The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently considered the case of Warburton v Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police and outlined the proper test to determine whether a person has been victimised at work.
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A serious injury specialist has voiced his concern at new data showing that Birmingham and the West Midlands are among the worst places in the UK for uninsured drivers.
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Philip Edwards
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What are the practical implications of collateral warranty obligations in third party agreements for employers and developers?
Commercial contracts and agreements
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Simone Protheroe discusses the issues in third party agreements for employers and developers to consider before agreeing to obligations that are not fully within their control.
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Simone Protheroe
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What can be done to overcome the challenges of rising labour costs and inflation in construction?
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With UK inflation having risen above 9 per cent, it would be short-sighted not to predict that this is likely to cause significant issues for construction projects that are currently live and planned over the next few years.
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Does the law protect an employee from being mocked for their regional or national accent? Does it make a difference if their accent is from Liverpool or Australia…Somerset or Africa?
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What happens to a holiday home when the property owner becomes incapacitated?
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When your clients bought their holiday home abroad they may have given some thought to what happens to the property on their death. They may not, however, have considered the situation should the property owner become incapacitated in later life.
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Registered Providers of social housing (RPs) are often at the forefront of meeting the UK government’s housing targets. With that comes the need to purchase land and procure development of new homes.
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Simone Protheroe
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Whistleblowers in the workplace and the consequences of a bullying culture
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We look at whistleblowing and the consequences of a bully culture for NHS Highland. Call 0800 652 8025 now. Teams in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton & Taunton.
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Who can consent to a deprivation of liberty for children and young persons?
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It is increasingly easier for practitioners to spot a deprivation of liberty when a person is over 18 – but perhaps not so simple when considering whether a child, or young person is deprived of their liberty.
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Why did the total value of NHS clinical negligence claims fall in 2019/2020?
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NHS Resolution’s reported the clinical negligence payments for 2019/20 had fallen from £2,359.9m in 2018/19 to £2,324.2m in 2019/20. Our Vanessa Harris look at what caused this decrease?
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