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INTRODUCTION The EU law relating to vehicle insurance is found in 6 Directives issued by the European Council between 1972 and 2009. The aims of these were to provide a consistent approach by Member States to the question of insurance provision with regard to civil liability for the use of motor veh...
Read More →LEGISLATION The EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT 1996 (ERA 1996) covers this aspect of the law. It details a number of reasons for fair dismissal – Capability – the employee’s capability assessed by reference to health, skill, aptitude or any other physical or mental quality. Qualifications &...
Read More →INTRODUCTION Arbitration is defined as a consensual course of action in which parties to a dispute agree to resolve their differences by the appointment of an independent third party acting in a judicial manner, whose decision is binding. This action is an alternative to seeking redress through the ...
Read More →The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme was introduced in November 2012. It aimed to focus compensation on those with more serious injuries and to avoid giving compensation to claimants who are not blameless victims. In addition it wanted to help the close relatives of victims who have died as a r...
Read More →It is important to make a valid will so that the people you wish to benefit from your estate do so. In addition you could avoid beneficiaries having to pay unnecessary inheritance tax. People who fail to make a will, will have their estate dealt with according to the intestacy rules. Where a person ...
Read More →The Inheritance and Trustee’ Powers Act came into force on 1 October 2014 and amends the Administration of Estates Act 1925, the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 and the Trustee Act 1925. The Act was the culmination of work carried out over six years by the Law Commission...
Read More →The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) became fully operational on 1st April 2014. It merged the competition functions of the Competition Commission with those of The Office of Fair Trading (OFT). The Structure of the CMA The authority has a wider remit than its two predecessors in that it aims...
Read More →CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ACT 2014 New legislation relating to Shared Parental Care and Flexible working SHARED PARENTAL LEAVE The Children and Families Act 2014 The Act gives parents more choice as to how they share the care of their child during the first year, allowing both parents to maintain a stro...
Read More →INTRODUCTION Probate is the system you go through if you are handling the estate of someone who has died. Someone has to deal with the estate by collecting in all the money, paying any debts and distributing what is left to those who are entitled to it. 70% of applications for probate are made throu...
Read More →Read Kathleen Donnelly’s (Henderson Chambers, London), article on the case of Bungay and Paul v Chandel and others, Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) 2011. The Tribunal held that two company directors were jointly and severally liable for damages related to the discriminatory dismissal of two e...
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