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Facing a Bank’s Formal Demand for Payment? You Are Not Powerless
When faced with a bank’s formal demand for payment, individual debtors can feel that there is little they…
Employer’s Hardline Anti-Corruption Policy Passes Legal Test
Many businesses, particularly those that deal with governmental authorities, sensibly have anti-corruption policies in place. One such policy…
Bankrupts are Entitled to Expect that Their Assets Will Be Sold for Fair Value
In return for a discharge from debt and the promise of a fresh start, bankrupts must accept that…
Disability Discrimination by Association – Guideline EAT Decision
It may sound surprising, but you need not necessarily be disabled in order to suffer disability discrimination. As…
Workplace Drugs Policies – ET Fell into Substitution Trap
When considering whether a dismissal is unfair, Employment Tribunals (ETs) must resist the temptation to substitute their own…
Employer Pays for Bypassing Trade Union – Supreme Court Ruling
Employers cannot with impunity make direct offers to trade union members with the aim of pre-empting the collective…
Dismissal of ‘Anti-Zionist’ Council Employee Ruled Unfair
Employers may come under external pressure to take disciplinary action against an employee, but that is all the…
High Court Unwinds Fraudulent Ferrari Part Exchange Contract
Where purchasers are disappointed by the goods they receive, the principle of caveat emptor – or buyer beware…
Disability Discrimination – Diabetic Cake Shop Worker Compensated
Discrimination against disabled employees is a social evil with which Employment Tribunals (ETs) will have no truck. In…
Carillion Group Insolvency Triggers Guideline Worker Consultation Ruling
There may be ‘special circumstances’ that excuse an employer from full compliance with worker consultation requirements before making…
Penal Clause ‘Cunningly Concealed’ in Telecommunications Contract
Onerous terms and conditions cunningly hidden amidst the small print of a contract are likely to be viewed…
Employment Contracts and the Implication of Terms by Custom and Practice
Workers wishing to discern the extent of their entitlements need usually do no more than read their employment…
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