This article provides a summary of the outcome of a review and evaluation of the Professional Negligence Adjudication Scheme (the scheme) pilot, which concluded in November 2017 and was subsequently approved by the Civil Procedure Rule Committee in 2018. Paragraph 6(i) of the protocol…. Continue Reading Assessing the Adjudication Pilot
A growing amount of literature documents that binding financial constraints during economic distress or financial distress, including impending bankruptcy, can have an adverse effect on firms’ human capital. During economic distress, firms suffering from financial frictions might dismiss…. Continue Reading Corporate Financial Frictions and Employee Mental Health
An EE call centre agent with anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), who was told to ‘get a grip’ by her manager, was discriminated against because of reasons arising from her disability. The Cardiff employment tribunal found that a line manager’s comments and…. Continue Reading EE Employee Discrimination
New regulations will add to the expense of many so-called “pre-pack” sales of businesses from administrations, but will hopefully not overly fetter the valuable use of this tool in saving insolvent businesses and jobs. The Administration (Restrictions on Disposal etc. to Connected Persons) Regulations….. Continue Reading Pre-Pack Sales of Businesses From Administrations
Capping the amount a solicitor can take from a client’s damages is enough to show that the client gave ‘informed consent’ to the deduction, the High Court has ruled in a judgment affecting 400 conditional fee agreements. In Swann v Slater & Gordon, District Judge Rouine sitting in the High Court in…. Continue Reading Cap On Damages Amounts To Informed Consent
Construction Insurance has never felt cheap to companies in the sector, although many or most of them never took the sort of risk management measures highlighted in our regular insurance articles, so to a large extent often had only themselves to blame if they were paying higher premiums than….. Continue Reading Construction Insurance Threat To UK’s Future
New legislation making major employment law changes to existing regulations comes into force from Monday 6 April 2020. Employers and employees can find the updated advice here on Acas’s website. The most significant employment law changes are: The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Act…. Continue Reading Employment law changes from 6 April 2020
Commercial Disputes in business are inevitable, but they don’t have to cost the earth or damage your reputation. Here are some tips to avoid commercial disputes from escalating. Nine times out of ten, business relationships are uncomplicated, undemanding and straightforward from start to…. Continue Reading Top Ten Tips To Avoid Commercial Disputes
The effects of Covid-19 have been evident throughout the legal sector, primarily causing the English legal system to be dragged hastily into the 21st century. The once traditional formal hearings, now, have a consistent utterance of ‘can you put your microphone on?’, and ‘your connection dropped,…. Continue Reading Virtual Arbitration: An Overdue Addition or a Ticking Time Bomb?
At the end of January a People in Law conference heard from Iain Harrison, a senior manager at EY about the difficulties and potential rewards of establishing a new hybrid working model once the pandemic has receded. Adam McCulloch listened in. Businesses must not confuse flexible working…. Continue Reading Don’t Confuse Flexible Working With Remote Working
