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- The National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society Limited v HSBC Insurance (UK) Limited [2010] EWHC 773 (Comm)
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- Q&A: holiday during sickness absence
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- The last chance saloon: hire default and anti technicality notices
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- HAVS: Diagnosis and staging by Dr. Roger Cooke
- Are the courts prepared to rule on academic judgement?
- Public sector exit payment reforms
- Notice effective to exclude liability under the Misrepresentation Act 1967
- A director’s authority to bind a company
- Substantial property transactions and the acquisition of non-cash assets
- Cardiff County Council v Lee (Flowers) [2016] EWCA Civ 1034
- Complying with on demand guarantees
- Christopher Edwards v London Borough of Sutton [2016] EWCA Civ 1005
- What does 'living in the same household' actually mean?
- Investigation launched following discovery of medical records in a skip
- Cycle helmets and contributory negligence revisited
- Child arrangements orders and the abolition of residence and contact
- Atlantik Confidence – Breaking the 1976 Limitation for Maritime
- Hague Rules Package Limitation does not apply to bulk cargoes
- New inheritance rules came into force on 1 October 2014 for people who don’t have a will
- Manufacturer may not be liable even if a product is defective
- Contracting out of right to limit liability
- Burden of proof for cargo claims under Hague Rules
- Consequences of charterer's failure to pay hire under time charter
- The Apprenticeship Levy: a guide for higher education institutions
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- Walker v Metropolitan Police
- Stopping e-mail access to absent employee was unlawful discrimination
- Restricting where your former employees work can be reasonable says High Court
- Important judgment on the accrual of holiday during long term sickness
- The Immigration Act 2016: What employers need to know
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- Trade Union Bill introduces new requirements for industrial action
- Refusal to allow employee to be accompanied by his companion of choice was a breach of trust and confidence
- R (on the application of Karen Ann Manser) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis
- Court of Appeal finds that disciplinary proceedings did not breach duty of care
- Who hears appeals is important
- Sofian Zenati v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and the CPS
- Judgment trains employers on sex discrimination risk with flexible working requests
- Local Government, Section 41 Highways Act 1980, personal injury
- Measure of damages for early redelivery under a time charterparty
- Employees absent due to ill health may not TUPE transfer
- Employment termination payments, tax and injury to feelings
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- Supreme Court judgment reminds employers of the risk of reinstatement orders
- McDonnell v Metropolitan Police and another
- R (on the application of AB and CD) v Huddersfield Magistrates’ Court and West Yorkshire Police
- Probation, human rights, article 8, judicial review
- Trevor Gray v Police Appeals Tribunal (defendant) and Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire (interested party)
- Van Colle v United Kingdom
- Employment Appeal Tribunal gets its teeth into reasonable adjustments
- A political substitution
- Bostridge v Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust [2015] – Court of Appeal
- R (on the application of Sisangia) v The director of legal aid case work
- Does the Athens Convention time bar apply to contribution claims?
- 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
- Rathband and others v Chief Constable of Northumbria
- Collective Redundancy: Have you committed a criminal offence?
- S.11 repairing obligations in the Supreme Court
- McCarthy v Chief Constable of Merseyside Police
- The duty to make reasonable adjustments – what you can learn from the case of the wheelchair v the buggy
- R (on the application of TL) v Chief Constable of Surrey
- R (Hicks) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis
- What have the Working Time Regulations done for us?
- 65,500 reasons to provide employee liability information (and ensure its accurate)
- Portal claims with fixed costs
- Occupational disease case law update
- Employment Tribunal decisions online: resource or risk?
- Working Time Regulations: what happens when employees have multiple jobs?
- Travelling abroad with children
- Discount Rate lowered to minus 0.75%
- Increase in cohabitation leaves many without legal protection
- 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?
- Court bars millionaire banker who refused to pay maintenance from making further applications
- Calculating strike pay deductions, important decision from the Supreme Court
- In indirect discrimination, the reason why is not relevant says the Supreme Court
- Truck cartel
- Putting assets out of reach of creditors: Marex Financial v Sevilleja Garcia
- References: Top 10 Tips for responding to requests
- Social media misconduct: can we dismiss an employee for damaging our reputation?
- Industrial relations update: five new cases
- The Taylor Review – big changes on the way for employment-related law
- 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
- When cost-saving redundancy is identified as a result of ill-health absence, is it disability discrimination?
- Data protection update
- The latest holiday pay decision expands the concept of “normal remuneration” again
- 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
- Employment Tribunal fees Q&A: What happens now?
- 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?
- Government discount rate announcement has strategic implications for compensators
- When work transfers overseas, what happens to the staff (and does TUPE apply)?
- Scottish historic child abuse Claims
- DSD and NBV v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
- Court of Appeal ruling 'serious harm' - Defamation Act 2013
- New ACAS guidance on supporting parents with sick or premature babies
- Equal pay update: three new cases you need to know about
- Fraudster who sued council for bogus highway accident found guilty by High Court
- Court of Appeal rules on the case of IBM v Dalgleish and others
- A point of interest
- Vicarious liability extended to cover local authority foster placements
- Court as the last resort – alternative dispute resolution in family law
- Gender dysphoria and parental disputes
- GDPR: what to do when a data breach occurs
- Suspending an employee: Our guide to making an informed decision
- Do unions have to specify dates of planned strikes?
