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…
Apr 2020
Apr 2020 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News, Housing and Social Welfare Blog
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. This note…
Mar 2020
Mar 2020 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News, Housing and Social Welfare Blog
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…
Mar 2020
Mar 2020 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News
Whilst we need to concentrate on being safe at this time, I want to reassure you that everybody at Edwards Duthie Shamash is working extremely hard to…
Mar 2020
Mar 2020 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News
Politics and scandal have shaped the career of this week’s guest. Cash for Honours, MP’s expenses, phone hacking, he was there for it all — on the…
Mar 2020
Mar 2020 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News, Housing and Social Welfare Blog
In June 2019 the Guardian published an article by its legal correspondent Owen Bowcott describing reports of a ‘culture of refusal’ at the Legal Aid Agency (LAA). …