Ian Smith
Barrister & professor
Ian Smith, barrister, emeritus professor of employment law at the Norwich Law School, UEA & general editor of Harvey on Industrial Relations and Employment Law. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Barrister & professor
Ian Smith, barrister, emeritus professor of employment law at the Norwich Law School, UEA & general editor of Harvey on Industrial Relations and Employment Law. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Ian Smith signs off from his beach hut with an eclectic mix of cases involving suspicion, doubt, disbelief & enforcement
Bargaining rights denied: Ian Smith reports on Deliveroo drivers, detriments & debatable opinions
Ian Smith investigates a gap in protection for workers in the ‘gig economy’
In this month’s brief, Ian Smith serves up some insight into items which are always on the employment law menu
After a busy month for the Supreme Court, Ian Smith examines the implications for employment law & the impact on other cases in the pipeline
Having your cake & EATing it: Ian Smith provides some food for thought
Internal procedures, constructive dismissals & the slippery slope of indirect discrimination: Ian Smith offers some expert tuition
Ian Smith takes a leap into the new year reporting on two important statements of principle & an adventurous challenge
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Carter-Ruck—Tomas Vail
Carter-Ruck strengthens International team with appointment of arbitration partner Tomas Vail
Slater Heelis—Nick Terry
Slater Heelis strengthens crime and regulatory team with appointment of Nick Terry as partner
Payne Hicks Beach—Thomas Moran & Sarah Gogan
Payne Hicks Beach strengthens private wealth offering with appointment of two new partners
NEWS
Construction workers injured in comparable accidents can face sharply different routes to compensation on opposite sides of the Atlantic
Victims of undue influence may have more options than simply unwinding a tainted transaction, with courts able to order profits accounts, compensation and, exceptionally, severance
Disabled people could lose vital safeguards following the Supreme Court’s reversal of the Cheshire West test for deprivation of liberty, two barristers warn
A formidable reputation cannot protect a law firm when partner departures, fragile finances and client uncertainty begin feeding each other
Businesses incorporating open-source software into commercial products could face obligations to disclose valuable source code, with AI-assisted development making licensing risks harder to track
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