Peter Edwards

This Q&A considers an employer’s duty to safeguard people from dangers associated with open windows.

This Q&A considers guidance and case law on the duty of care owed by a school to children outside of the school gates.

This Q&A discusses the consequences of attaching a letter disclosing a Part 36 offer to the court before the trial.

This Q&A explains what a disability impact statement is, and its purpose in an employment tribunal claim.

This Q&A considers the cost position of a withdrawn application in a post QOCS personal injury case.

This Q&A considers whether an employer may be liable for a breach of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by a former member of staff.

This Q&A addresses some key issues to be considered when a claimant who previously lacked capacity has regained the same and wishes to apply to the court for the release of settlement funds.

This Q&A considers to what extent a confidentiality provision in an employment contract will be enforceable against the employee after termination of their employment if they disclose confidential information that is required to be disclosed by law, where the confidentiality provision is made subject to a whistleblowing exception.

This Q&A considers what happens to a sum paid under a deposit order where the parties to the employment tribunal proceedings settle before the final hearing takes place.

This Q&A considers the circumstances under which a party can change expert when they have been unable to find any suitable experts within a specialism.

This Q&A looks at where to issue a personal injury claim where damages are not yet quantified but where limitation expires shortly.

This Q&A considers the validity of acts of the executive committee of a trade union where the executive committee has not been elected in accordance with its own rules, or where one or members is not eligible to be a member of the union.

This Q&A considers whether the European Communities (Rights against Insurers) Regulations 2002 be used to issue against the insurer instead where the insurance for the opposing party’s vehicle is in the name of the employer and that employer has dissolved.