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Family Mediation and the Coronavirus Pandemic

Everyone has been affected by Covid-19 and the lockdown affecting us all. From businesses to courts to families everyone has had to adjust to working and living…

Expansion of our Family Mediation team

Due to the increase in demand we are expanding our mediation team to be able to help more separating couples resolve disputes without recourse to the courts….

Housing Repairs and Fitness for Human Habitation

Simon Mullings of the Housing Team at Edwards Duthie Shamash discusses the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 and advises tenants to continue reporting defects to…

Covid-19 and Domestic Abuse

With domestic abuse charities reporting a significant increase in calls during the current coronavirus crisis, Fathema Khanom, Solicitor in the Family Team at Edwards Duthie Shamash, explores…

Covid-19 and possession claims

James Harrison, Partner and Head of the Housing Team at Edwards Duthie Shamash, explores the impact of the Coronavirus Act on residential possession proceedings. On 18 March…

Changing Terms and Conditions of an Employee’s Contract

We are living in strange and uncertain times and employers are now required to reconsider their employees’ terms and conditions of employment. Many employers will rightly engage…

Changes to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)

Employers should be aware that the rules for SSP have changed: If an employee is on furlough they do not qualify for SSP. If an employee is…

Covid-19 changes to the Mental Health Act and Mental Health Tribunals

David McLaughlin of the Mental Health Team at Edwards Duthie Shamash explores the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Mental Health Act and the conduct of…

Settlement Agreements and Protected Conversations

In these highly unusual and worrying times, more and more employers are issuing their employees with Settlement Agreements. These agreements are often offered to an employee following…

Coronavirus Furlough Scheme

IMPORTANT UPDATE ON FURLOUGH The Treasury has issued an important direction to HMRC for making payments under the Furlough Scheme. Whilst this may be subject to yet…

Employment Law Changes from 6 April 2020

Given the unprecedented actions recently taken by the Chancellor in relation to Covid-19 such as the furlough scheme it would be easy to forget that there are…

Coronavirus and the law

The maxim that ignorance of the law is no excuse is well known and imposes an obligation on the citizen to have an understanding of what the…

Bullying and harassment at work

In a recent case, a salesman who had been called a “fat ginger pikey” by his work colleagues lost his claim in the Employment Tribunal. The salesman…

The Coronavirus Act 2020: changes to the law relating to health and social care

The Coronavirus Act 2020 has brought in changes to parts of the Care Act 2014, and to the 2012 Regulations that govern Continuing Healthcare assessments[1]. This note…

This place isn’t fit for human habitation

James Harrison, Partner and Head of the Housing Team at Edwards Duthie Shamash, gives a brief overview of the new fitness standards that now apply to almost…

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