Human Rights Day occurs each year on 10th December and this year marks 70 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.

​The recent Court of Appeal decision in Harpur Trust v Brazel has potentially opened a can of worms with regard to holiday pay for a very specific group of workers.

Natalie Marrison, Head of Abuse & Personal Injury at Ramsdens Solicitors, has featured in Dadbloguk sharing her tips on protecting your children against online grooming.

Helen Thewlis, Head of Family at Ramsdens Solicitors, has featured in 50 Plus Magazine where she discusses spotting the signs of domestic abuse in those over 60.

In a commercial lease, it is common for the landlord and the tenant to agree that the rent payable under the lease is subject to change at certain points during the lease. These provisions are known as rent review clauses. Some of the most common types of rent reviews are market rent, indexed rent and stepped increases.

In the case of Dewhurst v Revisecatch & City Sprint, Employment Judge Joffe, sitting at an employment tribunal in London on 26 November 2019, concluded that workers fall within the definition of “employee” under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (“TUPE”).

Ramsdens’ Court of Protection team held their annual CoP Conference supported by a panel of experts on the 28 November 2019.

INQUEST have found that in 2018/19, ten people died each week following release from prison and every two days, someone took their own life. This is a six fold increase in suicide among those on post-custody supervision from 24 in 2010-11 to 153 in 2018-19, according to the Guardian. Director of INQUEST, Deborah Coles, has described these figures as ‘deeply disturbing’, stating that they require ‘urgent scrutiny’.