Blog — 12 April 2017

Pension Freeze for Expats Post Brexit

British citizens who have retired and emigrated to EU countries, have thus far retained their rights to receive free healthcare and increments on their state pension in line with inflation,…

Blog — 27 March 2017

The case for a ‘no-fault’ divorce is highlighted again: wife’s appeal against refusal of divorce dismissed

The Court of Appeal has handed down a written judgment in which it has dismissed a wife’s appeal against the High Court’s refusal to grant her a divorce.

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.