Permanent health insurance and obligation to cover payments under TUPE
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An employer was contractually bound by terms provided by a previous employer before a TUPE transfer because it hadn’t clearly communicated any limitation of that entitlement to the employee.
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Two recent High Court cases reflect the fact that poor customer service and failures to deal with complaints and claims in a proper manner at an early stage can lead to unexpected and unwelcome outcomes for retail and leisure businesses.
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Settlement reached in shared appreciation mortgage claim, but more to be done says lawyer
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Financial services litigation
Partner Laura Robinson discusses the six-week trial between one of Britain’s biggest banks and homeowners left in debt after taking out a controversial mortgage product.
Written by
Laura Robinson (née Hazell)
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For better or for worse, “smash and grab”/ “notified sum” Adjudications have been a staple of the Construction Adjudication landscape ever since the amendments to the original Construction Act took effect in 2011
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The effects of the failure to prevent fraud regulations on the social housing sector
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Social housing providers
With the offence now in force from 1 September 2025, housing associations and other RPs must now consider how their governance, compliance, and operational frameworks align with the new legal requirements.
Written by
Sam Harkness
and
Bridget Sanger
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The impact of coronavirus on share valuations in unfair prejudice petitions
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Given the ongoing lockdown and the effect that is having on company valuations, the court is continuing to be flexible on valuation dates, particularly where justice needs to be done for the wronged minority shareholder.
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Would a refusal to mediate be reasonable in context of coronavirus?
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The court has recently provided some interesting guidance in relation to an unreasonable refusal to mediate in the case of BXB v Watch Tower and Bible Tract Society of Pennsylvania and the Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (2020).
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