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- Christopher Edwards v London Borough of Sutton [2016] EWCA Civ 1005
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- New inheritance rules came into force on 1 October 2014 for people who don’t have a will
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- Walker v Metropolitan Police
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- Restricting where your former employees work can be reasonable says High Court
- Important judgment on the accrual of holiday during long term sickness
- R (on the application of Karen Ann Manser) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis
- Who hears appeals is important
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- Supreme Court judgment reminds employers of the risk of reinstatement orders
- Van Colle v United Kingdom
- Bostridge v Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust [2015] – Court of Appeal
- R (on the application of Darren Williams) (claimant) v Police Appeals Tribunal (defendant) and Metropolitan Police (interested party)
- Burden of proof in Occupiers’ Liability Act claims
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- S.11 repairing obligations in the Supreme Court
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- R (Hicks) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis
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- Employment Tribunal decisions online: resource or risk?
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- What if I don’t want my inheritance?
- The Data Protection Act - a 'distressing' development?
- What is the difference between civil partnership and equal marriage?
- Calculating strike pay deductions, important decision from the Supreme Court
- In indirect discrimination, the reason why is not relevant says the Supreme Court
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- Putting assets out of reach of creditors: Marex Financial v Sevilleja Garcia
- Responding to reference requests (10 top tips)
- Social media misconduct: can we dismiss an employee for damaging our reputation?
- Industrial relations update: five new cases
- Test for public interest in whistleblowing is complex - but not met simply by another employee being affected
- Updating the test for testamentary capacity to make a will
- Dealing with disability-related sickness absence
- Discrimination by association: opening Pandora’s Box?
- LADs and penalty clauses – important reading for all associated with the construction industry
- When absence goes AWOL
- Care needed when making demands for a service charge
- No damages for ‘loss of personal autonomy’ due to failure to obtain informed consent
- Examining the scope of vicarious liability
- Civil partnerships v marriage – is divorce the same?
- Unfair dismissal awards increase (particularly for some employers)
- Restrictions on title: management companies
- Tired of being kept in the dark? Defendants' pre-action applications for disclosure
- The Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 is not retrospective
- Disciplinary procedures and workplace stress: Is your organisation at risk of a personal injury claim?
- When work transfers overseas, what happens to the staff (and does TUPE apply)?
- Equal pay update: three new cases you need to know about
- Court of Appeal rules on the case of IBM v Dalgleish and others
- A point of interest
- GDPR: what to do when a data breach occurs
- Suspending an employee: Our guide to making an informed decision
- Hair strand testing in the family courts - is it reliable?
- Is fault based divorce the cause of greater animosity between parties?
- The Unmarried Couple: Property Ownership
- Unmarried couples and Wills - know your rights
- Secret recordings - can they be used in the Family Court?
- Limitation and jurisdiction - the Care Act and recovery of care home fees
- Personal injury, Negligence, Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957
- Focus on… Section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
- The assessment of care fees: assets you can and cannot hide
- An exercise in discretion: Robert Carroll v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester
- “In the course of employment”: Vicariously liable for an employee’s wrongdoing
- Unmarried families – financial provision for children on separation
- Police obstruction and self-defence
- Hill immunity misunderstood? Robinson v West Yorkshire Police - Supreme Court
- Can you rely on a medical report which says your employee does not have a disability?
- Cohabitation: A survival guide
- Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Amendment Regulations 2018
- What are the implications of the GDPR for the retail sector?
- Unfair Dismissal on the expiry of a Fixed Term Contract
- Disability Discrimination: Important new case law
- Gas safety certificates - a warning for landlords
- Beyond the grave
- New Electronic Communications Code brings changes for site providers who are operators
- Whistleblowing in the NHS: Increased protection for applicants
- High Court ruling on Principals' liability
- Multiple allegations of misconduct: Tread carefully to avoid unfair dismissal
- Covert surveillance and privacy at work: Important new case-law
- Q&A: Can you refuse to hire or dismiss an employee for having tattoos?
- Relocation of equipment under old and new telecoms codes
- Monitoring Officer Handbook Interview
- What is a package or unit for limitation purposes under Hague Visby Rules?
