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21 January 2010 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 7401 / Categories: Case law , Civil way , Procedure & practice
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Civil way: 22 January 2010

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Tribunal awards down; bank charge claims set to revive; ruling on missing credit agreement defence

Sack the RPI?

The RPI isn’t what it was. Consequently, nor is the annual review of employment tribunal award limits. The latest review gifts us the Employment Rights (Revision of Limits) Order 2009 (SI 2009/3274). When the axe falls after 31 January 2010 the unfair dismissal compensatory award limit goes down by £900 (yes, down) to £65,300. Two other limits—relating to trade union exclusion and guarantee payments—are also reduced. Three other limits remain unchanged. The amount of a week’s pay which is the tool for calculating redundancy payments, the unfair dismissal basic award and additional awards and the state’s liability to settle wages owed by an insolvent employer was exceptionally dealt with by the Work and Families (Increase of Maximum Amount ) Order 2009 (SI 2009/1903). This increased the amount from £350 to £380 as from 1 October 2009.

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The Supreme Court may have dampened Christmas for many thousands of bank

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NLJ this week: No such thing as a ‘Welsh seat’
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
NLJ this week: Jury reform risks justice for efficiency’s sake
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
NLJ this week: Crypto fightback offers ‘new frontier for law’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
NLJ this week: Time to revive the duty to report crime?
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
NLJ this week: When are experts truly ‘necessary’?
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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