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Clarkslegal is one of the founding members of TAGLaw, a leading international alliance of high-quality, independent law firms, which gives us access to a worldwide network of excellent legal experts.

Through TAGLaw our clients can be assured of getting advice from 9,500 trusted reliable professionals in over 90 countries. We can also reach a trusted network of UK firms and specialists for support.

Founded in 1998, TAGLaw members are carefully chosen based on their reputation and record, and on recommendations from existing members. Applicants undergo a rigorous screening process prior to invitation to the alliance, and are ultimately reviewed and approved by the TAGLaw Advisory Board.

TAGLaw was recently ranked by Chambers & Partners as an ‘Elite’ legal alliance – the highest ranking awarded to legal networks and alliances – in the publication’s annual Global rankings guide for the seventh time.

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  • 07 November 2017
  • Construction

An uncertain future for Smash & Grab adjudication

recent decision in the Technology and Construction Court has prompted the industry to once again reflect on the well-documented cases of ISG v Seevic and Harding v Paice, from which the phrase “Smash & Grab” was born.

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  • 06 November 2017
  • Employment

Will lawyers save the planet?

Very soon a Norwegian court will hear a case based on environmental concerns against the issue of oil exploration licences. The case is helpfully reported in The Economist (Nov 4-10th).

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  • 27 October 2017
  • Employment

A much-needed win for vulnerable and exploited domestic workers

As we have previously blogged, UK law does not do enough to protect migrant domestic workers in the UK from abuse, exploitation and modern slavery.

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  • 27 October 2017
  • Employment

Greek government falls short with discriminatory height requirement for police

The ECJ has held in Ypourgos Ethnikis Pedias kai Thriskevmaton v Kalliri that a minimum height requirement of 170cm imposed by the Greek Government for men and women wishing to join the police force, amounted to indirect sex discrimination and could not be objectively justified.

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  • 27 October 2017
  • Employment

Government announces start of tribunal fees refund scheme

Following the Supreme Court’s ruling this summer that Employment Tribunal fees were unlawful, the government has announced its fees refund scheme: individuals will be refunded their original fee along with an interest of 0.5% calculated from the date of the original payment up until the refund date.

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  • 13 October 2017
  • Employment

Mental Health Week 2017: tackling the stigma of mental health in the workplace

The 10th October marked World Mental Health Day and this year’s theme was ‘mental health in the workplace’.