RadcliffesLeBrasseur is proud to congratulate Stephen Blair and Sumaira Choudary for winning the title of Best Corporate Legal Team – UK by the The Acquisition International Legal Awards 2014. This award is given to commend outstanding work over the past 12…
The Care Act 2014 is an historic piece of legislation, not only because it includes the first overhaul of social care statute in England for more than 60 years, but also because of the collaborative nature of its passage through…
In this month’s Enews we consider when the duty to offer suitable alternative employment arises in the case of an employee who is on maternity leave during a redundancy process; what constitutes a fair dismissal in a case of gross…
On divorce, the Matrimonial Court has the power to order the sale or transfer of assets. Therefore, in general the answer is no. However, there are circumstances when property rights in the matrimonial home remain of importance for…
In England and Wales, it usually takes between four and six months from the date of issuing divorce proceedings to the date Decree Absolute (the divorce) is pronounced. This time estimate is based on both parties co-operating in the…
In England and Wales, there is one ground of divorce, which is that the marriage has broken down irretrievably. This has to be supported by one of five facts, being: The Respondent has committed adultery and the Petitioner finds it intolerable…
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has this morning issued it’s decision in the case of AMEC Group Ltd –v- Law and others which considered whether the calculation for holiday pay should be based on basic pay only or whether non…
In this month’s E-news, we consider whether an employer can increase an employee’s disciplinary sanction on appeal, in circumstances where the employer’s contractual disciplinary procedure does not allow for this; whether an employer should have ignored a disabled employee’s final…
