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Permanent Health Insurance - Will the Insurance Cover It?

Friday, 10 September 2021

A recent case demonstrates the importance of having clear contractual wording in relation to insurance backed benefits and undertaking proper due diligence on a TUPE transfer.

Permanent Health Insurance - Will the Insurance Cover It?

Articles & Blogs Employment

Can a Redundancy Selection Process Be Fair If There Is No Ability to Appeal?

Friday, 10 September 2021

In a recent case, the Court of Appeal considered whether a lack of an appeal in the redundancy selection process resulted in dismissals being unfair.

Can a Redundancy Selection Process Be Fair if There Is No Ability to Appeal?

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

NHS Secures Deal for Game-Changing Anti-Cholesterol Drug

Tuesday, 07 September 2021

NHS England will soon be offering a 'game-changing' anti-cholesterol drug for hundreds of thousands of people for whom statins and other treatments have not worked.

NHS Secures Deal for Game-Changing Anti-Cholesterol Drug

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

How Is the New Regulatory Framework Around Point of Care Manufacturing Going to Impact Pharma?

Tuesday, 07 September 2021

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has opened a consultation asking the medical community, patients and the public for their views on its proposed plans for a new regulatory framework for Point of Care (POC) manufacturing.

How Is the New Regulatory Framework Around Point of Care Manufacturing Going to Impact Pharma?

Articles & Blogs Private Client

FAQs - Does a Will Trump an Inheritance Act Claim?

Monday, 06 September 2021

Will disputes are a real concern for those who have taken the trouble to prepare their Will.

FAQs - Does a Will Trump an Inheritance Act Claim?

Articles & Blogs Conveyancing

Lease Extensions - How Do I Extend My Lease?

Monday, 06 September 2021

If you own a property that has a lease then you will be aware that it has a 'term' which is how long the lease lasts. It is commonly accepted that once your remaining lease terms goes below 90 years you need to consider extending it.

Lease Extensions - How Do I Extend My Lease?

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Deathbed Gifts Without a Will - Are They Valid?

Monday, 06 September 2021

COVID-19 has brought into sharp focus for those who do not have their legal affairs in order, the risk of suddenly falling ill and tragically dying without their chosen beneficiaries inheriting, because they have not prepared a Will.

Deathbed Gifts Without a Will - Are They Valid?

Charity Fined by ICO for Not Implementing Proper Security Measures

Monday, 06 September 2021

In July 2021, registered charity Mermaids was fined £25,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for failing to implement an appropriate level of organisational and technical security to one of its internal email systems.

Charity Fined by ICO for Not Implementing Proper Security Measures

Articles & Blogs Employment

Capability and Conduct Dismissals - Can the Employment Tribunal 'Go Behind' a Final Written Warning?

Friday, 03 September 2021

In a recent case, a tribunal held that the employee's dismissal was fair and declined to look behind the final written warning, disregarding various challenges to it. The employee appealed this decision.

Capability and Conduct Dismissals - Can the Employment Tribunal 'Go Behind' a Final Written Warning?

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Employer's Email Demonstrating a Desire to Dismiss Protected by Litigation Privilege

Friday, 03 September 2021

An email sent by an employer to their HR consultant which suggested that they had made a pre-determined decision to dismiss an employee was held by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) to be covered by litigation privilege.

Employer's Email Demonstrating a Desire to Dismiss Protected by Litigation Privilege

Articles & Blogs Employment

DfE Publishes Consultation on Teacher Misconduct

Friday, 03 September 2021

The DfE published an open consultation on 25 August 2021, seeking views on proposed revisions to the current version of Teacher misconduct: the prohibition of teachers.

DfE Publishes Consultation on Teacher Misconduct

Articles & Blogs Immigration

COVID-19 Concession on Right to Work Check Extended to 5 April 2022

Friday, 03 September 2021

Employers will be pleased to learn that the Government has further extended the concession allowing Right to Work checks to be conducted remotely rather than in person.

COVID-19 Concession on Right to Work Check Extended to 5 April 2022

Articles & Blogs Commercial Contracts

Good News on CE Marking Rules for Devices and Equipment Suppliers

Friday, 27 August 2021

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has updated its guidance to extend the period in which CE product markings could be acceptable for manufactured goods placed on the market in Great Britain.

Good News on CE Marking Rules for Devices and Equipment Suppliers

Articles & Blogs Employment

Are Home Workers at Risk of Pay Cuts?

Friday, 27 August 2021

A recent CIPHR study into employers' attitudes towards staff working from home has revealed that more than two thirds of the 150 employers polled (68%) are considering reducing the pay of employees that choose to continue to work from home permanently.

Articles & Blogs Employment

General Occupational Requirement Exception Did Not Apply in Pregnant Actor's Discrimination Claim

Friday, 27 August 2021

In Kinlay v Bronte Film and Television Ltd, an employment tribunal looked at whether an employer's general occupational requirement that an actor be NOT visibly pregnant in defence to her claim of pregnancy and maternity discrimination was acceptable.

General Occupational Requirement Exception Did Not Apply in Pregnant Actor's Discrimination Claim

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