CHAPTER THREE – A BRIEF HISTORY OF MEDICAL AND INDUSTRIAL KNOWLEDGE OF ASBESTOS RISKS Despite the widespread use of asbestos in the 19th Century, medical science was such that an understanding of a potential link between respiratory conditions and exposure to asbestos dust did not really begin to develop until the […]
CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION This book is intended as a brief guide for the busy practitioner to military justice. It does not and cannot amount to a comprehensive work, but it can provide a broad outline to the issues faced by most of us who practice in the military arena. […]
CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION James Maurici QC and Nick Grant 1. NATIONAL PARKS, AONBS AND THE BROADS: AN INTRODUCTION We are extremely fortunate in this country to enjoy some truly magnificent landscapes, ranging from towering peaks to lowland fens. We are, rightly, proud of these landscapes, such that their protection, […]
CHAPTER ONE – DEFINITION Constructive dismissal occurs where the employer does not dismiss the employee, but the employee resigns and can show that they were entitled to do so by virtue of the employer’s conduct. Constructive Dismissal – Common law The usual starting point for considering a constructive dismissal claim is […]
Chapter One – Introduction SDLT was introduced in 2003, replacing Stamp Duty for land transactions. For many of the years that followed, the standard ‘slab system’ applied with the only concerns for those calculating the SDLT charge being the value and nature of the property. However, over the years HMRC […]
CHAPTER TWO – COMPLEX ISSUES IN FIXED COSTS This chapter considers in more detail some issues that were too expansive for the Chapter One’s summary of the fixed costs regime. These issues do not fit under the heading of one costs scheme, as they may span the whole regime. Can […]
CHAPTER ONE – THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND ITS REGULATEES Following recommendations for an independent commission in reports by the Select Committee on Home Affairs (“the Howarth working group”),[1] the Committee on Standards in Public Life (“the Neill Committee”),[2] and the Independent Commission on the Voting System (“the Jenkins Commission”),[3] the Electoral […]
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