For those of you following my blog and/or keeping up with the rapid employment law proposals which are ultimately to assist business growth in today’s challenging economic conditions, may find this round up of this week’s events useful.
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Here you will find all the latest news from the SCE team. In this section we will feature news about what we have been up to, recent mentions in the press, information about the work we do in the community and lots more.
Monthly Archive May 2012
Are documents prepared by HR Consultants “privileged”?
No, says the High Court in Water Lilly & Co Ltd –v- Mackay (1) DMW Developments Ltd [2012] EWHC 649 (TCC). The claimant in this case applied for an order against the second Defendant (D) to disclose, correspondence and relevant documentation, created by D’s retained claims consultancy (K).
D argued that the documentation requested attained legal professional or legal advice privilege as the parties working for the claims consultancy were qualified barristers and solicitors. However the court held that this was not enough.
Read MoreLeeds Half Marathon 13 May 2012
I am pleased to announce that I completed the Leeds Half Marathon in 2 hours 13 minutes.
Donations for CANdlighters, a Yorkshire based charity which assists children (and their families) with cancer, are still being collected so please dig deep into your pockets for this worthwhile cause.
Donations can be made at: http://www.justgiving.com/LeedsJLD-Supporting-CANdleLighters.
Thanks in advance.
Warmest regards,
Samira Ali
The Queens Speech 2012: the effects on employment law
The Queens speech earlier this week was focused on economic and financial reforms intended to boast the UK economy out of dare I say it what the media had termed “a double dip recession”.
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