In mid-November, the Government outlined its 10-point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution which set the scene for future political direction and priorities. Like many, I awaited with interest the publication of the Government Energy White Paper, which was released earlier this week.
Finance company settles High Court claims for “financially ruinous” transactions with 17 farmers
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The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and Clarke Willmott, supported by Ted Loveday of Maitland Chambers, have helped members of the NFU to obtain hundreds of thousands of pounds in pay-outs.
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Forcing an employee to express milk in car and toilet held to be harassment
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An Employment Tribunal has recently held that a school committed an act of harassment on the grounds of sex when they did not provide a space for a female teacher to express breast milk at work.
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Applications to the Court of Protection and other matters relating to the management of the property and financial affairs of mentally incapacitated persons.
It is a good time for employers to reflect on the events of last year, in particular the introduction of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) and any claims employers have made under it.
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