Win Castleford Tigers vs Wakefield Wildcats Tickets
To mark the start of the Super League season, Oakwood Solicitors are offering two lucky winners the chance to see the February 8th clash between the Castleford Tigers and the Wakefield Wildcats at the Mendahose Jungle. Each winner will receive two corporate tickets to the match along with a complimentary two course meal for two.…
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Top Five Stress-Busting Tips to Combat ‘Blue’ January
The third Monday in January is now hailed in popular media as ‘blue Monday,’ supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Symptoms of work related stress amongst workers will often peak in January following the return to work after the Christmas break. These can manifest as sleep problems, night sweats, mood disturbance, low self-esteem…
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Virgin Atlantic Pays Out £47,000 in compensation for One Flight
Virgin Atlantic paid out £47,000 compensation to passengers who had suffered a 26-hour flight delay when a flight travelling from Orlando to London Gatwick in October 2012, developed a fault with the aircraft’s fire detector circuit. Hotel rooms had been provided for the passengers but they did not receive their room keys until around 2am.…
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Obesity Can Be a Disability
This was the question facing the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the recently heard case of FOA (Kaltoft) v Billund. The ECJ held that obesity can be considered as a disability, but obesity, in itself, is not a protected characteristic, and discrimination on the grounds of obesity is not unlawful. In this case, Mr…
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Hit and Run: The End of the Story?
For those of you who watched ‘Hit and Run’ on ITV1 on Wednesday (16/12/2014), there were some truly horrifying statistics regarding hit and run ‘accidents’. For those of you who did not see it, here are a few examples:- In 2013, 1,500 people were killed or seriously injured in hit and runs. In the past 5 years…
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Delayed and Cancelled Flights at Christmas
Every year 3.5 million passengers take flights over the festive season for any number of reasons from travelling home for a week with family to a week in the sun. Increased passenger numbers can mean increased risk of your flight being delayed or cancelled. Recent surveys show that over a third of flights will be…
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Technical faults; No longer a loophole for airlines
Under EU law, passengers delayed for more than three hours are entitled to up to 600 Euros in compensation unless their flight was delayed by extraordinary circumstances, which were outside of the control of the airline. Airlines’ attempt at avoiding payment Previously airlines have been utilising a loophole in the EU regulations to avoid paying…
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Judicial Review on Tribunal Fees – Results are in
The introduction of tribunal fees has rocked the industry, and employment lawyers had to take a far more cautious approach when accepting new clients. Not all potential clients have the resources to pay the fees, so higher prospects of success (than before) had to be ensured if the firm was willing to initially bear those…
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Racial Discrimination Lawyers
Have you experienced racial discrimination at work? If you feel that your employer or a fellow employee has caused you to suffer financially or psychologically due to discrimination, unfair dismissal or harassment then you may be entitled to compensation. Oakwood Solicitors are experts in employment law and the team here will be able to guide…
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