Earnings Power Peaks During 40s
The statistics show that the majority of workers aged between 40 & 49 will see their salary peak at an average of £33,459, only to then see it fall to £33,059 after they reach 50, just at the...
View ArticleSlater & Gordon Highlights Maternity Discrimination
A survey by Slater & Gordon found a third of managers would rather employ a man in his 20s or 30s than a woman of the same age for fear of maternity leave and that six in ten mothers felt...
View ArticlePolice Officer Wins Victory in Discrimination Claim Against Met
The employment tribunal also recommended that internal complaints of discrimination made by officers since 2009 under the Fairness at Work procedure be subject to review. Ms Howard’s solicitor Kiran...
View ArticleSenior Lawyer Opposes Government Bill at Committee
The Public Bill Committee investigating the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill heard Fraser’s opposition to the proposals which he labelled having “potentially very damaging consequences”....
View ArticleMaternity Leave Legal Advice in Wake of Royal Baby News
Following the news of the second pregnancy, questions have arisen as to whether there is ever a right time to get pregnant again; an often difficult and emotional decision most working women in...
View ArticleTop 20 Reasons Why People Don't Like Their Home - New Property Report
The survey of more than 2,000 adults found that a lack of phone signal, space and living too far from family and friends were given as the most common reasons to move. Speaking to the Daily Mail,...
View ArticleAbuse Lawyer Gives Credit to Dave Lee Travis Jury
Alan said, “The people who gave evidence before will feel a great sense of vindication from yesterday’s verdict, which demonstrates that this was not about any difference in standards between...
View ArticleSlater & Gordon Lawyers Prevent Killer Inheriting His Victims Estate
Paul Chadwick, 35, stabbed his partner Lisa Clay, 40, and their six-year-old son Joseph to death in April 2013 at the home they shared in Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire. He pleaded guilty to two counts...
View ArticleSlater & Gordon Lawyers Investigating Gynaecologist Jayne Cockburn
A number of patients have already been contacted by the NHS Trust and recalled as part of the ongoing investigation into the practices of Miss Cockburn. However, it is not known at this stage what the...
View ArticleSlater & Gordon Lawyer Advises Abuse Victims on ITV’s This Morning
On the day that disgraced former DJ Dave Lee Travis was found guilty of one charge of indecent assault, Liz responded to a woman who rang the programme to say she had been sexually abused as a...
View ArticleSlater & Gordon Host Macmillan Coffee Morning To Raise Cancer Awareness
The Macmillan Coffee Morning is Macmillan's biggest fundraising event, where they ask people across the UK to hold a coffee morning and raise money for those living with cancer. Last year, 154,000...
View ArticleSlater & Gordon Lawyer Attends Memorial Dinner for Fallen Police Officers
The dinner was a prelude to the 10th annual National Police Memorial Day which was attended by the patron of the Trust, HRH The Prince of Wales, on Sunday 28 September at the Waterfront Hall in...
View ArticleRevenge Porn; Abuse by Another Name
I have dealt with cases of this nature before and they are not only instantly humiliating for the subject, but they also can have long-term repercussions for the person’s professional and private...
View ArticleChetham’s Violin Teacher Charged with Rape and Indecent Assault
Ling, who also once taught at the Royal Northern College of Music and was highly regarded in his field, was arrested last February and has now been charged with one count of rape and two counts of...
View ArticleIndecent Images Discovered at Former Thorpe Hall School Teacher’s Home
The images were allegedly taken of boys undressing in the school’s changing room, with 75 being classed as “indecent”. A further 465 images were said to have been taken at the leisure centre as well...
View ArticleSentencing Guidelines for Fraud, Bribery and Money Laundering
The Guidelines were first published on 31 January 2014, and were reviewed by Jeremy Summers. Head of Business Crime and Regulatory at Slater & Gordon in his blog dated 6 June 2014. The Guidelines...
View ArticleFormer RAF Officer Guilty of Sex Abuse
Graham was serving at RAF Gato in Berlin where he was also a scout leader when the offences were committed. The court martial at Bulford Military Court in Wiltshire heard how he used RAF buildings and...
View ArticleMesothelioma UK Patient & Carer Day 2014
The Chair for the event was Dr Mick Peake, Honorary Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Clinical Lead, National Cancer Intelligence...
View ArticleMerseyside Asbestos & The Law Conference
Slater & Gordon Lawyers are proud to have worked with Merseyside Asbestos Victim Support Group to help organise the successful conference. Slater & Gordon’s Liverpool office works regularly...
View ArticleUrologist Paul Miller Suspended by Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
The hospital has written to the cancer patients involved. They completed an investigation and found that at least 27 patients have experienced ‘serious significant harm’ as a result of the treatment...
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