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What was the case about? In The Government Legal Service v Brookes UKEAT/0302/16 the employment appeal tribunal considered whether a job applicant with Asperger’s syndrome suffered disability discrimination by virtue of having to undergo a multiple choice test. What does the Equality Act 2010 say about discrimination? Indirect discrimination is defined in section 19 of …
If an employee wants to end their contract of employment with an employer or vice versa and if both parties are agreeable to this, they may want to enter into a legally binding written agreement which sets out the terms of ending that relationship from both the employer and the employee’s perspective. The agreement usually …
Did you know? If an employee is required to attend a disciplinary meeting at work they have an unfettered right to be accompanied by a companion in the form of a colleague or trade union representative. The recent employment tribunal decision in the case of Gnahoua v Abellio London Limited is reaffirmation for employees of …
According to one definition, food poverty occurs when individuals and households are unable to obtain an adequate, nutritious diet. This may be because they cannot afford to buy healthy food or because there is a lack of readily accessible shops. 13 Million people live in poverty in the UK. Every day, people are forced to …
Our digital life will last beyond our own life. As our lives become more and more digitised, we are creating a new category of personal property, that is, digital assets. This includes online accounts, photos, music and emails. There are three areas generally identified – to think about and prepare for – when it comes …
If you have let out domestic property to tenants and now wish to recover possession of the property, we can help. We know what procedures are required when evicting tenants from residential property has become necessary. It may be that we set up a lease for you in the first place but, even if we …
“Mustard & Young, Scavengers, Elgin”. This is how the firm of Grigor & Young was addressed in a letter from a James Robertson of Nairn in March 1911. (At that time, the partners in Grigor & Young were a Mr Mustard and a Mr Young.) Acting on behalf of the Provost, Magistrates and Councillors of …
We get a lot of enquiries about applying to be appointed as legal Guardian to an adult who has some form of incapacity. With our ageing population, we are seeing increasing need for appointment of guardians to people who are suffering from some form of dementia. However, the need for a guardian to be appointed …
