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Do you have a mediation clause in your contracts? - 29 July 2010

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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Implementation of the Bribery Act 2010 delayed... - 29 July 2010

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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Annual Tribunal Statistics - 20 July 2010

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 absence - how will you handle it? - 17 May 2010

‘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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Social Networking for Business - 04 May 2010

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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