Yesterday I read an extremely worrying statistic that more than 50% of NHS midwives and maternity support staff say that they are planning to leave the health service in the next year.
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During this difficult time, individuals with an acquired brain injury are experiencing hardships. The extent to which they are at risk may reflect the extent of their injury, which in turn may affect their social circumstances.
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Coronavirus and your brain: More about staying safe in difficult times
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In our last article, we looked at how COVID-19 may be affecting the lives of those with an acquired brain injury. We discuss more about staying safe in difficult times.
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Court of Appeal allows secret commissions claim to proceed as a representative action
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Financial services litigation
The Court of Appeal in Commission Recovery Ltd v Marks & Clerk LLP & Another [2024] EWCA Civ 9 has upheld a High Court’s decision permitting a secret commission claim to proceed as a representative action under CPR 19.8 in an important decision for the “opt out” collective action regime in England and Wales.
Written by
Darren Kidd
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APP fraud is a type of cyber-crime whereby the fraudster tricks a paying party into making an authorised payment into an account which is controlled by the fraudster.
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Debt Recovery team highlight: Overpaid wages to employees
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Overpaid wages to employees can happen for a variety of reasons, from a simple accounting error to failing to ‘click’ a button at the end of a temporary promotion. It is important for an employer to recover the overpaid wages from the employee in a legal and ethical manner.
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Dismissal for leaving work and refusing to return during the pandemic was not an automatically unfair dismissal
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The pandemic has brought a number of employment issues to the fore, including whistleblowing and health and safety dismissals, both of which can give rise to an automatic unfair dismissal claim for which there is no minimum service requirement.
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