Spring 2008 - Education Update

Welcome to the Spring edition of our education e-newsletter providing news and know-how to the education sector.

Below are the articles featured in this edition, click "Read more" for more information.

Promising to use "reasonable endeavours": what does it mean?

Contracts often require parties to use "reasonable" and sometimes "best" endeavours to get something done by the completion date...
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Public Benefit Guidance

The public benefit test has attracted a great deal of attention. Much of the resulting commentary overstates the practical impact of the change in the law...
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Universities Need Building Contracts Too!

Properly formulated building contracts are necessarily complex and time consuming to prepare. But what happens if there are urgent reasons to commence the works without delay? ...
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Forthcoming Events!

Find out about events and news from Michelmores for the coming year....
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Legal Update

Opinions from Europe - The Shape of Things to Come?

This month we report on two cases impacting on the rights of workers in the UK. Firstly, Coleman v Attridge Law; Should protection against disability discrimination be extended to workers who are carers? And Stringer v HMRC, looks to resolve a worker’s right to accrue holiday whilst on long term sick leave.
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