Duty to Disclose in UK Law
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Case Alert: No Implied Duty to Disclose Allegations of Misconduct in Absence of Express Contractual Obligation
What happened? In The Basildon Academies v Amadi, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (the "EAT") decided that an employee was not under an implied duty to disclose allegations of misconduct to his empl...
- Doctors, The DVLA, And A Duty To Disclose?
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Duty to disclose diagnosis of a genetic disease may be extended to family members (UK)
In a landmark judgment, the English court of appeal has opened the door in the UK to the extension of the duty of care owed by a hospital to the daughter whose father had been diagnosed with Huntin...
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U.K. Supreme Court Confirms That Arbitrators Are Under a Legal Duty to Disclose Matters Which Would or Might Create an Appearance of Bias
In a landmark decision handed down on November 27, 2020, the U.K. Supreme Court has confirmed that the English law of arbitration imposes a duty on arbitrators to disclose matters which would or mi...
- U.K. Supreme Court Confirms That Arbitrators Are Under A Legal Duty To Disclose Matters Which Would Or Might Create An Appearance Of Bias
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UK Supreme Court clarifies arbitrator’s duty of disclosure when accepting multiple appointments in related arbitrations
The UK Supreme Court has delivered its long-awaited decision in Halliburton v Chubb1 regarding an arbitrator's duty to disclose multiple appointments in related arbitrations. In a decision of signi......The UK Supreme Court has delivered its long-awaited decision in Halliburton v Chubb1 regarding an arbitrator's duty to disclose multiple appointments in related arbitrations. In a decision of significance to the international arbitration community, the UK Supreme Court ... ...
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Do employees need to disclose intention to compete?
All employment contracts have an implied term ensuring that employees will serve their employer with good faith and fidelity. This implied term covers numerous things, including prohibiting employe...... ... However in MPT Group v. Peel the High Court found that employees are not under a duty to disclose their intention to compete post-termination ... One moderately senior manager resigned from MPT Group in order to go freelance, ... ...
- To Disclose Or Not To Disclose? UK Supreme Court Defines Standards For Arbitrator's Impartiality And Duty Of Disclosure
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School And Nursery Staff No Longer Have To Disclose Association With Sex Offenders
... ... outside of school hours for children under 8, and who lived in a household where a disqualified person lived or was employed, had a statutory duty to disclose this to their employer ... Concerns were raised with the Department for Education that this was a disproportionate measure when ... ...
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Safer Working Practices For Those Working With Children And Young People In Education
... ... where a disqualified person lived or was employed, had a statutory duty to disclose this to their employer. This statutory duty to disclose was ... ...
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