Blog Posts from Burnetts
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Commercial Dispute Resolution
Estranged daughter fails in claim against her Father's Estate
In the case of Wellesley v Wellesley (2019) the estranged daughter of Garret Wellesley, the 7th Earl of Cowley, failed…
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Employment
Resource Employment Law & HR Update - October 2019
Read the October 2019 edition of Resource: Burnetts' Employment Law & HR Newsletter.
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Factsheet
Is vegetarianism a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010?
No, the Employment Tribunal (ET) decided in the case of Conisbee v Crossley Farms Limited.
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Employment
Not ok for anyone – why poor mental health in the work place is an issue for us all
Earlier this year, the World Health Organisation recognised burnout as an occupational phenomenon – a syndrome arising from chronic workplace…
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Employment
Suspending judgment…why suspension is something to think about
Often when an employer is faced with alleged misconduct by an employee, one of the first things they think about…
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Medical Negligence
Patient Safety Day: 17th September 2019
17 September 2019 is World Health Organisation’s Patient Safety Day. Medical negligence associate solicitor Michelle Armstrong explains why this is…
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Resource Employment Law & HR Update - September 2019
Read the September 2019 edition of Resource: Burnetts' Employment Law & HR Newsletter.
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Factsheet
“It’s an emergency and I’m off!” – taking time off work for dependants
Inevitably, unforeseen and urgent situations will at times demand our attention – a call from the school nurse, a sick…
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Medical Negligence
Legal Claims Arising from the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis
Today is world sepsis awareness day - medical negligence paralegal Laura Harrington looks at legal claims arising from the diagnosis…
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Employment
Resource Employment Law & HR Update - August 2019
Read the August 2019 edition of Resource: Burnetts' Employment Law & HR Newsletter.
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Factsheet
Employment Case Law Update August 2019
Nigel Crebbin gives an update on the latest employment law cases on whether the posting of an offensive image on…
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Factsheet
ACAS…EC does it?
ACAS (the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service) - anyone who has been part of an employment dispute may have heard…
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