- The burden of proof in Article 5 claims
- The President of the Supreme Court: the case for much needed family law reform
- KA v MA – A Reminder of the Value of a Pre Nuptial Agreement
- Demurrage, Detention and Delays by Agreement
- Shareholders' agreements – sharing company ownership
- Civil Liability Bill update - Whiplash Injury Regulations
- Death of a shareholder
- The Financial Guidance and Claims Act (2018)
- Group structures
- Third party harassment: clarification from the Court of Appeal
- The family shareholder
- Occupiers Liability claim fails even though court accepts a danger was present
- Supreme Court plumber judgment reinforces rules on employment status case
- Negative impact of ‘blame culture’ on child protection system
- The duty to warn and the limited application of Chester v Afshar
- 10 things to consider when writing a dismissal letter
- The employee shareholder
- Contribution claims between insurers in mesothelioma cases – limitation and basis of assessment of quantum
- Unfair dismissal update: when can we dismiss for misconduct?
- Injunctions: when can an employee stop us from suspending them?
- Pensions update: when is a member in “pensionable service”?
- Q&A: Can a manager covertly record an employee’s disciplinary meeting?
- Preparing your company for sale
- Leaving your GP premises: what you need to know
- Coroner’s Inquests and Article 2 - Fernandes endorsed by the UK Courts
- Dealing with sale proceeds of a business
- The Court of Appeal and the case of the disappearing dismissal
- Emergency services owe duty of care to individual following 999 call
- Late acceptance of a Part 36 Offer does not automatically give rise to indemnity costs
- Misdelivery of cargo and the Hague Rules time bar
- Fantastic exceptions to QOCS and where to find them
- Planning redundancies: Top tips for dealing with employees on maternity leave
- Pleadings and fundamental dishonesty: Howlett affirmed as film director’s compensation claim is dismissed
- Has the High Court opened the door to the recovery of costs for defendants in RTA portal cases involving high value vehicle related damages?
- Surviving the 'POCA freeze'
- Defender hotel not liable for the pursuer’s fall from steps
- Duty of care, negligence and assumption of responsibility
- The scope of the liability of the Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB) as an emanation of the UK state
- Defining turnover rents in the age of e-commerce
- Akhter v Khan and whether the English Court recognises Sharia Marriages: A shift in the accepted legal understanding of what constitutes a marriage, valid or void
- Duty of care owed by A&E receptionst
- Cavanagh v Witley Parish Council, Court of Appeal
- What happens to your digital assets on death?
- Are non-molestation orders being used fraudulently?
- PM v CF: Termination of parental responsibility, and the court’s range of draconian powers
- Ill health retirement: Will a flawed procedure always be discriminatory?
- TUPE: Can we remove an employee allowance following a transfer?
- The danger of non-disclosure in acquisitions
- Defendants are entitled to pre action disclosure of impecuniosity evidence
- Universal credit – delays and the impact on divorced or divorcing couples
- Avoid a contractual own goal - the importance of entire agreement clauses
- QOCS and counterclaims
- Company restoration: Time limit removed for insurers
- The vexed question of the execution of duty
- Holiday Pay: Important new case on ‘carry over’ and pay in lieu of annual leave
- A question of cause and effect
- Holiday sickness: Can an employee claim back leave if they are unwell over Christmas?
- LEGAL ANALYSIS: Why it's important to get condition precedents right
- When is a document a deed?
- A sting in the tail of benefits reform: Universal Credit and the CRU
- Proving race discrimination: Our success in Court of Appeal
- Retention of data: Catt v The United Kingdom 2019, European Court of Human Rights
- Disability discrimination: what counts as ‘unfavourable’ treatment?
- Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018: a further reason for a raft of disrepair claims
- Legal case update | Premier Taxis v Mann Limbu
- An employer's guide to GDPR
- Specific performance for breach of repairing covenant at Beetham Tower
- Interim rights under the New Telecommunications Code and the need to proceed quickly
- Cameron v Hussain, LV and MIB [2019] UKSC 6 - Normal 'service' is resumed for untraced driver cases
- Liability, chain of causation, Contributory Negligence, Art 75 and meaningful degree of negligence
- TBC or not TBC: Proportionality is the question
- Unconscious bias: A hidden risk?
- TUPE: the duty to inform and consult
- Equal pay update: Can employees compare their pay to colleagues in another business area?
- FAQ: April 2019 payslip changes; what do I need to know?
- Can a claimant insist that an employment tribunal Judgment is removed from the online public record?
- When deliberate isn’t deliberate
- Local Government | Claiming a breach of section 41 of the Highways Act 1980
- The impact of the recent decision on 'smash and grab' adjudications
- Redundancy pay (and other statutory limits) to rise again
- Expenses in the Scottish courts – new rules
- Doctors who are subject to a GMC interim suspension should continue to be paid, decides Court of Appeal
- Positive action: First Employment Tribunal case highlights stumbling blocks
- 'Use’ of a vehicle – an opportunity missed?
