Insurance
30/01/19
We take a look at a few of the key topics in healthcare which could impact on indemnity providers and what can be done to prepare for any change.
Insurance
29/11/18
Marston Holdings Ltd v Ministry of Justice (HM Courts & Tribunal Service) [2018] EWHC 3168 (TCC)
Insurance
24/10/18
In Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC v Various Claimants, Morrisons appealed a High Court judgment that it should be vicariously liable for a data breach committed by an employee.
Health and social care
Insurance
10/10/18
An insight into the Supreme Court decision on the Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust case
Insurance
16/08/18
We are seeing a growing number of claims for psychiatric injury arising from healthcare employees who are overworked and under supported, and those claiming that they have been bullied or harassed in the workplace.
Insurance
16/08/18
It has never been more important for those who face potential claims and their Insurers to fully investigate and obtain evidence from the outset.
Insurance
16/08/18
Claims resulting from slips and trips form a significant part of the caseload for many personal injury departments.
Insurance
19/07/18
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has considered the difficult issue of voluntary overtime and the calculation of holiday pay.
Insurance
20/06/18
An insight into the the Rock Advertising Limited v MWB Business Exchange Centres Limited judgment.
Insurance
15/06/18
An insight into the highly publicised case on worker status, Pimlico Plumbers v Smith.
Insurance
11/06/18
Due to the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR, there are consequential changes to s. 40 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Health and social care
Insurance
25/05/18
The Court handed down judgement in what is already being described as a landmark case for product litigation.
Insurance
18/05/18
An insight into the question of whether a man taking shared parental leave is entitled to the same rate of pay as a female employee taking maternity leave.
Insurance
22/03/18
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significant impact on how organisations deal with the personal data of their workforce.
Health and social care
Insurance
12/02/18
On Tuesday 30th January 2018 the Government announced that they would be launching an independent review into the use of vaginal mesh.
Insurance
09/02/18
The Government published “the Good Work Plan”, its response to “Good Work”, the review into modern working practices which was led by Matthew Taylor in late 2017.
Health and social care
Insurance
23/01/18
Last twelve months have highlighted the uncertainties in an ever changing and complex legal environment
Insurance
18/12/17
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has provided useful guidance on the scope of whistle blowing legislation
Health and social care
Insurance
04/12/17
The court of appeal has declared that the current scheme for bereavement damages under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (FAA)
Insurance
01/12/17
The ECJ handed down its judgment this week in King v Sash Windows Workshop Ltd
Health and social care
Insurance
Professional regulatory
24/11/17
Potentially changed the long standing Ghosh test on dishonesty by removing the subjective element
Care Homes
Health and social care
Insurance
21/11/17
The High Court confirmed that court approval was not required to withdraw Clinically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration (‘CANH’)
Insurance
17/11/17
One of the potentially ‘fair reasons’ for dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996
Insurance
23/10/17
The government announced the first details of the employment tribunal fees refund scheme
Insurance
19/10/17
Criminal Finances Act 2017, which came into force on 30 September
Insurance
18/10/17
Greater Manchester Police has been fined £150,000 after 3 DVDs containing footage of interviews with victims of serious violent crime failed to reach their intended recipient, the National Crime Agency.
Insurance
17/10/17
The Regulations require nearly all public sector employers to publish information on how much time is spent by their trade union officials on paid “trade union facility time” over the course of the relevant 12-month period.
Health and social care
Insurance
16/10/17
Serious incident (SI) investigations are a critical post incident analysis tool
Insurance
02/08/17
The EAT ruled that two NEDs of the petroleum company were personally liable for losses flowing from the dismissal of the CEO after he was dismissed for making protected disclosures.
Insurance
26/07/17
The Employment tribunal fees system, which was introduced under the fees Order
Insurance
04/05/17
The EAT consider whether employees who sleep-in are engaged in ‘time work’ for the full duration of the sleep-in shift or whether they are working only when they are awake and carrying out specific duties.
Insurance
11/04/17
Under the Regulations, relevant public sector employers will have to publish on their website certain information relating to trade union officials and facility time.
Insurance
29/03/17
With today’s triggering of Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty
Insurance
27/03/17
Two tweets posted by columnist Katie Hopkins have been found by the high Court
Insurance
08/03/17
HMRC has now published its much-anticipated electronic tool for determining whether off-payroll engagements are “in scope” for the new IR35 rules that will apply from 6th April 2017.
Insurance
01/03/17
The main provisions of the trade union act 2016 (the Act) come into effect today, 1 March 2017.
Insurance
31/01/17
An insight into draft legislation within the finance bill 2017.
Insurance
01/12/16
An insight into an announcement from the Autumn statement on ''off-payroll'' workers in the NHS.
Insurance
22/11/16
A worker can bring a claim for an employer’s failure to provide rest breaks.
Insurance
27/07/16
In the case of Bougnaoui v Micropole SA the Advocate General of the CJEU advised that the dismissal of a Muslim employee for refusing not to wear her hijab when visiting clients was direct discrimination on grounds of religious belief.
Insurance
01/01/16
Preventing Muslim employee from wearing hijab was unlawful discrimination.