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The collapse of Farepak in 2006 received widespread press coverage, with thousands of families facing the loss of their ‘Christmas Club’ savings. In all, more than 100,000 investors lost a...
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In Scott v Northumbria Probation Board, a probation officer whose unfair dismissal claim was rejected by the Employment Tribunal (ET) has seen that decision quashed by the Employment Appeal Tribunal...
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The World Intellectual Property Organisation has agreed a new international treaty, which, when ratified by 30 or more of the 48 signatory countries, will significantly enhance the rights of performers...
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Contrary to popular belief, there is no ‘right to light’ as such under English law, but where light has been enjoyed continuously and without interruption for 20 years, an ‘easement’...
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The procedure for making council employees redundant has been examined in the case of a former chief executive who was dismissed after her local authority switched to an elected mayor...
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Clauses requiring a party to a contract to use ‘reasonable endeavours’ or ‘best endeavours’ in its performance are common, and while ‘best’ clearly implies something beyond ‘reasonable’, the lack of...
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