Blog — 02 March 2017

The maths behind the discount rate – and what this means for Claimants

There is a lot of intricate maths involved when calculating compensation in personal injury and medical negligence claims. There are carefully compiled actuarial tables setting out how you calculate different…

Blog — 01 March 2017

What can you do if your boss is sexist or racist?

In this article I explain some common forms of workplace discrimination and what you can do to try to stop them.

Blog — 28 February 2017

Government to appeal judges’ pension ruling

The government is to challenge the employment tribunal’s decision that transitional pension arrangements for 210 judges amount to unlawful age discrimination, the Gazette has learned.

Blog — 27 February 2017

Restriction on opposite-sex couples entering into civil partnerships is found to be ‘unsustainable’ in the long term but not currently unlawful

A heterosexual couple have lost their case in the Court of Appeal to enter in to a civil partnership instead of a marriage.

Blog — 24 February 2017

Pay the rich more compensation! They need it to soothe their pain

An anonymous comment I came across on the Law Society Gazette website read…