Legal News
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Posted 16/03/2015 The recent ruling in the ‘Blurred Lines trial’, which awarded more than $7.3m to the family of Marvin Gaye, might just be one of the most significant legal...
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Posted 20/05/2010 A woman who was overlooked for a promotion because of her age has been awarded compensation at an employment law tribunal. Linda Sturdy, now 60, had applied for...
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Posted 21/10/2013 The BBC reported today that foreigners are entitled to various treatments, including emergency care. Up to £500m could be recovered from overseas visitors’ and migrants’ use of the...
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Posted 26/05/2010 A man who was left in agony after an operation went wrong has received an undisclosed sum in clinical negligence compensation. Gerald Morgan, 60, had been struggling with...
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Posted 23/12/2009 British workers have seen their susceptibility to the risk of joblessness and redundancy increase over the last year, according to new research. Figures published by the Trades Union...
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Posted 11/08/2013 A recent study of 120 men and women, half of whom have autism, revealed that more work is required to understand how autism affects girls. Autism affects 1%...
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Posted 18/03/2015 For many incorporating a limited company, tax and limited liability considerations are at the forefront of their mind, not the employment status of that company’s directors. However, the...
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Posted 17/03/2010 A woman who insists that she was sacked from her job as a high-flying executive because she was pregnant is seeking compensation with the assistance of her lawyers....
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Posted 02/12/2009 A woman has called for greater responsibility in the hairdressing industry after winning her £2,000 compensation claim against a salon. Charlotte Gilchrist took legal action against her hairdresser...
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Posted 06/06/2011 A man who launched a personal injury claim against supermarket Asda after he slipped on a grape in its Peterborough store has been awarded more than £10,000. It...
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Posted 05/06/2011 Firms hoping not to fall foul of employment law regulations regarding health and safety in the workplace may like to consider bringing in outside help if they are...
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Posted 08/03/2010 Business owners could be putting themselves at risk of breaching employment law by discriminating against potential candidates based on ethnicity and other factors. New research by Milkround.com found...
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