- Fair and reasonable? A guide to the changes to the Financial Ombudsman Service
- Loss of society - limitation of awards finally?
- Fixed recoverable costs consultation
- Personal liability of directors: Could you be caught out?
- Love is (not) in the air: Handling employees who refuse to work together
- Q&A: Can we deduct lottery contributions from staff pay if this takes some workers below the National Minimum Wage?
- Defamation, Jurisdiction & Forum Non Conveniens
- Stopping claims being incubated in the portal
- The Scottish Compulsory Pre-Action Protocol - Binding admissions
- Trust fined for false imprisonment of patient
- Lewis v Tindale, MIB and another – MIB liability for claims outside the scope of the Uninsured and Untraced Drivers Agreements
- Supreme Court clarifies duty of care owed by local authorities to children – new focus on assumption of responsibility
- A reminder on the succession of farming tenancies
- The Proposed Mediation (Scotland) Bill – mediation to be a mandatory consideration in civil disputes?
- Holiday pay: Northern Ireland police case challenges Bear Scotland
- Do we need to record all employee working time? New case from the ECJ
- Maternity leave: what constitutes reasonable contact with employees?
- Final written warnings: will the Employment Tribunal re-open old warnings (and do internal hearings ever have to do so)?
- Beyond the Employment Tribunal: what happens next when a claim just won’t go away?
- The devil is in the detail: Another dishonest claimant sees his large credit hire claim dismissed at trial
- Edinburgh tram tracks held to be direct cause of injury to cyclists
- AI-Najar and others v The Cumberland Hotel (London) Limited
- The Professional Negligence Bar Association launches its new adjudication scheme
- An executor’s right of indemnity
- Industrial relations: Employer can side-step collective bargaining says Court of Appeal
- Inheritance Provision for Family and Dependants Act 1975; claims, limitation periods and pre nuptial agreements
- Junior doctors’ rest breaks should be monitored using actual recorded data, confirms Court of Appeal
- Challenge to Roberts v Johnstone accommodation claims
- Navigating auto-renewal contracts and unfair terms
- 'Fundamentally dishonest’ tripping claim with costs summarily assessed
- Scarle v Scarle and the 'commorientes' rule: who died first?
- Will covertly recording a meeting always be gross misconduct?
- How do you calculate holiday pay for staff who work irregular hours?
- TUPE: Obligation to maintain National Minimum Wage records moves to transferee
- Rees and Others v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2019] EWHC 2120 (Admin) QBD (Admin) (Cheema-Grubb J)
- Parental consent still amounts to a deprivation of liberty
- The Notification of Death Regulations 2019
- Lloyd v Google: Damages in Data Breach cases take a new twist that is sure to excite Claimant lawyers whilst sending insurers into a ratings scramble!
- Court of Protection clarifies rules for gifts made under Lasting Powers of Attorney
- Idu v East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Haider v DSM Demolition Ltd [2019] EWHC 2712 (QB) Birmingham Civil Justice Centre 16/10/2019
- Credit hire costs, taxi drivers, loss of profit and the correct assessment of loss
- Article 3 – the threshold for engagement
- Top tips for the first meeting with your family solicitor
- Electronic service of a 'Copley' offer by text message deemed acceptable
- Detention damages
- Fundamental dishonesty: Is surveillance always necessary?
- Thirty years of the Children Act – a family lawyer reflects
- Building Guarantees: Continuing risks to residents following Manchikalapati v Zurich Insurance (2019)
- New pre-action protocols bring clarity for disrepair and possession claims
- Will my spouse/civil partner automatically inherit if I die without a will?
- Breach of healthcare guidelines in clinical negligence claims – guidelines or tramlines?
- Helping your children buy property
- Breadwinner v homemaker: what happens on divorce?
- Common law versus Convention
- Regulation of heat - 2020 and beyond
- Civil Justice Council - Vulnerable witnesses and recommendations for change
- Court of Appeal issues guidance on restoring a dissolved company to the register
- Private children cases are increasing year on year – why?
- Civil litigation update – success fees in Scotland
- Disclosure to non-patients: the balancing act between competing interests
- Restrictive covenants in shareholders' agreements
- Foster families and human rights
- Remedies of last resort
- CPR amendments effective April 2020
- Vicarious liability – the Supreme Court restores order
- Whittington Hospital NHS Trust v XX – Supreme Court decision
- Silicosis – The next asbestos?
- Do not resuscitate, advance decisions, LPAs and safeguarding
- Quasi-partnership disputes
- Stalking Protection Orders
- Disclosure of medical records to a personal representative - is a claim required?
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- Supreme Court to consider ex turpi causa
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