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Browse our law brief articles and blogs, aimed at addressing the practical implications of the latest legal developments affecting you and your organisation.

Articles & Blogs Higher Education

Top three corporate, commercial and regulatory challenges for the higher education sector

Monday, 08 April 2024

With continuing funding pressures and a general election on the horizon, the next 12 months are likely to bring change.

Top three corporate, commercial and regulatory challenges for the higher education sector
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Articles & Blogs Higher Education

Top three student-related challenges facing higher education institutions

Monday, 08 April 2024

Here are our top three student-related legal challenges facing the Higher Education Sector over the next 12 months and how your institution can address them.

Top three student-related challenges facing higher education institutions
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Articles & Blogs Employment

Tribunal strikes out claim due to claimant's deceptive conduct

Wednesday, 03 April 2024

In a rare decision, a Tribunal has struck out a claim at the remedy stage after finding a claimant had destroyed relevant evidence.

Tribunal strikes out claim due to claimant's deceptive conduct
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Articles & Blogs Employment

New Vento bands to take effect from 6 April 2024

Wednesday, 03 April 2024

'Vento bands' are used to assess compensation for injury to feelings and psychiatric injury in discrimination and whistleblowing claims.

New Vento bands to take effect from 6 April 2024
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Articles & Blogs Employment

Strikes Act: minimum services level regulations passed for fire and rescue service

Wednesday, 03 April 2024

The Government has passed regulations setting minimum service levels in English fire and rescue services. The regulations were made and came into force on 21 March 2024.

Strikes Act: minimum services level regulations passed for fire and rescue service
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Articles & Blogs Academies & MATs

Changes to legal duties on schools regarding pupil registration and attendance

Wednesday, 03 April 2024

At the end of February, the DfE announced a number of changes to the law relating to pupil registration and attendance.

Changes to legal duties on schools regarding pupil registration and attendance
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Articles & Blogs Academies & MATs

New guidance for mobile phone use in schools

Wednesday, 03 April 2024

The DfE published guidance in February 2024 to help schools develop and implement policies to prohibit mobile phone use, along with other similar smart technologies, throughout the school day, including during lessons, breaktimes and lunchtimes.

New guidance for mobile phone use in schools
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Articles & Blogs Academies & MATs

Developing School Land - new guidance from LocatED

Wednesday, 03 April 2024

Are you making the most of your school land? The Department for Education's property company, LocatED, recently published advice to bodies with responsibility for school land and buildings about development opportunities, including land disposals.

Developing School Land - new guidance from LocatED
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Articles & Blogs Employment

Important changes to Employment Tribunal rules

Thursday, 28 March 2024

In anticipation of the digitisation of the Tribunal process, amendments to the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure (ET Rules) will come into effect on 6 April 2024.

Important changes to Employment Tribunal rules
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Articles & Blogs Employment

Duty to make reasonable adjustments can include offering trial period in new role

Thursday, 28 March 2024

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that an employer failed in its duty to make reasonable adjustments, when it did not offer a disabled employee a trial period in an alternative role.

Employers can offer a trial period for their Employees in a new role as part of their duty to make reasonable adjustments
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Articles & Blogs Employment

Claimant's failure to attach 'grounds of resistance' leads to dismissal of appeal

Tuesday, 26 March 2024

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed the narrow scope of rule which allows the extension of time if an appellant makes a 'minor error' in complying with service requirements.

Claimant's failure to attach 'grounds of resistance' leads to dismissal of appeal
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Articles & Blogs Procurement Public Sector

Procurement Act 2023 - Update

Monday, 25 March 2024

As part of the Transforming Public Procurement reform, the Government sought feedback on the secondary legislation that will sit under the Procurement Act 2023 (the Act).

Procurement Act 2023 - Update
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Articles & Blogs Employment

Tribunal decision in relation to the protection of anti-Zionist beliefs under the Equality Act

Friday, 22 March 2024

In a first instance decision delivered earlier this year, a Tribunal found that a professor's anti-Zionist beliefs were protected under the Equality Act.

Tribunal decision in relation to the protection of anti-Zionist beliefs under the Equality Act
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Articles & Blogs Employment

EAT dismisses strike-out application for automatic unfair dismissal claim relating to intention to seek parental leave

Friday, 22 March 2024

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed it is not necessary to submit a formal request in order to be protected from automatic unfair dismissal, as a consequence of seeking to take parental leave.

EAT dismisses strike-out application for automatic unfair dismissal claim relating to intention to seek parental leave
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Articles & Blogs Employment

Equal pay - material factor defence could be established without direct evidence from pay decision-maker

Friday, 22 March 2024

In a recent case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has clarified that respondents defending equal pay litigation are not required to produce evidence from a pay decision-maker.

Equal pay - material factor defence could be established without direct evidence from pay decision-maker
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