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Civil way: 12 January 2007

11 January 2007 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 7255 / Categories: Features , Civil way
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District Judge Stephen Gold with an antidote to seasonal excess—new tribunals

LAWBITES

An extra 3.6% in the sack The annual retail prices index uplift in employment tribunal compensation limits means 3.6% more when the chop date is after 31 January 2007. The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2006 (SI 2006/3045) is there for a curse or blessing depending on which side of the work gates you stand. So, for example, the ceiling for the unfair dismissal compensatory award rises from £58,400 to £60,600 and a week’s pay, used to calculate redundancy payments, the unfair dismissal basic and elusive additional awards and the state’s liability to settle wages owed by an insolvent employer, is up from £290 to £310.

Minor money of major interest There may be an appreciable lapse of time
between acceptance by a claimant under disability of a payment into court and the court’s approval of that acceptance under CPR 21.10. In Brennan v Eco Composing Ltd and another [2006] EWHC 3143 (QB), [2006] All ER (D) 94 (Dec) it

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

Constantine Law—Alex Finch & Rebecca Tester

Constantine Law—Alex Finch & Rebecca Tester

Firm launches business immigration practice with dual partner hire

Freeths—Jane Dickers

Freeths—Jane Dickers

Scottish offering strengthened with dispute resolution partner hire in Glasgow

NEWS
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
Lawyers can no longer afford to ignore the metaverse, says Jacqueline Watts of Allin1 Advisory in this week's NLJ. Far from being a passing tech fad, virtual platforms like Roblox host thriving economies and social interactions, raising real legal issues
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
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