The Price of a Safe Birth
Andrew Walker, a senior London coroner, has reported to the Department of Health following an inquest into the death of a new born baby. The sad loss came after the baby’s mother, Tracey Taylor, had requested a caesarean section following complications during her first birth a few years before when she had been told she…
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Leeds United Lose Employment Tribunal Case
As a follow up to my recent article regarding the Employment Tribunal case Leeds United were facing, the verdict from the Tribunal has now been released. Leeds United lost both claims against them, namely unfair dismissal and sex discrimination. Lucy Ward, who worked for the Club for 17 years as their Education & Welfare…
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Unfair Dismissal Claims
‘Unfair dismissal’ arises when the employer does not have a fair reason for dismissing the employee; or does not follow the company’s formal disciplinary or dismissal process. To bring a claim for unfair dismissal you must meet certain criteria. Firstly, employees must have worked for a qualifying period of two continuous years (unless they’re…
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Hearing loss claim against The Royal Opera House
Hearing loss claim: Case study Hearing loss claim is often brought to Oakwood Solicitors after years of exposure to loud noise, in which many individuals develop tinnitus. Chris Goldscheider, a viola player of some renown, is claiming compensation from the Royal Opera House for damaging his hearing during a rehearsal in 2012. Mr Goldscheider…
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Can Psychological treatments do more harm than good?
Nausea, dry mouth, constipation, increased appetite and loss of interest in sex. These are all well-known and easily detectable side effects of antidepressants, but what about other techniques used to treat depression? What are the side effects of psychological treatments? Therapy is becoming an increasingly popular and effective method of treating depression, however recent studies…
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Police psychological sick leave up 35% in five years
An investigation conducted by BBC Radio 5 Live has revealed worrying statistics concerning the UK police force New stress at work figures released under the Freedom of Information Act have shown that the number of UK police officers and staff taking long-term sick leave for psychological reasons have risen by 35% over the last…
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Discrimination: do you have a claim?
Discrimination is unfair or unfavourable treatment of an individual or group based on certain characteristics. Discrimination is unlawful where unfair or unfavourable treatment is because of a person protected characteristic; these characteristics are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. There are several…
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Shared Parental Leave
Just 1% of men have opted to take Shared Parental Leave (“SPL”) in the 12 months since the government introduced it – according to research by My Family Care and the Women’s Business Council. The survey discovered that the main reasons for the lack of men taking up the offer were financial, a lack of…
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Contributory Fault of Pedestrians in RTAs
The courts are often asked to decide upon the degree of responsibility that pedestrians should bear when injured in a road traffic accident. Following the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Jackson v Murray ( UKSC 5), the assessment of apportionment of fault will depend on the circumstances of each individual case.…
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