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    Facing a Bank's Formal Demand for Payment? You Are Not Powerless

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    Written by Leanne Schneide...

    When faced with a bank's formal demand for payment, individual debtors can feel that there is little they can do but comply. However, as a High Court ruling showed, with the right legal advice they are very far from powerless.
    A bank served a man...

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    Lost Your Job Due to the Pandemic? You May Have Been Unfairly Dismissed

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    Written by Sydney Mitchell

    If you are amongst the cohort of workers who have been made redundant in the wake of the pandemic and feel that you have been treated unfairly, you should contact a solicitor without delay. In one case, a bar manager who was sacked without notice...

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    Contract Adjudications – One Dispute or More? High Court Gives Guidance

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    Written by Dean Parnell

    It is established law that contract adjudicators do not have authority to consider more than one dispute at a time. However, as a High Court ruling made plain, there is a potential conflict between that rule and the public policy imperative to...

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