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Civil way: 19 July 2013

18 July 2013
Issue: 7569 / Categories: Features , Civil way
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Without prejudice, legislative obit, mum's the word & child support facelift

Without prejudice within job

Pre-termination negotiations between employer and employee on or after 29 July 2013 are rendered inadmissible on a subsequent complaint by s 14 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 which is brought into force by commencement order SI 2013/1648. This will not apply where the employee claims to have been dismissed for an automatically unfair reason and will only apply to the extent considered just if either side has behaved improperly in making or negotiating an offer. An offer made with the right reserved to refer to it in connection with costs will be admissible on costs. Compromise agreements, compromise contracts and compromises are renamed settlement agreements, settlement contracts and settlements. A new code of practice on settlement agreements is introduced on 29 July 2013 by the Employment Code of Practice (Settlement Agreements) Order 2013 (SI 2013/1665).

In memorium

The Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 will pass away on 1 October 2013. The Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 (Repeal)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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