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Some thoughts about the NHS Seven day service debate….

In a speech about the future of the NHS earlier this year, Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt claimed that a ‘Monday to Friday’ culture existed ...
Read moreAttractive proposition

This week has seen a media storm as a female barrister, Charlotte Proudman, objected to remarks an older male solicitor made to her on the ...
Read moreJonathan Lewis considers whether proposals to limit strike action are detrimental to workers.

There have been more than a few newspaper articles about proposed changes to the rules on strike action. To be honest the most entertaining bits ...
Read moreLionesses’ pride unrewarded!

We should really be used to it by now; the hype, the adulation, the inevitable disappointment. Baddiel and Skinner remain proven wrong; football is not ...
Read moreAverta wins ‘Law firm of the year’!

Last Thursday 19 May 2015 at the Birmingham Law Society annual awards dinner the team from Averta were awarded ‘Law firm of the year’ for ...
Read moreAverta tops tier in Legal 500 2013

This year, as in previous years, Averta tops tier three of human resources firms in the West Midlands, an impressive performance for a niche firm ...
Read moreLondon Employment Lawyer Anne Mannix joins Averta

Former DLA Piper employment partner, Anne Mannix, has joined Averta Employment Lawyers as the director of its new London office in Devonshire Street, which will ...
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