- Court of Appeal reviews the meaning of fundamental dishonesty
- Deprivation of Liberty round up
- Tackling domestic violence
- Hair strand testing in the family courts - is it reliable?
- Is fault based divorce the cause of greater animosity between parties?
- HSE Summary 2017: Occupational Disease Statistics
- Gig Economy Latest: What does Deliveroo mean for you?
- Immigration: Important new case on ‘right to work’ checks
- Dealing with complaints of sexual harassment – a 5 step approach
- The Unmarried Couple: Property Ownership
- A little common sense sprinkled on Vnuk
- Unmarried couples and Wills - know your rights
- Secret recordings - can they be used in the Family Court?
- Employers vicariously liable for data breach
- Winham v Graham – Barnsley County Court in inflated credit repair costs dispute
- Limitation and jurisdiction - the Care Act and recovery of care home fees
- The beginning of time... O'Connor v Bar Standards Board
- Discrimination damages
- Charging for special police services at football matches
- Personal injury, Negligence, Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957
- Claim struck out after Litigation Friend absence
- Defamation in Scotland – Radical reform proposed
- 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
- A Reflection on the position of Monitoring Officer
- Local authorities – no duty of care to children not in care
- 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
- Fraudulent earnings claim sees taxi driver found fundamentally dishonest
- Dishonest claimant sees his vehicle related damage claim dismissed and may yet be sent to prison
- Claimant’s damned lies in respect of vehicle repair and credit hire claim result in prison sentence
- 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
- Government plan fixed costs for clinical negligence
- Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Amendment Regulations 2018
- Firefighter Rudy and the working time mystery
- Court of Appeal case may shed light on future asbestos exposure cases
- High Court held Administrators' decision to remove fixed charge receivers was irrational
- What are the implications of the GDPR for the retail sector?
- Unfair Dismissal on the expiry of a Fixed Term Contract
- Taxation of termination payments: New law in force April 2018
- Disability Discrimination: Important new case law
- Litigation privilege
- Gas safety certificates - a warning for landlords
- Beyond the grave
- A restless period for civil liability in the public sector
- Part 36 offers - taking money off the table without losing your costs advantage
- New Electronic Communications Code brings changes for site providers who are operators
- Supreme Court upholds fairness of dismissal of head teacher, for non-disclosure of relationship
- Family Law Cases to watch 2018: Owens v Owens
- Extra time for D&O claims?
- The Civil Liability Bill
- Family Law cases to watch 2018: Steinfield & Keidan v Secretary of State for Education
- Whistleblowing in the NHS: Increased protection for applicants
- Family Law cases to watch 2018: Mills v Mills
- No liability for arrest after passing incorrect information
- High Court ruling on Principals' liability
- Multiple allegations of misconduct: Tread carefully to avoid unfair dismissal
- Time limits in Tribunal claims: Weightmans success in Court of Appeal
- Covert surveillance and privacy at work: Important new case-law
- Auto enrolment: planning for increases in minimum DC pension contributions
- Q&A: Can you refuse to hire or dismiss an employee for having tattoos?
- Relocation of equipment under old and new telecoms codes
- Weightmans secures security for costs order while applications remain fact-sensitive
- Forum shopping in asbestos claims
- Monitoring Officer Handbook Interview
- What is a package or unit for limitation purposes under Hague Visby Rules?
- Should income be shared on divorce?
- Contractual notice only starts when the employee knows they are being dismissed
- Collective consultation: don’t keep staff in the dark when considering redundancies
- 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
- Visibility for highway users – what is required?
- Demurrage, Detention and Delays by Agreement
- Sharing company ownership
- Liability takes a holiday
- Civil Liability Bill update - Whiplash Injury Regulations
- Death of a shareholder
- The Financial Guidance and Claims Act (2018)
- Illegality, dishonesty and ex turpi causa
- Group structures
- Third party harassment: clarification from the Court of Appeal
- Fasting and feasting: supporting Muslim Employees during Ramadan and Eid-Al-Fitr
- Off payroll, off limits? Important changes to IR35
- Pensions update: are staff pension costs within the education sector sustainable?
- 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
- New Practice Direction on Insolvency Proceedings
- The duty to warn and the limited application of Chester v Afshar
- Nothing to fear but fear itself
- 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
- Historic sexual abuse in Scotland: psychological trauma could be an ‘exceptional circumstance’ for late compensation application
- Legal Alert: Phantom Passengers and related claims pursuant to Section 57 CJCA 2015
- Issuing a warning for 60 disability-related absences: could you justify it?
- 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
- Welcome decision for schools as claim dismissed in PE accident case
- Enforcing foreign judgments in Scotland
- Leaving your GP premises: what you need to know
- Coroner’s Inquests and Article 2 - Fernandes endorsed by the UK Courts
- Dishonesty on facts relating to limitation is fundamental to a claim
- A matter of restraint
- Legislation to replace Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards introduced
- Local government, personal injury, highways
- 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
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