked down by a lorry won the right to substantial compensation showed the lengths to...

Apr

2020

Are you a tied publican wanting more freedom of choice? Read on!

Written by Shilpa Roopen U...

The relationship of pub companies to their tied tenants has always had the potential for abuse, but a statutory regime exists to ensure that tenants do not suffer unfair treatment. In one case, the High Court boosted a tenant’s hopes of being...

Apr

2020

Pregnancy discrimination – woman awarded over £70,000 compensation

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Ploughing on with workplace disciplinary proceedings regardless of an employee's pregnancy or other personal circumstances is likely to lead to severe financial and reputational consequences. In one case (Grant v Price Hunter International Ltd and...

Apr

2020

Cruelly deceitful husband ordered to pay betrayed ex-wife £2.25 million

Written by Teresa Mannion

Where blame, if any, attaches for the breakdown of a marriage is generally irrelevant when it comes to dividing assets following divorce. However, as a cruelly deceitful husband discovered to his cost, bad behaviour can have consequences in that it...

Apr

2020

Do your medical records stay confidential forever?

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Your privacy rights will die with you, but that does not mean that just anyone will be permitted access to your medical records after you are gone. The extent to which such records should remain under wraps post mortem was analysed in a High Court...

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Published Articles

High Court refuses to countenance COVID-19 adjournment of five-week trial

Providing services without a formal contract can be a hiding to nothing

Disability discrimination victim secures over £4.7 million in compensation

COVID-19: new measures to protect commercial tenants from winding-up proceedings and enforcement action

Sydney Mitchell LLP announce senior promotions

Woman run down by negligent lorry driver due substantial compensation

Are you a tied publican wanting more freedom of choice? Read on!

Pregnancy discrimination – woman awarded over £70,000 compensation

Cruelly deceitful husband ordered to pay betrayed ex-wife £2.25 million

Do your medical records stay confidential forever?

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