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Spencer Keen

Barrister

Spencer Keen is a barrister at Old Square (keen@oldsquare.co.ukwww.oldsquare.co.uk)

Barrister

Spencer Keen is a barrister at Old Square (keen@oldsquare.co.ukwww.oldsquare.co.uk)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

The Supreme Court has re-established the orthodoxy in indirect discrimination, says Spencer Keen

The plumbing company is the latest employer to be put in its place over the employment status of its workers, says Spencer Keen

Beware the length of the judge’s foot in cases involving reasonable adjustments to services, warns Spencer Keen

Spencer Keen explores the limits of the duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled employees

Spencer Keen & Karen Jackson consider discrimination arising in consequence of disability

 

Spencer Keen reports on the correct approach to tainted information cases

Spencer Keen outlines some valuable guidance about the tax treatment of termination payments

Section 15 of the Equality Act is starting to flex its muscles, say Spencer Keen & Monika Sobiecki

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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