Apr 2020
Apr 2020 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News
The vast majority of employers are behaving responsibly in these unusual times and furloughing employees where they can. Under the furlough scheme an employer can claim up…
Apr 2020
Apr 2020 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News
In the second of our series of articles about mediation and the impact of the coronavirus we consider the issues facing separating couples looking to resolve financial…
Apr 2020
Apr 2020 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News
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…
Apr 2020
Apr 2020 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News
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….
Apr 2020
Apr 2020 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News
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…
Apr 2020
Apr 2020 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News, Family Blog
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…
Apr 2020
Apr 2020 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News
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…
Apr 2020
Apr 2020 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News
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…
Apr 2020
Apr 2020 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News
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…
Apr 2020
Apr 2020 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News, Housing and Social Welfare Blog
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…
Apr 2020
Apr 2020 - Dispute Resolution Blog, Edwards Duthie Shamash News
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…
Apr 2020
Apr 2020 - Dispute Resolution Blog, Edwards Duthie Shamash News, Housing and Social Welfare Blog
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…
Apr 2020
Apr 2020 - Dispute Resolution Blog, Edwards Duthie Shamash News
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…
Apr 2020
Apr 2020 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News
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…
Apr 2020
Apr 2020 - Dispute Resolution Blog, Edwards Duthie Shamash News
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…