London Borough of Hackney v Sivanandan [2011] UKEAT 0075/10/2705

Executive Indemnities: Read all about it

The claims by Andy Coulson and Glenn Mulcaire against the News of the World’s owners contain useful lessons for those negotiating, drafting and enforcing indemnities given by employers to their executives, explains Charles Wynn-Evans ‘The decisions in the Andy Coulson and Glenn Mulcaire cases demonstrate that employers need to consider the drafting and structuring of …

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Discrimination Law: Claims by equity partners

Employment tribunals are increasingly having to resolve discrimination claims brought against partnerships. Suzanne McKie and Laura Bell look at the key issues ‘When seeking to resolve disputes within a partnership structure, it is common to have informal “without-prejudice chats” between partners to keep disputes low-key.’It is fair to say that equity partners are becoming increasingly …

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Discrimination Awards: Who pays, how much and for how long?

In the light of two recent rulings, Rachel Dineley looks at how compensation is calculated in discrimination cases ‘The tribunal’s error in Wardle v Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank [2011] had been in assuming that it must award damages until the point when it could be sure that the claimant would find an equivalent …

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