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  • 07 June 2019
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    Supreme Court clarifies duty of care owed by local authorities to children — new focus on assumption of responsibility

    CN & GN v Poole BC

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  • 13 June 2019

    Weightmans promotes 103 as new roles created

    National law firm Weightmans has promoted over 100 people as it creates a new legal expertise pathway.

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  • 14 June 2019
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    A reminder on the succession of farming tenancies

    Farmer’s son loses right to his late father’s farm tenancy in a recent High Court case

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  • 26 June 2019
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    Holiday pay: Northern Ireland police case challenges Bear Scotland

    Ben Daniel considers the implications of this case for employers in the rest of the UK.

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  • 26 June 2019
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    Do we need to record all employee working time? New case from the ECJ

    The European Court of Justice has held that an employer must keep records of all hours worked to fulfil its obligations under the Working Time Directive.

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  • 26 June 2019
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    Beyond the Employment Tribunal: what happens next when a claim just won’t go away?

    Peter Wake, uses a recent Weightmans case to explain what happens next when an employee raises the same claim in a different forum.

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  • 03 July 2019

    Four promoted to Equity Partnership at Weightmans

    National law firm Weightmans has welcomed four Partners to Equity in the latest round of promotions.

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    John Schorah
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  • 05 July 2019
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    Edinburgh tram tracks held to be direct cause of injury to cyclists

    Elizabeth Fairley v Edinburgh Trams Limited & The City of Edinburgh Council; Iain Lowdean v Transport Initiatives Edinburgh Limited & The City of Edinburgh Council [2019] CSOH 50

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    Pamela Stevenson
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  • 22 July 2019
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    The Professional Negligence Bar Association launches its new adjudication scheme

    It is proposed that the scheme will enable professional negligence disputes to be resolved cost-effectively.

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    Contact Robert Jones
    Robert Jones
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  • 25 July 2019
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    An executor’s right of indemnity

    We report on a recent case which considered the executors’ right of indemnity for costs incurred in an unsuccessful court application.

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    Contact Sally Cook
    Sally Cook
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