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PERSONAL INJURY COMPENSATION EXPLAINED

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The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has launched a public information booklet to end negative narratives about personal injury claims . Compensation Explained is an online publication which highlights the importance of preserving the right...

Be warned, you cannot always snoop on your staff's emails!

Grant Shackleston
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Introduction The monitoring of staff use of IT systems, e.g. email and telephone, is often deemed necessary by an employer to ensure that its staff are working during working hours.  However employers in particular need to be wary of the risks of...

Promoting Positive Mental Health at Work: For the Benefit of All

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World Mental Health Day was marked on 10 October 2017 amid growing general awareness of mental illness, its impact, and greater willingness to discuss a subject which, especially in the past, has carried a stigma. This year, the theme is mental health in...

Money Matters - Investments. "Beware of geeks bearing formulae"

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Are you someone that likes to see the bigger pictures, that builds schemes and frameworks for, or are you someone that likes to see the detail and likes to build a clock rather than tell the time? Top Bottom What? This area is actually a lot more simple...

Costly Conflict

David Rogerson
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Solicitors have an absolute duty to act in the best interest of their Clients. This is a cornerstone for the Legal Profession. Part of this duty is to ensure that you do not act where there is a conflict between your own or your clients’ interests. In...

Money Matters - Investments. "I like stocks like I like socks, great quality for minimum price"

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When you go into a clothes store, do you immediately head for the offers section to see if you can hunt out a bargain – or do you go to the new releases aisle to get the best quality? Value / Growth These are two sides of the same coin. There is...

Are Post-Termination Covenants Enforceable?

Grant Shackleston
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Introduction Many contracts of employment particularly in respect of senior staff, contain clauses known as post-termination covenants or restrictive covenants which can still bind an employee even after the termination of the employment contract. ...

When can you recover your costs in the Employment Tribunal?

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Whilst instructing a solicitor to represent you in a Tribunal claim can benefit your case, it is true that the cost of instructing a solicitor to represent you throughout such a claim can potentially be significant.  It is common for a party to...