Legal News
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Posted 12/02/2010 Older consumers should look to equity release as a potential answer to the current pensions shortfall affecting many UK retirees. This is the view expressed by equity release...
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Posted 11/02/2010 New plans to assist industrial disease victims in making compensation claims against former employers have been announced by the government. The Department of Work and Pensions has responded...
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Posted 18/03/2015 New rules for parents wanting time off to look after their children will come into force in April, including the much debated option for parents of new babies...
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Posted 30/09/2010 A new survey has suggested workers and employers are still confused over the impact of the Equality Act on employment law. The legislation came into effect today (October...
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Posted 06/09/2010 The number of employees taking cases to employment law tribunals has increased dramatically, new figures have revealed. According to the Tribunals Service, there were 236,100 such hearings in...
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Posted 24/02/2010 A family is currently appearing at the High Court because of a Willsdispute involving the inheritance of a farmer’s estate. George Kay was the owner of a large...
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Posted 23/08/2010 The rise in people working unpaid overtime could lead to an increase in employment law cases, according to an industry expert. Phil Flaxton, chief executive of Work Wise...
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Posted 05/11/2014 Over recent years, employers have faced a number of issues in relation to workers’ holiday in terms of how it should be paid, whether it should be paid...
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Posted 21/11/2014 Accident and emergency departments in England saw 92.9% of patients within four hours last week – the lowest percentage since April 2013, according to NHS data. The government sets...
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Posted 02/09/2010 A beefeater who was sacked from his job amid allegations of bullying has received an apology and been paid compensation for unfair dismissal. Mark Sanders-Crook, 44, was removed...
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Posted 17/08/2010 Using qualified solicitors when making Wills could be a better option than trying to do it yourself. This is according to Emma Simon of the Telegraph, who warned...
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Posted 22/02/2010 People looking to have their Willsdrawn up may be more inclined to seek professional advice after a case in which a man was found to be stealing from...
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