Atkinson v Community Gateway Association The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has held an employee is not prevented from claiming constructive dismissal even if he has breached his contract of employment. An employee who might be dismissed...
Atkinson v Community Gateway Association The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has held an employee is not prevented from claiming constructive dismissal even if he has breached his contract of employment. An employee who might be dismissed...
Palmer v RBS The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has held it was not age discrimination to not allow an employee to change her choice of voluntary redundancy to redeployment. She had hoped that the redeployment exercise would take her from...
Palmer v RBS The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has held it was not age discrimination to not allow an employee to change her choice of voluntary redundancy to redeployment. She had hoped that the redeployment exercise would take her from...
Kate Fretten, Paul Burton and Tom Lane of Frettens were delighted to join Barristers from Pump Court Chambers for a Mock Tribunal hosted by Bond Williams at AFC Bournemouth on 24th September. The age discrimination/unfair dismissal tribunal, adopted from...
Kate Fretten, Paul Burton and Tom Lane of Frettens were delighted to join Barristers from Pump Court Chambers for a Mock Tribunal hosted by Bond Williams at AFC Bournemouth on 24th September. The age discrimination/unfair dismissal...
Hounga v Allen The Supreme Court has held that an illegal immigrant can bring a claim for discrimination, despite the fact the contract of employment is illegal. Miss Hounga, a Nigerian national, arrived in the UK in January 2007 having falsely obtained...
Hounga v Allen The Supreme Court has held that an illegal immigrant can bring a claim for discrimination, despite the fact the contract of employment is illegal. Miss Hounga, a Nigerian national, arrived in the UK in January 2007 having falsely obtained...
Sunrise Brokers LLP v Michael Rodgers In this case the High Court has confirmed an employee can be restrained from working for a competitor during his notice period even when the employer stops paying his salary. In March 2014, Mr Rodgers left Sunrise,...
Sunrise Brokers LLP v Michael Rodgers In this case the High Court has confirmed an employee can be restrained from working for a competitor during his notice period even when the employer stops paying his salary. In March 2014, Mr Rodgers left Sunrise,...
Much of the current law relating to Wills dates back to the time of Queen Victoria – the Wills Act 1837. The Law Commission, which is a non-political body, was set up by Parliament in 1965 to keep all the law of England and Wales under review, and to...
The Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 provides a right for a consumer to cancel contracts made without face to face contact with the business providing the goods and/or services (e.g. over the internet or phone). The Cancellation of...
The Government recently announced that Care Homes and home-care agencies are to come under the same scrutiny as failing hospitals. The special measures system introduced by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to improve failing NHS hospitals across England is...
The new Health & Work Service, which is a government funded occupational health service, is due to go live in April 2015, with a roll-out from late 2014. The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a press release announcing that the contract for the...
The new Health & Work Service, which is a government funded occupational health service, is due to go live in April 2015, with a roll-out from late 2014. The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a press release announcing that the contract for the...
Surrogacy is where a child is carried through pregnancy by a woman, not necessarily the genetic mother, who has entered into an arrangement that sets out who is intended to be the legal parent of the child once it is born. As of 6th April...
Natural England have recently launched a new online tool to help Local Planning Authorities, developers and ecologists assess whether a proposed development is likely to impact negatively on Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). The Impact Risk...
Natural England have recently launched a new online tool to help Local Planning Authorities (LPAs), developers and ecologists assess whether a proposed development is likely to impact negatively on Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). The Impact...