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Restrictive covenants in employment contracts come in various forms, for instance those which seek to protect the employer's confidential information, customer connections, goodwill, stability of its workforce or prevent solicitation of customers, clients, suppliers, other employees, or general competition after termination.
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The BBC recently reported on the sad case of Brenda Grant who had made an advance decision (or ‘living will’) specifying her wish not to be kept alive in certain circumstances. It was reported that Mrs Grant made the advance decision after seeing her mother lose independence to dementia and that she ‘feared degradation and indignity more than death’.
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Last month we reported that compensation in discrimination cases is on the increase. Couple this with the abolition of Tribunal fees in July 2017 and the fact that discrimination claims make up a sizable proportion of Tribunal claims, employers cannot afford to be unprepared to defend such a claim; of course, in an ideal world, employers would avoid such claims altogether!
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Uber petitions a ‘leapfrog’ appeal to the Supreme Court over the EAT’s decision to uphold an Employment Tribunal’s decision that Uber drivers are ‘workers’.
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With the advent of portable technology, courts in the UK have seen an increase in the use of recorded evidence, either visual or audio in family cases concerning children. These recordings might be carried out on phones, recording devices or cameras and may be made either openly or covertly. For example, recordings are often made of handovers of children or their telephone calls with the other parent.
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The shift towards internet shopping has generally been welcomed by consumers: it provides increased choice, convenience and the ability to compare prices. Many suppliers, however, are concerned that the substantial discounts offered by online sellers will result in a race to the bottom.
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One of the most stressful parts of arranging care can be knowing how to pay for it. Currently, long-term care funding is a huge problem. The government have planned an overhaul of how means testing for care funding will be assessed. However these changes have at the moment been delayed until April 2020.
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In short, injunctions are temporary court orders granted in time critical circumstances which relate to a greater, overall dispute between the parties. An injunction may require the receiving party to do something (a mandatory injunction) or stop them from doing something (a prohibitory injunction).
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Compensation in discrimination cases can cover both financial and non-financial loss. Non-financial loss can include injury to feelings and individuals can recover compensation for this even when they have suffered no financial loss.
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According to an Employment Tribunal decision in Ali v Capita (2017), enhanced maternity pay could be received by a father in connection with pregnancy or childbirth.
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