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A recent High Court damages award underlines an employer's duty of care, particularly to young and vulnerable employees.

Clinical negligence actions and the pre-action protocol have now been put on a statutory footing in the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (LSR Act). Jenny Foley offers an overview of this welcome change for both plaintiff and defence lawyers instructed in clinical negligence actions.

After a number of years in the offing, the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act, 2016 was signed into law in February 2016.

A recent decision the Court of Appeal addressed the question of when the Statute of Limitations begins to run for claims based in tort.

As the labour market has become more buoyant employers may find themselves faced with exiting employees seeking references. Most employers are happy to give some support to an employee who has worked well, but what about an employee that has not?

Matthew Austin reports on a recent Supreme Court decision clarifying the position of creditors seeking to prove a contractual debt in summary judgment proceedings.