Month March 2022
Contact between father and child swiftly reinstated
Our family team in Marlow recently helped a father to reinstate contact with his one-year-old. The father had maintained a close relationship with his child from birth, but mother unilaterally stopped contact altogether on the basis she was unhappy that…
Employers take note: increase to the Vento bands in the Employment Tribunal from 6 April 2022
Employers facing claims under the Equality Act 2010 (including for discrimination, harassment, and victimisation) and certain whistleblowing claims, brought by workers or employees, may need to dig a little deeper. Just today (28 March 2022), the Presidents of the Employment…
Mind your step! CG successfully resolves tripping accident claim caused by pothole against Council
Potholes are responsible for a significant number of serious personal injury claims in England and Wales and are notoriously known for posing a health and safety hazard to pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. Acting on a No-Win No-Fee basis, Victoria Simon…
Success in cryptocurrency case
Our cryptocurrency specialists were recently successful in defeating an application by the other side for permission to spend from declared bank accounts and real estate by demonstrating that they had access to millions of pounds of cryptoassets. Here is the…
Settlement success: Employment Team secure over 1 year’s pay in negotiated exit triumph
Uzair Zafar, Solicitor, and Lauren McLaughlin, Partner, in our London Employment Team secured an outstanding five-figure settlement for their client, totting up to over a year’s pay and more than the statutory cap on compensation for unfair dismissal claims. The…
Fertility Treatment – Is an employee’s fertility journey relevant to the workplace?
Surveys carried out by a leading fertility benefit company in 2021 have revealed that 72% of employees felt that the impact of fertility issues on their working life was “high” or “very high”. A great proportion of employees also confirmed…
Employers take heed: increase to national compensation limit for unfair dismissal
Employers who unfairly dismiss their employees on or after 6 April 2022 may need to dig a little deeper, as the maximum compensation payable to former employees successful in bringing a claim for unfair dismissal at the Employment Tribunal has…