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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 Employment

Marital Status Discrimination

Friday, 20 January 2023

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has found that less favourable treatment due to marriage to a particular person does not amount to marital status discrimination.

Marital Status Discrimination

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

Education Sector Braces for Planned Teachers' Strikes

Thursday, 19 January 2023

The National Education Union (NEU), which represents around 450,000 teachers, support staff and school leaders, has announced that teachers in England and Wales will strike on seven dates in February and March 2023.

Education Sector Braces for Planned Teachers' Strikes

Articles & Blogs Academies & MATs

Teachers' Strikes Planned in February and March 2023

Thursday, 19 January 2023

The National Education Union (NEU), which represents around 450,000 teachers, support staff and school leaders, has announced that teachers in England and Wales will strike on seven dates in February and March 2023.

Teachers' Strikes Planned in February and March 2023

Articles & Blogs Charities

New Standards for B Corps

Tuesday, 17 January 2023

B Corps are purpose-driven companies that have been verified by B Lab, a non-profit network, to meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.

New Standards for B Corps

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

Two Big Pharma Companies Leave NHS Pricing Scheme Over Punitive VPAS Rebates

Tuesday, 17 January 2023

AbbVie and Eli Lilly have pulled out of the NHS's Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access (known as VPAS). The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has called the rebates under VPAS 'punitive'.

Two Big Pharma Companies Leave NHS Pricing Scheme Over Punitive VPAS Rebates

Articles & Blogs Recruitment

Redundancy Update for the Recruitment Sector

Tuesday, 17 January 2023

With the UK economy in recession, and predicted by some to remain so for the whole of 2023, many recruitment organisations may have to consider restructuring or making redundancies this year.

Redundancy Update for the Recruitment Sector

Articles & Blogs Employment

Without Prejudice Rule - Discussions During Grievance Were Inadmissible

Friday, 13 January 2023

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has provided a useful reminder about how the without prejudice rule works in practice.

Without Prejudice Rule - Discussions During Grievance Were Inadmissible

Articles & Blogs Employment

Industrial Action - New Minimum Service Levels Bill Introduced to Parliament

Friday, 13 January 2023

The Government has confirmed plans to enforce minimum service levels across multiple sectors during industrial action, including the NHS, education, and the fire service.

Industrial Action - New Minimum Service Levels Bill Introduced to Parliament

Articles & Blogs Employment

Government Consults on Calculation of Part-Year Worker Holiday Pay

Friday, 13 January 2023

On 12 January 2023 the Government opened consultation on proposals to pro-rate statutory holiday entitlement for part-year workers, in light of last year's Supreme Court judgment in the case of Harpur Trust v Brazel.

Government Consults on Calculation of Part-Year Worker Holiday Pay

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

Data Protection - Recent Developments and What's on the Horizon

Monday, 09 January 2023

Here we look at recent data protection developments and what schools should be thinking about for the year ahead.

Data Protection - Recent Developments and What's on the Horizon

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

What to Expect in Employment Law in 2023

Monday, 09 January 2023

As the new year gets underway, we have looked at some of the key employment law developments anticipated in 2023.

What to Expect in Employment Law in 2023

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

Regulatory Developments 2023

Friday, 13 January 2023

We have taken a look ahead at regulatory developments we are expecting in 2023.

Regulatory Developments 2023

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

The Risk of Removal of the Benefits of Charitable Status

Monday, 09 January 2023

Risk of a future Labour Government changing taxation of independent schools to require VAT to be charged on school fees, and to remove tax benefits of charitable status from independent school operating charities, should be high on school's risk register.

The Risk of Removal of the Benefits of Charitable Status

Articles & Blogs Academies & MATs Independent Schools

Government Consults on Calculation of Part-Year Worker Holiday Pay

Friday, 13 January 2023

On 12 January 2023 the Government opened consultation on proposals to pro-rate statutory holiday entitlement for part-year workers, in light of last year's Supreme Court judgment in the case of Harpur Trust v Brazel.

Government Consults on Calculation of Part-Year Worker Holiday Pay

Articles & Blogs Employment Recruitment

What to Expect in Employment Law in 2023

Friday, 06 January 2023

As the New Year gets underway, we have looked at some of the key employment law developments anticipated in 2023.

What to Expect in Employment Law in 2023