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Typing Error Leads to Rejection of Evidence

Posted23 July 2015

Failing to meet the timetable imposed on court proceedings is very unwise, as a property owner has found out to his considerable cost. He was involved in a long-running...

$30 Million Contract Dispute Hinged on a Single Word

Posted21 July 2015

A case in which the outcome of a $30 million dispute hung on the interpretation of a single word proves the point that the drafting of commercial contracts is not...

Consultation on Gender Pay Reporting

Posted17 July 2015

Whilst the Equality Act 2010 requires public sector organisations to consider gender equality within their workplace as part of the Equality Duty and to publish relevant gender equality data, there...

Court of Appeal Rejects Claim After 30-Year Relationship Ends

Posted17 July 2015

Merely making contributions to the family finances has, yet again, been ruled by the Court of Appeal to be insufficient ground to make a declaration that a long-term cohabitee is...

HSE Publishes Latest Fatal Injury Statistics

Posted17 July 2015

Fatal injuries at work are, thankfully, rare, which means that the annual figures are subject to chance variation. However, over the last 20 years there has been a downward trend...

Failure to Provide a Written Statement of Employment Particulars

Posted17 July 2015

A contract of employment may be verbal but all employees, whether part-time or full-time, are entitled by law to be given a written statement setting out the main particulars of...