Events

• 07 June 2019
• Employment

The use of medical aids, including contact lenses, when assessing disability

The recent case of Mart v Assessment Services Inc has brought the question of disability and medical treatment to the forefront once again. The Equality Act 2010 offers special protection to individuals who are disabled.

• 03 June 2019
• Employment

Tracking your employees – Is this a step too far?

It has been revealed that hundreds of UK business are using artificial intelligence to monitor employee activity. Is this an innovative way to analyse productivity or a stressful scrutinisation of individuals’ activity?

• 09 May 2019
• Employment

Knowledge of disability

In the recent case of Baldeh v Churches Housing Association of Dudley and District Ltd, the EAT allowed an appeal by a Claimant against the Tribunal’s decision to reject her claim for disability related discrimination. Whilst it was found that the Respondent did not have knowledge of the Claimant’s disability (either actual or constructive) prior to dismissing her, it had gained this knowledge when it was told of her depression at the appeal hearing.

• 09 May 2019
• Construction

Adjudication procured by fraud – how does the court deal with that?

A good chunk of the TCC’s business concerns the enforcement of arbitration awards. It is well known that there are very limited circumstances in which it will refuse to do so. One such ground is where the adjudication award was procured by fraud and we reported last year on the unsuccessful attempt in Gosvenor v Aygun.

• 08 May 2019
• Construction

Effect of the notice of making good defects under a JCT contract

Both standard and bespoke forms of construction contract typically require the contract administrator to issue a notice.

• 02 May 2019
• Employment

The importance of workplace culture

“Culture is the sum of a company’s values, traditions, beliefs, interactions, behaviours and attitudes” according to the co-founder of communications platform Speakap the company responsible for a new survey on the importance of workplace culture.