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Employer’s decision to dismiss tainted by racial discrimination deemed to be unfair and discriminatory

14 July 2022 An Industrial Tribunal sitting in Northern Ireland has awarded a Claimant compensation totalling £36,023.03 in a judgment determining that an employer’s disciplinary procedure and decision to dismiss was tainted by racial discrimination and, therefore,... READ

Asbestos claims

06 July 2022 Worthingtons Solicitors have a dedicated team of Solicitors with extensive experience in successfully resolving asbestos related disease claims and securing compensation for victims and their families. Historically, asbestos based products were commonly used in... READ

Long-awaited report of the neurology inquiry to be issued on 21 June 2022

14 June 2022 The Independent Neurology Inquiry has confirmed that a statement regarding the long-awaited Inquiry report will be issued to the public on 21 June 2022 at 11am. Meanwhile the Department of Health has issued a... READ

Promotions and Appointments

31 May 2022 We are delighted to announce a number of well deserved promotions in the firm: Brian Moss has been promoted to Partner and will continue to develop his diverse litigation case load including Public Law... READ

Tenants beware! The trials and tribulations of exercising a break clause

30 May 2022 Break clauses are commonplace in commercial leases and afford the tenant an opportunity to bring the lease to an end earlier than the last day of the full term of the lease. This can... READ

ADR in Family Law and how to communicate effectively

27 May 2022 “The problem with the courts system is that it is being used to perpetuate family conflict inadvertently. It is an adversarial process by nature. The rest of Europe uses mediation as the default first... READ

Ex-Labour MP ordered to pay £434k in damages to ‘Ms A’ due to sexual assault, harassment and victimisation

26 May 2022 A recent remedy judgment handed down by a panel sitting at the Central London Employment Tribunal last week awarded ‘Ms A’, a former parliamentary worker, compensation of £434,435.39. The remedy judgment follows a previous... READ

Coronavirus: The failure to test patients being discharged from hospitals to care homes found “unlawful” by the English High Court

18 May 2022 In April 2022, the High Court in England found that the UK Government policies on discharging untested patients from hospitals to care homes in England at the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic was unlawful.... READ

Protection from harassment – all you need to know about Civil Injunctions

30 March 2022 According to the PSNI’s most recent recorded crime by offence statistics published in May 2021, in 2020/2021 there were 11,359 reported harassment incidents in Northern Ireland. This figure is steadily increasing year on year.... READ

Unfair dismissal, Covid, health and safety- what employer’s need to know

23 March 2022 The Covid-19 pandemic has thrust health and safety claims under the Employment Rights (NI) Order into the spotlight. The Order provides a number of protections to staff in respect of health and safety complaints... READ