A number of sources have picked up on the recent case in the EAT concerning Peninsula Business Services, and their (now successful) claim that an Employment Judge should have recused himself on the basis of apparent bias against them. By way of background, Peninsula is probably one of the biggest employment litigators in the country. [...]
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The Law Society / SRA have been announcing the end of the training contract for years and as someone who went through a training contract I’m interested to see what eventually emerges. Legal Week outline some of the new features but there’s nothing on the SRA webpages at the moment. More news as it comes in. Fellow blogger John Bolch of Family Lore has written an e-book all about divorce. There are far too many divorce solicitors out there who’ll charge a couple of grand for a simple uncontested divorce and agreed financial settlement, so the meagre amount you can pay to get the expertise of one of the good guys [...] Employment law solicitors who have spotted the judgment of the EAT in Ramsay & Ors v.Bowercross Construction Ltd & Anor ought to be cracking out the champagne. I have blogged before about the fact that solicitors are in severe competition with ‘consultancy’ outfits, such as RBS Mentor, Croner, Peninsula, First Assist, Qdos and the like, [...] I like to bang on about employment law provision by non-lawyers, and the case of Howes v. Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council [2008] UKEAT brings up a problem that will no doubt be raised again as the range of providers grows. In a nutshell, unless your legal advice is coming from a qualified and practising barrister [...] I remember Collidge -v- Freeport plc [2008] EWCA Civ 485 when it was at first instance, dealing as it does with the very common clause found in compromise agreements that: “Subject to and conditional upon the terms set out below, [Freeport] will pay to you the sum of £445,680 gross as compensation in respect of the termination [...] The Law21 blog entry on marketing has again inspired me to rant on the future of the legal profession. ‘Your solicitor, qualified to answer’ is a major national advertising and PR campaign to promote solicitors to the public. Our aim is to encourage consumers to use solicitors by promoting their services and highlighting the unique selling points [...] My earlier assurances that my blogging wouldn’t be interrupted by work have been shown to be completely hollow – over two weeks have passed since my last post. And it’s not even as if there’s been nothing to report. Favourite case recently must be Kuzel v Roche Products Ltd which talks of the burden of proof [...] 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 on. In employment law circles however the change is already happening. First Assist, Peninsula, Croner [...] 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 recognition that this can take some time, if the appeal process is still ongoing at [...] |
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