Legal News
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Posted 26/01/2011 A woman has been awarded more than £19,000 in unfair dismissal compensation after lodging an employment law claim against her former managers. Christine Green, 66, was fired from...
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Posted 02/03/2011 While it is a myth that employees are automatically entitled to a day off on a bank holiday, employers are required by law to give full-time workers the...
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Posted 23/03/2011 New research has revealed that a high proportion of businesses are not yet ready for the implementation of new employment law regarding paternity leave. After April 3rd 2011,...
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Posted 03/05/2010 Currently, doctors can only advise whether an individual can or cannot work. To encourage more people to get back to work sooner, and to encourage employers to facilitate...
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Posted 05/05/2010 A widow has won her case for industrial disease compensation after fighting a legal battle against her husband’s former employers. Ken Mitchell, 56, died in 2005 after developing...
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Posted 26/05/2014 A young Spixworth man who died after jumping from the roof of the Castle Mall in Norwich had told clinicians that he had rigged a noose in his...
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Posted 27/05/2014 Hospital agrees out-of-court settlement after Lincolnwoman’s suicide: A hospital has agreed to pay five figure damages after allegations that they didn’t recognize a Lincoln woman’s mental illness and...
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Posted 10/07/2014 It was reported today by the BBC that, in reply to their Freedom of Information Act requests, of the 62 trusts that replied , 51% said they had ...
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Posted 27/04/2010 Home Retail Group’s insurers have agreed to settle a number of compensation claims related to chemicals used in sofas manufactured in China. Thousands of people complained of skin...
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Posted 24/02/2011 Barclays has won the case brought against the firm by Lehman Brothers, which is down to hard work of its commercial law solicitors. A judge has ruled that...
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Posted 13/05/2010 New figures released under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has been forced to pay compensation to four employees in the...
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Posted 25/02/2011 Companies listed in the FTSE 100 should make sure their boards are made of up 25 per cent female employees, which could be of note to employment law...
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