Category Archives: Solicitors

Law in the 21st Century

The Law21 blog, and this post in particular, should be compulsory reading for any member of the British legal profession. The focus on new provision of legal services tends to concentrate on work for individuals – divorces, probate, and so … Continue reading

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Stringing things out

One of my favourite ever dirty lawyer tricks involved the three month tribunal deadline for unfair dismissal. Employees are expected to appeal their dismissal, and if they don’t they can expect their compensation to be reduced at the tribunal. In … Continue reading

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A miss is as good as a mile…

The rule of thumb is that an employee gets three months to bring a tribunal claim. This can be extended in a convoluted variety of ways, but generally you’re mad not to at least bung in a form during this … Continue reading

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