News: Contract Law
Contract law training: BT to sue council over deal cancellation
20 February 2009
The cancellation of an IT support agreement by Essex County Council highlights the importance of contract law training.In response to the local authority's decision to cut short the deal by three-and-a-half yea...
Contract law training: Firms can seek contractual and common law damages
20 February 2009
Businesses terminating a contract following a fundamental breach can retrieve the money spent on this through its terms and conditions and still seek damages in the courts, which could affect contract law train...
Equality law training: employee handbook must be updated
18 February 2009
Companies' employee handbooks must be updated in line with new legislation or they could present legal difficulties, highlighting the importance of training for the writer.Eric Johnson, partner at Walter and Ha...
Employment law: Training 'may need to take AWC into account'
16 February 2009
Results published by the Agency Work Commission (AWC) could lead to a new need for employment law training.The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has met with Pat McFadden, employment relations mini...
Contract law training: angry resignations 'can be complex'
12 February 2009
Managers accepting an employee's angry resignation must be careful to consider the legal consequences, which could be highlighted by contract law training.Rachel Dineley, an employment partner with Beachcroft, ...
Employment law changes in April 'could create need for training'
12 February 2009
New training may be required from April 6th, as new changes to employment law will come into effect and employees will not be required to submit a grievance when bringing a claim, an expert asserts.Andrew Twine...
Employment law training: sex discrimination inquiry to be launched
10 February 2009
Employment law training could have to take an investigation by the Equality Commission into sex discrimination in the financial sector into account.In a speech to a Trades Union Congress conference, Harriet Har...
Staff handbook writers should receive contract law training
09 February 2009
Information in staff handbooks, including details of redundancy packages, often occupy a legal grey area, emphasising the importance of contract law training.James Davies, a partner at Lewis Silkin, tells the D...
Firms may need training in statutory redundancy changes
02 February 2009
A number of changes to the amount owed due to unfair dismissal and redundancy payment claims have come into effect, which could create a need for additional employment law training.Under the annual index-linked...
