According to recent statistics on legal aid this year, family mediation cases are on the increase, with 64% of all mediation outcomes resulting in a successful agreement. This is good news in an era where more and more people are going… Read More

As the law continues to develop for same sex families, we are experiencing more and more enquiries regarding the legal rights of a parent who has been involved in the birth of a child born by artificial insemination or assisted conception.… Read More

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In the recent case of Sir James Munby, the president of the Family Division, dismissed an application by a father for a Parental Order solely in his favour in respect of a child born by surrogacy. The application was dismissed on the… Read More

This week the BBC reported that Whitbread, the owners of The Premier Inn and Costa Coffee (amongst other things), may increase some prices to counter the cost of the National Living Wage (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34177370).… Read More

In an interesting development for those who have no fixed or regular place of work, the European Court of Justice recently ruled that the time spent travelling between their home and the premises of their first and last customers of the… Read More

Previously free, in July 2013 Employment Tribunal fees were introduced for those wishing to issue a claim. Claims are divided into: A Unlawful deductions, Statutory Redundancy Payments and breach of contract Issue fee of… Read More

A recent decision in the European Court of Justice (CHEZ Razpredelenie Bulgaria C-83/14, 16 July 2015) is going to have an important impact on how employers view indirect discrimination as a claim may now be brought by someone who does not… Read More

What happens if I do not sign?What amount of money am I being offered and what am I entitled to anyway? Put another way, what is my financial incentive to sign?I have been offered  but I would like . Can I renegotiate and… Read More

If so you may not ‘like’ the recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in The British Waterways Board v Smith [2015] UKEAT/0004/15. In this case the EAT found a dismissal was fair, partly due to an… Read More