WANTED: The Reasonable Man
At some point he may have been introduced to you by your law firm: the reasonable man –the one from the Clapham omnibus. The reasonable man stands for an objectively measurable standard against which legal concepts have to be understood and tested. He appears to be someone like you and me, driven by common sense
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The Case of 2020: FCA Brings Test Case for Business Interruption Policies
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected businesses of all shapes and sizes in almost every industry. As a result, there are a substantial number of claims being made to insurers under the terms of business interruption (BI) insurance policies.
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Redundancy – Deep Diving into choppy waters
In this, the third in our series of articles on Redundancy, we deep dive into the processes and procedures that employers must engage in order to successfully navigate the murky waters of redundancy.
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The Joys and Pains of the Right to Privacy – St (A minor) v Primary School
In April 2020, the High Court rendered an interesting judgement in the context of Data Protection and Privacy. The two claimants, a child having the Down Syndrome and the child’s mother, succeeded in proceedings against their former primary school for breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998), breach of the Human Rights Act
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COVID-19 – The impact of coronavirus on Courts and Tribunals It will not be business as usual then…
The day to day operation of the Courts and Tribunal services has drastically changed. This sharp turnaround comes just weeks after the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Services (HMCT) apprised the public of their intentions to keep on with business as usual. The spread of COVID- 19 has
Read MoreCOVID-19 – The impact of coronavirus on courts and tribunals_Business as Usual.
As the prime minister addressed the nation this week and revealed new safety measures to delay the spread of Covid-19, businesses providing social engagements such as pubs, restaurants and theatres closed across the country. It is imperative that every business and organisation play their part and reduce the spread of the virus by following the
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