A recent survey by the charity Macmillan has found that 18% of cancer patients face discrimination on their return to work. In many cases, employees are unfairly forced out of their job. This can be particularly distressing for individuals who…
A recent ruling of the London Central Employment Tribunal has held that drivers of Uber taxis are ‘workers’ under the legal definition, rather than self-employed contractors. Consequently, Uber taxi drivers will be afforded the protections and benefits prescribed for ‘workers’.…
Recent statistics from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission report that 77% of mothers have had a negative or possibility discriminatory experience during pregnancy, maternity leave, or on return from maternity…
This case has highlighted that a claimant must consider carefully the recoverability of pre-action costs when deciding whether to commence proceedings. A High Court Deputy Master held that a defendant was entitled to costs of and incidental to a professional…
Parental alienation (PA) is the process by which one parent turns the thoughts of their child against the other parent, causing the child to unjustifiably reject the targeted parent. Alienation almost exclusively takes place in families where the parents have…
Divorce and separation can sometimes bring out the worst in people. Some consider that deception and lies are justified. You may need to rethink how you deal with the person you once loved (and who you may still love). The…
Lee Silk looks at Knauer (Widower and Administrator of the Estate of Sally Ann Knauer) v Ministry of Justice [2016] UKSC 9 and its impact on future loss in claims under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976. In this case the Supreme Court…
Many tenants would consider that it is fair that a Landlord should refund rent paid in advance after a break date in a lease, however this was not the case in Marks and Spencer plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust…
Calls by Lord Justice Jackson to introduce fixed costs for civil claims worth up to £250,000 have come under heavy criticism from the legal profession. Jackson made the suggestions during a speech last week, calling for recoverable costs to be…
Lee Silk looks at the recent decision in MVN (R on the application of) v London Borough of Greenwich High Court (Admin) 10 July 2015. When Part 36 was reformed in April, one of the amendments was aimed at addressing…