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'Nancy CAN be black' – challenging public and partner pre-conceptions

8/04/2008

Andrew Lloyd Webber is currently searching for Nancy for his new production of Oliver! And on Sunday the voting public decided that of the 11 Nancy wannabees, the only two black contestants (Cleo and Keisha) should face the humiliating 'sing-off'...

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Sorry seems to be the hardest word

5/12/2007

It's not often that I find lessons in customer service from restaurants. But this week I took notes from the best.A mislaid lunchtime reservation and delayed main course (so much so that I had to leave without having eaten) was...

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Bloxham bar set high by Freshfields

2/11/2007

I finally found the time to get through the detail of the Bloxham v Freshfields judgment. One thing that I find interesting from the tribunal's decision is that some commentators in the press indicated that the decision suggests it is now a straightforward...

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Freshfields beats Bloxham but firms are still vulnerable

11/10/2007

So Freshfields won. Having access only to the small snippets from the judgment circulated in the press, it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly the basis of the decision. It seems that the tribunal was satisfied that Freshfields’ pension reforms were a proportionate...

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