Blog Post Blog Post Holiday Pay Ruling - The Key Points 4 November 2014 Noele McClelland Employment Employment Appeal Judgment rules in favour of significant change to how “holiday pay” is calculated, but limits past claims considerably…
Blog Post Blog Post Changes coming to employment law 21 September 2014 Amy Jones Employment On 1 October 2014 a number of employment law changes will come into force. National Minimum Wage Increase …
Blog Post Blog Post Potential Impact of Obesity case on the Oil & Gas Industry 20 August 2014 Amy Jones Employment One of our blogs last month highlighted and commented upon a recent case on obesity being considered by the European Court of…
Blog Post Blog Post Surrogacy Rules come under the Spot Light 5 August 2014 Lucy Metcalf Family Law This week, news broke of an Australian couple who had paid a Thai lady to act as a surrogate mother for them. Pattharamon Chanbua, age 21,…
Blog Post Blog Post Driverless Cars to Take to The Road 29 July 2014 Daniel McGinn Personal Injury After commenting earlier this week on Sainsbury's high-tech lorries, I was interested to read the news that driverless car trials are…
Blog Post Blog Post Sainsbury's Introduce High-Tech HGV's 26 July 2014 Eve McBride Personal Injury I was intrigued to read about the new high-tech lorry that Sainsbury's are introducing in a bid to stop the rising number of cyclists…
Blog Post Blog Post Is Obesity A Disability? 22 July 2014 Amy Jones Employment Amy Jones from Thorntons Employment Law team considers the latest case on obesity and how it may impact on employers and employees.…
Blog Post Blog Post Organisation Reshuffles 15 July 2014 Noele McClelland Employment The news has been dominated this week by the Prime Minister's reshuffle of the UK Cabinet. The whole process occurred quickly and as…
Blog Post Blog Post Cycle Helmets Useful or Not? 8 June 2014 Kathleen-Erin Lawson Personal Injury Leading Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh has suggested cycle helmets do not protect the brain in an accident. We Discuss the Pros and Cons of…
Blog Post Blog Post Series of changes announced to Employment Law 4 June 2014 Noele McClelland Employment Yesterday was a relatively busy day for announcements regarding proposed changes to employment law. We have had the recommendations from an…
Blog Post Blog Post 44% of Personal Injury Victims Fail to Claim Compensation 29 May 2014 Lynsay McFarlane Personal Injury Report by National Accident Helpline suggests 44% of personal injury victims have not made a claim for compensation. There can often be a…
Blog Post Blog Post New Child Maintenance System 27 May 2014 Sandra Sutherland Family Law Gradual changes have been introduced to the child maintenance system in the UK since December 2012 and most are now in place, with very…
Blog Post Blog Post Unpaid Internships 21 May 2014 Amy Jones Employment Whilst internships have always been common in particular sectors, such as fashion, beauty and journalism, one of the effects of the…
Blog Post Blog Post Zero hours, not zero controversy 30 April 2014 Noele McClelland Employment The use and fairness of zero hours' contracts has been an issue that has attracted much media attention. Recent figures from the Office of…
Blog Post Blog Post Is the Quickie Divorce just for Celebrities? 28 April 2014 Elaine Sym Family Law Celebrities are often in the press following a 'quickie divorce'. But can anyone get a quick divorce? Tamzin Outhwaite and Tom Ellis have…
Blog Post Blog Post Pre Nups: Keeping up with the Kardashians 28 April 2014 Cheryl Wallace Family Law This week, the Showbiz world was full of reports of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's impending nuptials. The glamorous pair are reported to…
Blog Post Blog Post What happens after divorce? 27 April 2014 Jennifer Broatch Family Law Undoubtedly divorce can be a traumatic and emotionally draining time for all concerned. As a result, we often experience clients going…
Blog Post Blog Post Important Changes to Employment Law 23 April 2014 Amy Jones Employment April sees a number of changes to Employment Law. Mandatory pre-claim Acas conciliation From 6 May 2014 all claimants must submit a…
Blog Post Blog Post Speak English 23 April 2014 Amy Jones Employment Employees at Hobbycraft warehouse told by their employers that they were required to speak English while working or potentially face…
Blog Post Blog Post Shhh... it's a secret! 7 March 2014 Amy Jones Employment Breaching a confidentiality agreement proved costly for ex employee. Most employment law claims are sorted before a case has to be decided…
Blog Post Blog Post Compulsory Retirement Ages 24 February 2014 Amy Jones Employment Age discrimination has been unlawful since 2006 and the default retirement age was removed in 2011 meaning employers are no longer able to…