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Types Of Discrimination In The Workforce
Discrimination can be defined as treating a particular person in a different way than others are treated, in effect, picking them out for special treatment, treating them more harshly than you would do others in the same position. It can be based on a...
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Understanding Void And Voidable Marriages
It is estimated that about a million weddings are legally invalid because vicars use the wrong choice of words. This is just one way in which a marriage may be declared invalid, what are the others? Four Conditions There have to be four conditions present...
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What is a McKenzie Friend?
A McKenzie Friend is somebody who is assisting one of the parties in a family law court, who is acting without legal representation. It could be a good friend, there for moral support or a professional. Their role will be to take notes, organise documents,...
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How To Keep Trespassers Off Your Property
Property owners often want to know how to keep trespassers off their land, while keeping themselves on the right side of the law. While there are many effective ways to keep trespassers away, landowners could potentially be held liable if their efforts...
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How to deal with employee gross misconduct
Gross Misconduct is serious misconduct conducted by the employee. Gross misconduct is misconduct so serious as to justify summary dismissal of an employee (summary dismissal is an immediate dismissal of an employee without notice). Whether a particular...
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Should whistle-blowing be financially rewarded?
When it comes to the Bribery Act, most, including us, would agree that the moral rationale behind this legislation is correct. Bribery is bad for society and bad for business, and both society and business are struggling big time at the moment. In legal...
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Maternity Discrimination: An Overview
Some new and prospective mothers are suffering discrimination at work when they fall pregnant and also when they are off on maternity leave, with a minority even being made redundant at this time. A law firm commissioned research into the issue and revealed...
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Wills And Probate: Disputed Wills
There is evidence that more people than ever are disputing wills with reports suggesting a 700% increase in High Court action launched to dispute wills in the past five years. In the same period of time, there has also been a doubling in the number of...
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Writing A Will: An Overview
It is a staggering statistic that about two-thirds of all adults in the UK have not yet made a will. As all these people will die eventually and the vast majority will have family, surely they would want their estate to be left to their loved ones when...
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What Are Conditional Fee Agreements?
It is no secret that legal advice can be expensive, and often this can deter a person from seeking to enforce their rights. This article focuses on conditional fee agreements in the personal injury claims sector but conditional fee agreements are used...
