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What constitutes a deprivation of liberty? (“A gilded cage is still a cage”)
Professor Richard Jones, considers the decision of the Supreme Court in P v Cheshire West and Chester Council; P and Q v Surrey County Council. Background In the case of...
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Giving to Charity – the 36% Inheritance Tax rate
Many people choose to make a gift to a favoured charity during their lifetime or in their Will and, under current legislation, those gifts are exempt from inheritance tax provided...
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Malik v Fassenfelt [2013] EWCA Civ 798
The Court of Appeal has recently handed down its long awaited judgment in the case of Malik v Fassenfelt [2013] EWCA Civ 798. In this case the Court had to...
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Changes to calculating holiday and holiday pay
This article first appeared in the September edition of Payroll World Magazine. Questions over holiday for those on long-term sick leave have become much clearer recently, but which payments count...
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Registered Nurse loses appeal against decision to remove his name from the NMC register
Peter Teong Tatt Chuah, was struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council ("NMC") Conduct and Competence Committee panel after they heard that Mr Chuah had received convictions for drink...
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Quoted Companies Alliance new Corporate Governance Code – Not just of interest to quoted companies
The Quoted Companies Alliance's (the QCA) new corporate governance code (the QCA Code) is not just for small to medium sized quoted companies but also a useful guide for unquoted...
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Shared Ownership Lease update
The Homes and Communities Agency have announced an update to the model form of Shared Ownership Lease. The update is to correct an error in the formula used to calculate the rent...
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Assignment of Consumer Credit Act agreements
It is increasingly common for consumer finance agreements to be assigned to third parties following execution and the Court has given some useful clarification for creditors in this market. In the...
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Filtering The Risk – A Midwife’s Tale
Mrs Rhonda Stewart v Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Mrs Stewart was employed as a Community Midwife. On 28 May 2010 she injured her back at work when lifting...
