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Posted 15/02/2011 The Bribery Act 2010 became law in April 2010, and was due to come into force in April 2011 but following lobbying from business organisations and others, has...
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Posted 19/08/2014 Employers have been reminded again by the courts in a recent case of the importance of accuracy and careful wording in restrictive covenants designed to provide protection against...
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Posted 18/02/2011 In an important development in employment law, a corporate manslaughter test case against Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings has ended with a guilty verdict. The company was prosecuted after Alexander...
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Posted 22/04/2014 Important changes are being brought in this month which will be relevant to parents who may be separating or divorcing. The Child Arrangements Programme, which came into effect...
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Posted 13/04/2010 Almost half of employees who responded to a survey about their managers view them in a negative light. This was the discovery of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI),...
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Posted 31/03/2010 The extent to which NHS patients have suffered from clinical negligence with regard to cancer has been highlighted by a new report. A study by the National Patient...
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Posted 17/01/2011 Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has unveiled new proposals that would alter employment law relating to maternity and paternity leave. The reforms could allow couples to share the...
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Posted 24/09/2014 Personal injury specialist Siobhan McWhinney has obtained a £12,000 financial settlement for a woman in her 20s who fractured her arm in two places after slipping on liquid...
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Posted 19/04/2010 Basildon Hospital could have to pay out up to £50,000 if a clinical negligence suit against it is successful, reports the Basildon Recorder. Brian Hughes is suing the...
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Posted 20/04/2010 Seeking professional insolvency advice helped companies to save almost two million jobs during 2009, according to a new study. Job losses are generally regarded as the most harmful...
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Posted 16/12/2010 Changes to employment law due to come into force in February 2011 will see compensation limits for unfair dismissal rise from £65,300 to £68,400. However, specialist lawyers have...
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Posted 10/01/2011 People should have Wills drawn up no matter what their circumstances and marital status, an expert has warned. In an article for Consumer Affairs, Fred Yager said it...
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