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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the gender pay gap among full-time employees has increased. Now standing at 8.9%, statistics reveal there has been a decline of only 0.6% since 2012. Continue reading →
Is a company which has no option but to breach its contractual or other obligations due to international trade sanctions liable for the financial consequences of that breach? That issue came to the fore in a case concerning arms sales to Iran in the 1970s. Continue reading →
MIPIM is just around the corner, and once again Healys LLP will be attending. Continue reading →
No amount of money can ever fully compensate those whose lives are wrecked by road accidents. But, an award in damages can at least ensure that victims are cared for as well as possible. In this case, a little boy was seriously injured when a motorist struck his pushchair on a zebra crossing. As a result of this, he is due millions of pounds in compensation. Continue reading →
Deciding on whether a worker is an ‘employee’ is both an ongoing and difficult question. This often depends on whether they can substitute someone else to do their job, as defined by the Equality Act 2010. That factor proved decisive in the case of an estate agency receptionist who claimed to have suffered discrimination. Continue reading →
Sophisticated fraudsters can intercept emails or other digital traffic in order to divert payments away from their intended recipients. However, where should losses arising from such deceit fall where there is more than one innocent victim? The High Court faced that vexed issue in the context of the sale of a Maserati sports car. Continue reading →
If injuries result from a public authority’s failure to match up to its duties, then it is only right that compensation is paid. The High Court made that point in ruling that a failure to properly maintain a street lamp was to blame for an accident in which a 12-year-old boy lost part of his finger. Continue reading →
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) imposes a duty to pay a minimum sum per each hour worked. However, as an important Court of Appeal ruling showed, it is not always as simple as that. A failure to understand the complexities can have severe financial consequences, as found in this case. Continue reading →
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published annual statistics for work-related ill health, workplace injuries, working days lost, enforcement action taken and the associated costs of work-related injury for 2018/2019. Continue reading →
Boardroom disputes are a fact of corporate life. However, as a High Court ruling showed, careful reflection on the basis of legal advice – as opposed to knee-jerk reactions during conflict – is the best way to restore harmony. Continue reading →
