It is the Brake Road Safety Week this week and we have heard from one of our clients Kirsty about her experience with the charity. “This has become a particularly Read more…

Posted on Nov 20th, 2020 by Anthony Heywood

The Coronavirus job retention scheme is being extended until 31 March 2021 and whilst the fundamentals of the scheme remain the same, allowing employers to claim 80% of an employee’s Read more…

Posted on Nov 19th, 2020 by Anthony Heywood

The recent case of Ms. E Butcher v Surrey County Council [2020] IRLR 601, , is an interesting examination of how notice of resignation can be treated as altered or Read more…

Posted on Nov 11th, 2020 by Anthony Heywood

Unlawful sex discrimination and shared parental leave pay Pursuant to  the Supreme Court’s refusal to allow the appeal in Chief Constable of Leicestershire v Hextall, the earlier Court of Appeal Read more…

Posted on Nov 9th, 2020 by Anthony Heywood

In Chief Constable of Gwent Police v Parsons and Another UKEAT/0143/18/DA the Employment Appeal Tribunal (‘EAT’) ruled that the capping of the Claimants’ compensation under a voluntary exit scheme was Read more…

Posted on Nov 9th, 2020 by Anthony Heywood

In circumstances where the local authority are seriously concerned about a child’s welfare and safety and are unable to resolve these concerns with parents, then they will likely issue care Read more…

Posted on Oct 21st, 2020 by Anthony Heywood

Along with jetpacks, robot butlers and hover-boards, the concept of the driverless car seemed like a techno-utopian dream envisioned only by science fiction novelists. This dream, however, is fast becoming Read more…

Posted on Oct 13th, 2020 by Lyons Davidson

As of 29th August 2020, The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies: Protection from Eviction) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 (“the Act”) came into force in England. The Act extends notice periods Read more…

Posted on Oct 6th, 2020 by Lyons Davidson

It has been reported that scientists from the University of California, San Francisco have been able to demonstrate that they can read brain signals by placing electrodes about the size Read more…

Posted on Sep 29th, 2020 by Lyons Davidson

Aided by environmental concerns and government promotion there has been a resurgence of cycling over the past few years in the UK – as leisure, sport, exercise, and commuting.  During Read more…

Posted on Sep 22nd, 2020 by Lyons Davidson