Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence Claims – Bigger Is Not Always Better
The Government has, once again, completed a review of the Discount Rate. This is the rate used by all parties in a personal injury/clinical negligence action when quantifying future losses. Historically, the figure used to be 2.5%. The Government then reduced...Internet, austerity and no fees bring Tribunal upturn
Greater awareness of employer obligations – and equality, diversity and discrimination issues –has led to a 40% increase in the number of claims made at UK employment tribunals, according to figures released by Acas (the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration...
Government Crackdown on Use of NDAs
In the wake of the controversy surrounding the misuse of Non-disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and settlement agreements, the UK government has announced they will be introducing new legislation to crack down on abuses of the system. There has been mounting pressure on...
Even Judges Not Immune from GDPR Requirements
A recent report has proven that even judges are not immune from GDPR requirements after a member of the judiciary was involved in an accidental breach that meant their emails were automatically forwarded to a malicious account in Nigeria. The slip-up was...