CHAPTER TWO WHO CAN BE A WHISTLEBLOWER? ‘Whistleblower’ is not a term used by statute. Instead, a person who makes a protected disclosure is who statute defines and commonly such a person is often referred to as a whistleblower. This chapter will look at the category of people that statute […]
CHAPTER TWO THE CULTURAL AND MORAL ORIGINS OF EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK Summary: In this chapter, I explain why I take the principle that men and women are entitled to earn equal pay for equal work as well settled in law and in morality, how unequal pay is a […]
CHAPTER TWO CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FUNDAMENTALS Despite the title of this book, transfer pricing is not the decisive factor for the design and management of intercompany agreements. Corporate governance considerations are fundamental to the viability of any structure which involves legal entities and not merely natural persons. A system of intercompany […]
CHAPTER ONE My greatest mediation teacher Zen holds that everyone we meet is our teacher. I’ve seen that thought attributed to the Buddha, mostly on posters that superimpose the words on a picture of a very old Tibetan person looking wise, though I’ve also read learned articles that say that […]
CHAPTER ONE LICENSING: THE BASICS The Licensing Act 2003 (the “Act”) is the principal statute covered by this book which came into force on 24 November 2005. Replacing the Licensing Act 1964, this product of the Blair years was designed to reduce regulation and devolve power to local authorities in […]
CHAPTER TWO LEGAL ETHICS: BACK TO THE FUTURE? The language and underlying philosophy of legal regulation has, over recent decades, moved from an ethical starting point, from say 1920 onwards, using the language of compliance and the compliance agenda of other regulatory frameworks. The SRA Handbook 2011 owed much to […]
CHAPTER THREE BASIC CONCEPTS Ownership, possession and use ‘Ownership’ of an asset is a complex subject in itself, but for present purposes the important thing to remember is that it is not a single indivisible right; rather, ownership is a bundle of rights which can be split between different parties. […]
CHAPTER TWO THE ADOPTION & CHILDREN ACT 2002 WELFARE PRINCIPLE AND CHECKLIST The 1976 Adoption Act contained its own fairly restricted “welfare test” in section 6 which provided that the court, in reaching any decision with respect to the adoption of a child, should “have regard to all the circumstances, […]
CHAPTER SIX THE WRITTEN DOCUMENT AND THE TRUE AGREEMENT When a claimant’s employment status is in dispute, there will almost always be a written document prepared by the respondent and signed by the claimant which states that the claimant is not an employee or a worker. Common descriptions of the […]
CHAPTER THREE LEGITIMATE TARGETS The fundamental tenet of LOAC is that only certain things and people are legitimate targets. It is expected that belligerents distinguish between civilians and combatants. Combatants are those who are directly involved in the fighting. Members of the civilian population are deemed to be non-combatants and […]
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