Browse our law brief articles and blogs, aimed at addressing the practical implications of the latest legal developments affecting you and your organisation.
As things quieten down for the end of the year (ha ha, one day maybe but not 2024!), it is good to reflect on what is next. In this article, we have pointed towards a few key developments to watch out for in 2025.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that comments about an employee's accent can amount to race-related harassment under the Equality Act 2010, even without evidence of discriminatory intent.
The first set of proposed amendments to the Employment Rights Bill introduces significant changes to workplace protections, including reforms to tribunal time limits, zero-hours contracts, public sector outsourcing, and trade union rights.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that it would not be in the interests of justice to allow a claimant to raise a new argument on appeal, despite acknowledging an error in the Tribunal’s decision.
This blog examines the Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU) report into a proposed subsidy by the Department of Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to BioNTech UK Limited (BioNTech).
The Employment Rights Bill proposes significant reforms to employment law, including new day-one rights for workers, limiting the use of zero hours contracts and making it more difficult to refuse flexible working requests.
In the 2023/24 academic year, the number of cases of students at UK universities illicitly using AI tools, such as Chat GPT and other large language models to write their dissertations or otherwise help them pass their assessments increased exponentially.
The Department for Education has published the 2024 School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document, which will come into force on 8 November 2024. The key updates focus on performance-related PPA time, and the 2024 pay award.
Some practices have problems claiming reimbursement for drugs. Some have been told by ICBs or NHSE that their claims are too late and can't be processed or paid. A common question is about the period within which claims can be submitted.
On 6 November we welcomed Practice Managers and GPs from across Wales to our 2024 Welsh Practice Management Conference at two venues, in Cardiff and North Wales. Here's what we found.
When a partner leaves a partnership there can be difficulties in obtaining their signature to property documentation where the relationship with the retired partner has deteriorated or contact has been lost. We outline a potential solution.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal's decision in Johnson v GT Gettaxi highlights the complexities of worker classification in the gig economy and its implications for app-based black cab drivers.