Issue: November 2024

CLC – Code changes

November 2024 | Conveyancing

There are some important changes afoot for CLC regulated practices. On 21 October 2024, they announced: ‘Proposed changes by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) to its Code of Conduct have been approved by the Legal Services Board (LSB) and will take effect from January 1, 2025. Last reviewed in 2011, the CLC closed a …

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ET – amending claim

November 2024 | Employment

The EAT has allowed an appeal which enabled a claimant to amend her claim to add a claim of vicarious liability. The case summary is as follows: ‘Practice and procedure The claimant asserted in her ET1 that she had been dismissed having by reason of her having made protected disclosures. An ET refused an amendment …

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HMLR – requisitions

November 2024 | Conveyancing

HMLR has issued two blogs in an attempt to connect with conveyancers to help bring down the number of requisitions. HMLR makes the point that these do contribute to the current HMLR delays in processing times. The ten most common ‘avoidable’ requisitions are: variations in names; missing information; plans and descriptions; identity; missing evidence; type …

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Dismissal – not proportionate

November 2024 | Employment

The EAT has allowed an appeal relating to Equality Act 2010 complaints. The case summary states: ‘Disability Discrimination The claimant was employed in a delivery role at the respondent’s Hendon Delivery Office in London. Owing to disability he became unable to perform outdoor duties and was given supernumerary indoor duties. In February 2018 he was …

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