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There are a number of issues for employers to consider when terminating employment. The recent case of Whitmar Publications Ltd v Gamage and Others concerns a number of the areas discussed, most...
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Recent headlines indicate a continuing government agenda to clamp down on the exploitation of labour, particularly young and low paid workers. There is growing concern about the use of free...
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On 17 July 2013 the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 became law in England and Wales. It provides that same sex couples will now be able to marry in...
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In the September issue of the Financial Ombudsman’s newsletter, Ombudsman News, the Ombudsman updates us on its decisions in several cases where banks allegedly mis-sold interest rate hedging products including swaps,...
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Currently, ‘off the record’ conversations with employees about severance arrangements are governed by the without prejudice rule. If an employer proposes to an employee that they exit the business before...
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The banks are set to face claims for compensation running to many billions of pounds as a result of a mis-selling scandal arising out of the financial crisis in 2007/08,...
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