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Apr

2020

Can an employee’s formal resignation be Impliedly withdrawn?

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Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Can an employee’s formal resignation be impliedly withdrawn by conduct, or can that only be achieved by explicit agreement? The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) tackled that thorny issue in a case concerning a local authority manager who had second...

17

Apr

2020

Children born out of wedlock receive shares of £1.29 million Trust Fund

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Written by Shelley Colling...

Few people nowadays care whether a child is born within wedlock, but the law is in some respects behind the times. In a ground-breaking ruling, however, the High Court has opened the way for illegitimate members of an extended family to receive...

16

Apr

2020

Channel Islands are not ‘Overseas Countries’ – Guideline Divorce Ruling

Written by Amanda Holland

The Channel Islands may be separated from the UK mainland by miles of water, but they are not overseas countries. In an unusual case, that simple fact was enough to defeat a woman’s claim for a pension-sharing order following her divorce in Jersey....

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