BRITISH EMPLOYMENT LAW
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The program is provided free of charge and no warranty as to the accuracy of the information it contains is given. Users are strongly recommended to consult their solicitor in any particular case.

Accordingly this program and internet site may be used only on the basis and understanding

• that the information it contains is of a general nature and is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice;
• that none of the author(s) nor distributor(s) nor publisher(s) are held responsible for any loss suffered by any person attributable to or caused (whether directly or indirectly) by reliance on the information contained herein or by reason of acting or refraining from action as a result of using this program;
  
• that these terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with English law.

This program is primarily an aid to rapid reference to sources of employment law and should not be used in isolation. Reference should be made to Acts of Parliament etc for the precise wording of any statutory or similar provision. Full text of a large selection of relevant statutory material, including statutory instruments and EC/EU material, is available in a single bound volume, the Butterworth's Employment Law Handbook 11th edition 2003, edited by Peter Wallington, barrister (of 11 King's Bench Walk) available from Butterworth's Bookshop, Halsbury House, 35 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1EL (tel 0207-400 2500) and from other good booksellers, price £52.

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The program was devised, and its content mainly written, by Henry Scrope, solicitor. Specialist employment law barristers Jonathan Swift and Sean Jones of 11, King's Bench Walk, Temple, London EC4Y 7EQ (tel: 0207-583 0610), Colin Bourn, of York Chambers, 14, Toft Green, York YO1 1JT (tel 01904 620048) and Daniel Barnett of 2 Gray's Inn Square, London WC1R 5AA ( (020 7440 8450) have kindly provided assistance and comment.

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