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New Graffiti off Curtain Road (Shoreditch, London) May 2012

Wandering back to my office after lunch earlier this week I could see that this artist had been very busy! #UKartscene. This particular building, off Curtain Road (Shoreditch, London, UK),  seems to be used as a showcase for emerging artists. It was … Continue reading

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Historic London – The Trafalgar Way (High Street Kensington)

If you walk along Kensington High Street towards Holland Park you will eventually come to a sign erected by the Council of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, to commemorate the Trafalgar way. This is to mark the 271 mile … Continue reading

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Historic London – Bomb Damage outside the Victoria and Albert Museum

Several weeks ago I was wandering up to Hyde Park from South Kensington and I noticed what I thought looked like bomb/scrapnel damage on the wall outside the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A). I then noticed an inscription which confirmed my initial thought … Continue reading

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Funny photos from around London

The British sense of humour is alive and well in London, despite the bad weather. Here are some pictures that I have snapped on my iPhone around London in recent weeks that have made me laugh. From a misspelt handwritten … Continue reading

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Diversity in the Legal Profession – The Law Society Diversity and Inclusion Charter Annual report

The Law Society Diversity and Inclusion Charter Annual report The Law Society diversity and inclusion charter, launched in 2009, is the flagship diversity initiative of the legal profession[1]. It was designed to provide a model by which legal practices can … Continue reading

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Regional workplace mediation pilot scheme announced

The Employment Relations Minister, Edward Davey, has announced a pilot scheme for regional “mediation networks” for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) will fund mediation training for employees from a group of 24 SMEs … Continue reading

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Consultation on proposed increases to High Court and Court of Appeal fees

  The Ministry of Justice has recently launched a consultation on proposed changes to fees in the High Court and Court of Appeal Civil Division. The consultation is aimed at users of the High Court and Court of Appeal Civil … Continue reading

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Corrigan’s of Mayfair – one of my favourite restaurants in London

There is a perception etched in the minds of many travellers that the UK is a culinary backwater, lacking in imagination and taste. Of course in some quarters of London (where tourists are trapped like insects on fly paper in … Continue reading

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Damages for negligent misstatement – communicating with former employers – Mckie v Swindon College

Damages for negligent misstatement – communicating with former employers – McKie v Swindon College HR practitioners will be familiar with the case of Spring v Guardian Assurance [1995] 2 AC 296, that an employee may make such a claim following a … Continue reading

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Employment Appeal Tribunal to move at the end of 2011

News reaches us that the London office of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) will move from its current address on Victoria Embankment to Fleetbank House on Dorset Rise, near Fleet Street. It is a mere hop and a skip from its current … Continue reading

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