Why Mediation is The Better Way
Posted By: Dorcas Crawford
Last week I posted about why I called this service The Better Way - one of the key features being the opportunities that mediation offers that aren't available in other processes. In a recent mediation I conducted between very senior members of an organisation it was clear that...
Posted By: Bronagh Mulgrew
The Belfast Trust have announced a?review?in to the treatment received by over 750 women. The women had all been fitted with a frequently used contraceptive implant. Towards the end of 2020 it became apparent the device had failed for a number of women, who had found themselves pregnant.&nbs...
Extension to the relaxations on AGMs and Accounts
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
More good news and as expected companies, registered societies (such as many housing associations), and credit unions can hold their AGM online in the early part of 2021. This applies regardless of what the governing document says. The relaxations brought in by the the Co...
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
Covid 19 Charities Fund – Phase 2 Something to smile about for 2021 - the Department for Communities Minister announced Phase 2 of the Covid Fund offering £11.7m in financial support to charities. This is for lost income due to Covi...
Posted By: Philip Gordon
We are currently investigating a claim on behalf of Mercedes owners in relation to alleged “defeat devices” used by the manufacturer in the engines of the vehicles. The German Regulator (the KBA) has found that Mercedes have used such defeat devices. If an appeal by Mercedes...
VW Emissions Case Latest Update – 10th December 2020
Posted By: Philip Gordon
An update on progress of the Volkswagen case in England and the implications for the Northern Ireland case: Why is the case in England relevant? The group action in Northern Ireland is separate from the action in England, but the issues are largely the same. In order to save costs, th...
INVESTNI’s EU Exit resilience tool
Posted By: Sarah Burrows
InvestNI has developed an EU Exit Resilience Tool for its customers which is designed to enable businesses to ascertain their strengths and vulnerabilities and what actions they may need to take following the UK’s exit from the EU. The tool will allow business owners to score business readin...
