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Art. 8 Human Rights Act
Rent reviews, restrictive covenants and getting more than you bargained for: property round up
This briefing from Wragge & Co looks at the risks of not inspecting a property before buying or selling, as illustrated in the recent case of Bashir v Ali. It also addresses why you shouldn’t carry out work on a property without written consent from the landlord.
Law Firm: Wragge & Co | Published: 26 July 2011 | Practice Area: Commercial Property
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Private ownership of sewers goes down the drain
Regulations to transfer virtually all private sewers to the water and sewage companies are now in force. This briefing from Eversheds explains how the transfer will take effect, and steps landowners who wish sewers to remain in their ownership need to take.
Law Firm: Eversheds | Published: 13 July 2011 | Practice Area: Rights over land
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Neuberger report on superinjunctions
The committee charged with reviewing the use of superinjunctions has called for the media to gain advance notice of privacy orders and for the Government to monitor the use of injunctions. This is the committee's full report.
Law Firm: Judiciary of England and Wales | Published: 20 May 2011 | Practice Area: Defamation
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Defamation and privacy – hysteria misses the real issues
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain’s article looks at the media outrage over superinjunctions and how it obscures justified concerns about rise of judicially-enforced privacy.
Law Firm: Reynolds Porter Chamberlain | Published: 20 May 2011 | Practice Area: Defamation
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When is a local authority justified in publishing a name to its Potentially Violent Persons Register?
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert explores the facts of Clift v Slough Borough Council, a case which argues Article 8 of the Human Rights Act against qualified privilege.
Law Firm: Barlow Lyde & Gilbert | Published: 10 March 2011 | Practice Area: Art. 8 Human Rights Act
Data privacy and protection in the workplace
Employers collect personal data on workers for a number of purposes, but new ways of collecting and processing it can create risks for organisations and their workers. This briefing addresses the protection, use and communication of employee data in a collection of articles from 18 jurisdictions.
Law Firm: Baker & McKenzie | Published: 29 September 2010 | Practice Area: Data Subjects
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E-bulletin: Government to establish a commission to investigate creating a new Bill of Rights
The detailed coalition agreement has confirmed the new Government's commitment to human rights, and its intention to establish a commission to investigate the creation of a British Bill of Rights. It has also repeated the commitment to extend freedom of information legislation.
Law Firm: Herbert Smith | Published: 24 May 2010 | Practice Area: Human rights
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Online vetting - reputations on the line?
The results of the Microsoft-commissioned survey 'Online Reputation in a Connected World', which was published at the start 2010, provided some revealing insights into the extent of use of online vetting by recruiters and HR professionals in the US, UK, Germany and France. We present an overview.
Law Firm: Wragge & Co | Published: 08 April 2010 | Practice Area: Systems
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Which Doctor? Employee Absenteeism
This briefing note looks at the reasons employees are absent with work related stress and what duties employers owe their employees; and gives guidance on how to obtain a medical report on an employee.
Law Firm: Stephenson Harwood | Published: 01 October 2009 | Practice Area: Contract of Employment and Statutory rights
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