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FCA’s new Consumer Duty: What firms need to know - Walker Morris
Sep 8, 2022 · FCA’s new Consumer Duty: What firms need to know. 8th September 2022 . On 27 July 2022 the FCA published its Policy Statement and Guidance on the new Consumer Duty that will require higher standard of customer care. Please see our earlier briefings for information on the consultation processes which led to the introduction of the new Duty.
Breach of contract: What is a 'material' breach? - Walker Morris
Apr 21, 2023 · Breach of contract: Back to basics. The basic, common law position [1] is that a contract can only be terminated if the actions of a breaching party go right to the core of the contract and substantially deprive the innocent party of the benefit the contract was intended to confer. (Such a breach is also known as a repudiation, or a repudiatory breach.)
Preparing for the new duty to prevent sexual harassment
Sep 10, 2024 · As of 26 October 2024, employers will be required to comply with a new duty to prevent sexual harassment. This will place an anticipatory duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their workers from other workers and third parties.
New Fixed Costs Regime in civil litigation: What you need to know
Aug 10, 2023 · Extension of the Fixed Recoverable Costs (FRC) regime in civil litigation. 10th August 2023 . The Topline “Extension of the FRC regime in civil litigation – where the costs recoverable by the successful party from the unsuccessful party are set or ‘fixed’ – is imminent.
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Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024: The “need to know”
Jul 2, 2024 · Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024: The “need to know” 2nd July 2024 . The Topline “Enactment of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 has been a long time coming.Given Royal Assent shortly before the upcoming General Election, is the reform legislation as ground-breaking as the living sector had thought it might be?
The Employment Rights Bill: What you need to know
Oct 11, 2024 · Update as at 14 January 2025. We released the original article below when the Employment Bill was published in October 2024. Since publication, the government has carried out four consultations, from October to December 2024 in respect of: zero-hour contracts; collective redundancy consultations and “fire and rehire” practices; trade union legislation; and statutory sick pay.
Barton v Wright Hassall LLP: Litigants in person - Walker Morris
Feb 21, 2018 · Barton v Wright Hassall LLP: Litigants in person – a not-so-special status. 21st February 2018 . Justices in the Supreme Court have today handed down a crucial judgment [1] regarding whether litigants in person (LiPs) should be granted a special status in civil litigation.