Carol enjoys long term relationships with her clients and likes to get to know the families well so that she can help them at each key step in life with a focus on protecting the family wealth from erosion by tax and outside claims so it remains in the family for future generations.
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Case law update: An employee who said “I’m done” and handed in her keys had not resigned
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If an employee resigns using clear and unambiguous language, their employer is entitled to accept it. That said, the courts are aware that sometimes it may be necessary to take a more detailed look at the context around the words that were spoken.
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Case study: Clarke Willmott receive £16,000 in compensation for client
Medical negligence
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Our Clinical Negligence team recently acted on behalf of a client, know as AA, after a foreign body was discovered in her abdomen that was causing pain and discomfort.
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Case Study: Mendy v Manchester City Football Club Limited
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Employment
Partner in our Employment Law team and Head of our Sport sector Tim Copplestone comments on a recent high-profile tribunal case between Benjamin Mendy & Manchester City Football Club Limited.
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Tim Copplestone
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Changes on the high street – employers get informed
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Kathryn Walters, a senior associate in the employment team at Clarke Willmott LLP, looks at key employment law considerations for retailers in the current market.
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Kathryn Walters
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Government plans to claim £4bn from property developers to fix cladding issues are ‘light on detail’ and ‘important questions remain unanswered’, says Peter McHugh.
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