covid19

Nov

2021

Badly Treated by Your Employer During the Pandemic? See a Solicitor Today

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Hospitality businesses endured a torrid time during COVID-19 lockdowns, but the majority did their best to treat staff fairly. As an Employment Tribunal (ET) ruling showed, however, those that did not can expect to reap a bitter harvest (Gibson v...

Oct

2021

COVID-19 Lockdowns No Excuse for Sub-Standard Redundancy Processes

Written by Sydney Mitchell

The COVID-19 lockdowns plunged thousands of businesses into dire financial straits but, as an Employment Tribunal (ET) ruling showed, the unprecedented crisis in no way relieved hard-pressed employers of their legal obligation to manage redundancy...

Sep

2021

Care Home Chef Accused of Breaching COVID-19 Bubble Unfairly Dismissed

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Care home owners were possibly the hardest hit of all by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. As an Employment Tribunal (ET) ruling showed, however, the crisis did not relieve them of their obligation to treat staff fairly (Meadows v Cherry Tree...

Aug

2021

COVID-19 – Procurement Dispute Focuses on Award of Face Masks Contract

Written by Dean Parnell

The means by which the government procured urgent supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic have been the subject of fevered debate. However, as one case underlined, it is a feature of a free society...

Jun

2021

Extension to the winding up petition restriction and commercial rent recovery

Written by Leanne Schneide...

On the 16 June 2021 the Government announced yet another extension of the restriction on bringing winding up petitions and statutory demands against businesses, to the end of September 2021. This restriction, which was due to end on the 30 June...

May

2021

Carers, Home Working and Discrimination – Guideline Ruling

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

The COVID-19 pandemic has massively increased the prevalence of home working but, for some, working away from the office is far more than just a preference. In a guideline case on point, an Employment Tribunal (ET) emphasised the rights of carers...

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

Rent Arrears – As we evolve from Covid 19

Written by Claire Cooper

When Covid 19 struck and we went into the first lockdown the Government created the Coronavirus Act 2020 (“the Act”), which amongst other things prevented landlords from taking steps against tenants to forfeit leases for non-payment of rent, where...

Apr

2021

Husband in £64 Million divorce case claims COVID-19 hardship

Written by Karen Moores

COVID-19 has without doubt drastically affected the fortunes of some very wealthy people. As a High Court ruling in a big money divorce case showed, however, the pandemic does not by itself amount to a good reason for failing to meet legal and...

Mar

2021

COVID-19 – High Court authorises vaccination of elderly dementia sufferer

Written by Tracy Creed

Should vulnerable people who lack the mental capacity to make important decisions for themselves be vaccinated against COVID-19 even in the face of objections from their loved ones? The High Court confronted that uniquely difficult issue in the case...

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covid19

Badly Treated by Your Employer During the Pandemic? See a Solicitor Today

COVID-19 Lockdowns No Excuse for Sub-Standard Redundancy Processes

Care Home Chef Accused of Breaching COVID-19 Bubble Unfairly Dismissed

COVID-19 – Procurement Dispute Focuses on Award of Face Masks Contract

Extension to the winding up petition restriction and commercial rent recovery

Carers, Home Working and Discrimination – Guideline Ruling

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

Rent Arrears – As we evolve from Covid 19

Husband in £64 Million divorce case claims COVID-19 hardship

COVID-19 – High Court authorises vaccination of elderly dementia sufferer

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