A specialist employment lawyer has praised a recent judgement at the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) which upheld the decision that UBER drivers are workers and are therefore entitled to increased rights including holiday pay and a national minimum wage. Kate Gardner, a Partner with national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP, says that this type of […]
Specialist industrial disease lawyers acting for a Leeds man, who suffers from mesothelioma due to being exposed to asbestos during his employment decades ago, have secured a landmark agreement with the defendant insurers to cover the future costs of his cancer treatment. The claimant, who is to remain anonymous for legal reasons, instructed specialist asbestos-related […]
Killian Garvey, planning & environmental law barrister at Kings Chambers, discusses with Lawyer Monthly the recent High Court ruling to re-impose fixed costs for disputes in planning and environmental cases. You will likely have the seen the headlines which accompanied the decision taken by the High Court in September to re-instate fixed costs for disputes […]
“Transparency, candid advice, business oriented solutions and open communication with clients are key to a successful client-attorney relationship.”, speaks renowned expert Prof. Dr. Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab. “Also, training and keeping the client abreast of recent legal developments that impact their business are of paramount importance. This could help shape corporate policies and enable clients […]
We have had the pleasure of hearing from Howard Nations, who has served an amazing career in the legal industry. He has been practising for over 50 years, and this month he speaks on his journey to specialising in law, what prepared him for his successful career, and his most interesting cases. Did you […]
In this next interview, we speak with one of the leading experts in mental capacity; Tim Farmer is devoted to ensuring that the individual is at the heart of everything he does, resulting in the main principle for assessing mental capacity at his firm TSF Consultants. Tim says: “We believe that people should be treated […]
Construction does not always run smoothly, but when it does, it is down to effective planning and detailed contracts. Frank Giunta has been in the construction consulting industry for more than 30 years and this month, he discusses how technology is changing the disputes he sees, and key principles he believes businesses should meet. […]
Professor Bill Ribbans, a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Professor of Sports Medicine, works at The County Clinic in Northampton, which is a multi-disciplinary clinic specialising in sports injuries while still dealing with the whole spectrum of orthopaedic problems in patients of any age. In this article, he speaks on cases he sees as an expert […]
Becoming a nationally known and respected Trial Lawyer is not easy; not only must you work hard to gain the best outcome for your clients, but you must push past competition, win trials others consider unwinnable, and face uphill battles and great difficulties in order to ensure justice is always served. We speak with Nick […]
We now hear from Mary DeVuono Englund, a Senior Deputy in the Civil Division of the King County Prosecuting Attorneys’ Office, who represents the Department of Natural Resources Wastewater Treatment Division on their capital programme issues. We also hear from David Goodnight, a litigation partner at Stoel Rives, LLP. “When a construction contract dispute occurs […]
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