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15 March 2024 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 8063 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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Civil way: 15 March 2024

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Employment awards up; Annulment discretion; Supreme 40% hike; Opponent’s costs budget relevant; Northampton troubles; Exceeding statement of value; Manchester defeats London; Company law reforms

LAW BITES

‘Hold on boss’ Employment tribunal awards are increasing by 8.9% where the axe, or other appropriate event, falls on or after 6 April 2024. The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2024 (SI 2024/213) does the annual inflationary favour to employees and will see, for example, the unfair dismissal compensatory award limit rising to £115,115 and the notorious one week’s pay—used for the calculation of the basic and additional unfair dismissal awards and redundancy payments—up to £700.

Patience for the patients Fixed recoverable costs in unissued clinical negligence claims look almost certain to wait until October 2024. They are expected to be up for consideration at next month’s rule committee meeting.

Police disclosure There is a new protocol for police disclosure of information between family and criminal agencies and jurisdictions in cases of alleged child abuse and linked criminal and care proceedings. It applies

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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NEWS
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The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
NLJ this week: Courts tighten scrutiny of AI and public power
Artificial intelligence, proportionality and public decision-making are under increasing judicial scrutiny, according to the latest public law round-up from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
NLJ this week: Why handshake property deals rarely survive court
Families relying on informal agreements over property ownership could face costly consequences if disputes arise, the High Court has warned
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