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The gender pay gap in a COVID-19 world — Are we falling back on old habits?

The gender pay gap in a COVID-19 world — Are we falling back on old habits?

The following Employment news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on The gender pay gap in a COVID-19 world — Are we falling back on old habits?

Will a digital only immigration status for EU nationals be discriminatory?

Will a digital only immigration status for EU nationals be discriminatory?

The following Employment news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Will a digital only immigration status for EU nationals be discriminatory?

The generational impact of COVID-19

The generational impact of COVID-19

The following Employment news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on The generational impact of COVID-19

The impact of COVID-19 and returning to work on mental health

The impact of COVID-19 and returning to work on mental health

The following Employment news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on The impact of COVID-19 and returning to work on mental health

Featured Practice Management content

The employment contract—sample pensions clauses

The employment contract—sample pensions clauses

The following pension clauses set out the pensions information to be included in an employment contract, depending on the type of...

Letter—employer acknowledgement of notification of maternity leave

Letter—employer acknowledgement of notification of maternity leave

Date: [insert date]Dear [insert name of employee]Congratulations and thank you for telling me about your pregnancy and the date that your baby is due....

Formulating a learning and development—L&D—policy

Formulating a learning and development—L&D—policy

This Practice Note provides information on formulating a learning and development (L&D) policy. It reviews key issues to consider including:•what is...

Letter of variation

Letter of variation

[ON HEADED NOTEPAPER OF PARTY A][Insert address of Party B][[Insert address of Guarantor]][Insert date]Dear [name of Party B][ and [name of...

Precedents

Letter—long-term sickness absence (6): to employee confirming dismissal on notice (following final written warning)

[To be typed on headed notepaper of employer][Date]Dear [insert name of employee],Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company)Following our most recent...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Introduction to retained EU law

This Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law, which is an entirely new legal concept introduced to UK domestic law in preparation...
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9th Nov
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Precedents

Draft outline script for disciplinary hearing (misconduct)

1Introductions of those present if necessary. Confirm who is taking notes and that copies of the meeting notes will be made available to the...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Termination and expiry of contracts

This Practice Note provides an overview of contract expiry and of the different causes of termination and ways to discharge a contract, including...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Equitable remedies in contractual disputes

While the primary remedy for contractual breach is that of damages (see Practice Note: Contractual damages—general principles and related content),...
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Produced in partnership with Zainab Hodgson of CMS 12th Jan
Practice notes

Contract variation

This Practice Note summarises the law, guidance and practice relating to the variation of contracts and deeds. It explains how a contract or deed can...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Repudiation

This Practice Note concerns repudiation and sets out what a repudiatory breach of contract means. It explains how a repudiatory breach goes to the...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

What is diversity and inclusion (D&I)—law firms

This Practice Note provides a high-level introduction to diversity and inclusion (D&I) and key reasons why it is important to law firms. Specific...
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Produced in partnership with Rachel Brushfield of EnergiseLegal 12th Jan

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Precedents

Recognised training contract—trainee solicitor

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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27th Apr
Precedents

Letter—trainee solicitor offer letter

[Subject to contract]Dear [insert name of trainee solicitor]Following [your interview on [insert date],] I am pleased to confirm the Firm's offer of...
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26th Apr
Practice notes

Entering into a training contract—starting on or after 25 November 2019

The SRA Standards and Regulations came into force on 25 November 2019, including new Authorisation of Individuals Regulations and Education, Training...
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1st Apr
Practice notes

Supervision of trainees

The requirements when supervising trainees derive from the SRA Codes of Conduct and the SRA’s specific regulatory requirements for authorised training...
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1st Mar
Q&As

Can a law firm furlough trainee solicitors under the coronavirus (COVID-19) job retention scheme?

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was announced by the government on 20 March 2020. It is a temporary scheme running from March to October...
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20th Jan
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Practice notes

Entering into a training contract-starting before 25 November 2019 [Archived]

The SRA Standards and Regulations came into force on 25 November 2019, including new Authorisation of Individuals Regulations and Education, Training...
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15th Jan
Q&As

What are the SRA’s requirements for supervising remote workers?

This Q&A considers the requirements for solicitors and law firms regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) when supervising remote...
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7th Dec
Practice notes

Completion of training contract

Admission requirementsTo be admitted as a solicitor a trainee must:•complete the academic stage, for which the options are:◦a qualifying law...
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7th Dec
Precedents

Trainee solicitor induction plan

Type of informationDetailed informationDate provided to traineeIntroduction to the firm[Provide basic details about your firm, eg location, number of...
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7th Dec
Precedents

Trainee solicitor recognised training record

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7th Dec
Precedents

Trainee solicitor—supervisor’s monthly review

A: General informationDate of review[insert date]Trainee solicitor[insert name]Supervisor conducting review[insert name][Department][Delete if not...
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7th Dec
Precedents

Guidelines for the supervision of trainees

This document provides guidance to [partners OR members OR directors][, managers] and any other member of staff involved in supervising trainee...
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7th Dec
Precedents

Performance appraisal and development review (trainee solicitor)

Name of trainee[insert trainee’s name]Appraising supervisor[insert trainee’s job title]Appraisal periodFrom [insert date] to [insert date]Date of...
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7th Dec

Popular documents

Forming enforceable contracts—consideration

Forming enforceable contracts—consideration

This Practice Note examines the doctrine of consideration and the key role it plays in English law in determining whether a contract is enforceable.A promise will only be capable of being contractually enforced if it is either made in a deed or made in exchange for something of value, known as

Scrip dividends

Scrip dividends

Dividends involve a distribution of cash or a distribution of non-cash assets (known as a distribution in kind or a distribution in specie).A scrip dividend (in a tax context, sometimes referred to as a stock dividend) allows a shareholder to receive new shares in a company as an alternative to a

Non-UCITS retail schemes (NURS)

Non-UCITS retail schemes (NURS)

BREXIT: As of exit day (31 January 2020), the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an implementation period, during which it continues to be subject to EU law. This has an impact on this Practice Note. For further guidance on

Directors’ remuneration

Directors’ remuneration

Company directors are not, by virtue only of their office as director, automatically entitled under company law to remuneration for services as a director or to reimbursement of expenses incurred in rendering such services. Power to pay directors remuneration for their services will need to be