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In many legal cases the parties disagree about the provision of documentation – when the second party perceives that the costs for producing the documents is significant and action considered not necessary …

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The Court of Appeal has overturned an important Appeals Tribunal (EAT) precedent concerning discrimination cases …

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The UK Supreme Court has heard a case brought against Johnson Matthey concerning economic losses due to sensitisation to platinum salts which left the appellants unable to continue working in an environment which could trigger an induced allergy …

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The UK High Court has found that employees of the Supermarket Morrisons did have the right to claim damages against the company for a data leak by a disgruntled former auditor of the company …

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A freedom of information request has revealed that between 2008 and 2016 there were 19 cases brought under the UK Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act (2007) …

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In this week’s budget the Chancellor revised economic growth this year from 2% to 1 …

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The High Court has issued an injunction against an in-house lawyer acting in a case against her former employer because she might subconsciously use information confidential to them …

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The Parker Review’s final report on ethnicity on company boards is unlikely to seriously affect their racial composition …

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The family structure of Britain is changing fast …

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Although not mandatory, the UK government is taking concerted steps to encourage all employers to issue annual Section 54 statements under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 …

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The Living Wage Foundation has announced that the voluntary national minimum rate for those aged 25+ has been increased by 30p to £8 …

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The Bank of England is currently evaluating British-based financial services firms’ contingency plans to minimize disruption after Brexit …

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The Parliamentary public accounts committee have been questioning senior executives at the publically funded HS2 rail group about £1 …

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Negotiations have been underway for several months since the publication of figures showing unequal pay and opportunities at the state broadcaster the BBC …

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The Financial Reporting Council has announced that it will be undertaking a review of the Corporate Governance Code …

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