09 July 2024
When you are running a business, it is easy to send out invoices with a simple “payment to be made within 30 days” term at the bottom. But what happens when the recipient takes...
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02 May 2024
The picket lines in Northern Ireland have been particularly busy in recent months, with thousands of public sector workers staging walkouts in a bid to bring about pay parity with the rest of the...
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19 April 2024
Worthingtons Solicitors welcome the release of the Sixth Edition of the Judicial Studies Board Guidelines for assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases in Northern Ireland. The JSB Guidelines, more commonly referred to...
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12 April 2024
Congratulations to Katie Buchanan on her well-deserved promotion to Partner After some initial work experience as a student, Katie joined the Employment Department in Worthingtons as a Legal Executive in 2012 and qualified as...
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11 April 2024
A necessary element for any successful claim for personal injury compensation is establishing fault, either through negligence or breach of statutory duty. Under the law of negligence it must be shown that: The importance...
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08 April 2024
The NI Court of Appeal case of Kelly v the Department for Communities and Department of Finance sheds light on the intricate interplay between mental health conditions, workplace accommodations and employers’ legal obligations, providing...
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04 April 2024
How often are you presented with pages and pages of Terms and Conditions for you to scroll to the bottom and hit “Accept” to skip to the next stage? There is no doubt that...
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28 February 2024
The introduction of the Private Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 brought with it significant changes to the time frames for service of a notice to quit. The Act introduced a tiered system meaning that...
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15 January 2024
As we embark on another new year, what better time than January for an employer to review their Annual Leave Policy? As of 01 January 2024, we have officially entered the post-Brexit era for...
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08 January 2024
Initiating a divorce can be a complex and emotionally challenging process. It can be a difficult situation to navigate and therefore we have compiled several key considerations to keep in mind: Every divorce case...
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