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• Establishing Disability Under the Equality Act

  • Posted13 March 2013

  A person is disabled for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 if he or she has an impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability...

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• Ignoring Contract Implications Spells Trouble

  • Posted11 March 2013

  A recent case involving supermarket chain Somerfield (now part of the Co-Op) shows the wisdom of thinking through the implications of a contract before undertaking it. The supermarket chain...

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• ET Wrong to Strike Out Discrimination Claims After Claimant’s Evidence

  • Posted8 March 2013

  In Timbo v Greenwich Council for Racial Equality, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled that the Employment Tribunal (ET) had erred in law in acceding to the respondent’s application to...

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• Data Protection Fine Shows Need for Care

  • Posted6 March 2013

  When a Scottish council computerised its pension records, it failed to ensure that the paper records were appropriately disposed of – and the result was a £250,000 fine. After...

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• Landlord Counts Cost of Failure to Observe Covenants

  • Posted5 March 2013

  When a landlord failed to comply strictly with its obligations under a lease, it was left to count the cost of the failure. The landlord was required to insure...

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• Modern Workplaces – Two Consultations

  • Posted4 March 2013

  The Government has published a consultation on how its proposed shared parental leave reforms will work in practice. The closing date for submissions is 17 May 2013. In...

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