Three Articles on Local Government Law – 11 KBW
Local Government Law Update: 28th March (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 30th March (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 2nd April (PDF)
11 KBW, April 2012
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Local Government Law Update: 28th March (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 30th March (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 2nd April (PDF)
11 KBW, April 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
“Increasing the time before workers are protected from unfair dismissal from one year to two years could affect 2.7 million people, union bosses have said.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two new state of the art magistrates’ courts with first class facilities open for business in Chelmsford and Colchester today [2 April].”
Ministry of Justice, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Public Sector Equality Duty: The Latest Guidance fromthe Equalities and Human Rights Commission (PDF)
11 KBW, 28th March 2012
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“Criticism over the lack of detail that has emerged from corruption case settlements only serves to reinforce the need for deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) to be introduced in the UK, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Supreme Court handed down judgment in the Employers’ Liability Policy Trigger Litigation on 28 March 2012. The appeals of the run-off insurers on the construction of ‘disease contracted’ were dismissed and the appeals of the insureds and Zurich against the construction of ‘sustaining injury’ were allowed. The result is that employers’ liability policies which are written on a ‘sustained’ or ‘contracted’ basis will, in mesothelioma cases, respond by reference to the date of exposure rather than the date of the tumour. The Court was divided on a subsidiary question of causation as to the application of the ‘special rule’ in Fairchild. Lord Phillips would have held that none of the policies responded but the majority was firmly against his view.”
Full story (PDF)
4 New Square, 28th March 2012
Source: www.4newsquare.com
“Legal aid and local authority cuts mean law centres are in danger. Islington and Rochdale law centres are fighting back.”
The Guardian, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A racing circuit groundsman who was brain-damaged in a freak work accident has been awarded more than £2 million damages.”
The Independent, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Doctors’ failure to diagnose ovarian cancer in women, some of whom later died from the disease, is leading to damages payouts of as much as £550,000, research reveals.”
The Guardian, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk