CHAPTER TWO – WHO CAN USE A HIGHWAY Given that any of Her Majesty’s Subjects may pass and re-pass along a highway, as often and whenever they wish without let or hindrance and without charge, it should be the case that anyone can use any highway at any time. Oh, […]
CHAPTER ONE – HOW TO DEAL WITH THE EMOTIONAL FALLOUT AFTER A LONG MARRIAGE When any couple separates it is unusual for both to be in agreement that the relationship has broken down and it is time to move on in different directions. More often this is a decision taken by […]
INTRODUCTION “It is incidental to the authority of a headmaster to expel from the school over which he presides any scholar or student whose conduct is such that he cannot any longer be permitted to remain without danger to the school. This is not a power to be exercised arbitrarily—it […]
CHAPTER THREE – THE FATAL ACCIDENTS ACT 1976 3.1 INTRODUCTION This Act is one of the main considerations for the practitioner when considering a claim for damages for wrongful death. The Fatal Accidents Act 1976 repealed the relevant provisions of the previous Fatal Accident Acts1 and applies to any death […]
CHAPTER TWO – ISSUES DURING EMPLOYMENT Disciplinary procedures, garden leave, introducing new restrictive covenants and settlement agreements 2.1. Discovering preparatory or competitive activity whilst the employee is still employed 2.1.1. Frequently, competitive activity is only discovered after an employee has departed. If, however, the employer is fortunate enough to discover […]
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 […]
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