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Financial institutions are entitled to expect their staff to display a high level of probity. An Employment Tribunal (ET) made that point in denying compensation to a bank employee despite...
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One of the positive effects of the green revolution is that biodiversity is now a vital factor in many planning decisions. As a High Court case showed, however, it is...
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In a ruling of particular importance to the motor sales industry, the reasonableness of exclusion clauses in hire purchase contracts which seek to avoid liability in respect of goods that...
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A fair redundancy process requires consultation of affected employees at a formative stage when there is at least the potential for them to influence the outcome. The Employment Appeal Tribunal...
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Fire is an ever-present threat to occupiers of commercial property and, all too often, they only discover after the ash has settled that they are under-insured. In one such case,...
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With a view to generating new client introductions, many public-facing businesses operate so-called ‘refer a friend’ schemes. In an important decision, the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) pondered the consequences of such...
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