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20 September 2007
Issue: 7289 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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EMPLOYMENT

Yarrow v Edwards Chartered Accountants [2007] All ER (D) 118 (Aug)

Where a party does not attend the hearing, the employment tribunal has a wide discretion in determining how far it will investigate the merits of the case before dismissing a claim. However, the tribunal (under the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure, r 27(6)) must, before dismissing an absent party’s claim, consider any information which the parties have made available.

Issue: 7289 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft strengthens Scottish real estate capabilitywith partner appointment

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Brendan Ryan as partner in Public Law Projects team

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers welcomes five new barristers

NEWS
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
Police powers targeting concealed identities at protests come with procedural conditions that could determine whether prosecutions succeed
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