Lee Hart, Partner in our Personal Injury team, details the common causes of occupational stress and considerations taken by the court when considering liability.
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Off-boarding – how to ensure a smooth transition to leaving day
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An employee leaving on good terms can benefit the employer in relation to the company’s reputation, future employment and ‘boomerang’ employees who decide to return to the employer further down the line.
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Clarke Willmott is committed to achieving full net zero emissions by the end of 2035. Protecting the world around us is important to the firm and we are looking at the ways we can minimise our impact on the environment both through our operations and behaviours.
Our people are the heart of our decision making and listening to how our people feel about working at Clarke Willmott is core to that. Roughly every six months we run a survey so we can understand what our staff enjoy about life here and where improvements can be made.
Pandemic, construction materials shortage and the JCT: What can you do?
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The UK construction industry is in the middle of a materials procurement and shortage crisis, with key building materials like timber, cement and steel becoming much more expensive and difficult to source.
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When developing mixed use premises it is important to plan ahead especially where a developer intends to dispose of the freehold of the whole building or grant a long lease of the commercial parts as an investment.
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Positive sign for the high street as Avon opens stores
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Retail & leisure
Beauty brand Avon has announced it will open a small number of physical stores for the first time in its 137-year history. Partner Amanda French discusses why this is a great sign for the high street.
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In the recent case the court considered the scope of disclosure and inspection following an imaging order. The judgment confirms that obtaining an imaging order to preserve digital material does not automatically entitle a party to early access to those documents ahead of standard disclosure timelines.