The cost of litigation can often outweigh the size of the dispute itself. When drafting contracts or terms, it is advisable to have a mechanism for dispute resolution. This could include a simple mediation clause. CEDR (The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution) reported in ...
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The Ministry of Justice has announced that the Act will now come into effect in April 2011, rather than the original planned date of October 2010. As the guidance for the Act needs to be published before the Act comes into effect, it was considered that October was a tight timescale. ...
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The Annual Statistics for the Tribunals Service have been released. In summary:
• 56% increase from 2008/09 in the number of claims accepted by Employment Tribunals, which were at their highest ever level and mainly attributable to multiple claims.
• 14% ...
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‘World Cup-itis’ and Employee Absenteeism
With the World Cup starting on the 11th June, it is essential employers take pro-active steps to ensure absenteeism is kept to a minimum.
Whilst the majority of the England Matches in the early stages of the ...
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De Marco Hunter Solicitors will be presenting a Business over Breakfast seminar for Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce on 11th May entitled Social Networking for Business.
Social Media is one of the fastest growing areas on the internet. More and more businesses are seeing ...
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