On 6 April 2008 most of the long-awaited Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 comes into force. The Act establishes a new statutory offence of corporate manslaughter (corporate culpable homicide in Scotland).

The Advocate General has handed down his opinion in the case of Attridge Law v Coleman. The case concerns the interpretation of the EU Equal Treatment Framework Directive and its impact on disability discrimination legislation in the UK.

One of the main problems for charities is finding people to help run them who have the particular skills needed to do so – such as financial or legal skills. The reason behind this is usually that such people are highly aware of the fact that charity trustees can be made personally liable for the losses of a charity in certain circumstances.

There are generally strict time limits that apply when presenting a claim for unfair dismissal to the Employment Tribunal (ET). Normally, a claim must be lodged before the end of a three-month period beginning with the effective date of termination. However, where the ET judges that it was not ‘reasonably practicable’ for the complaint to be presented in time, the deadline can be extended.