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Tom Walker

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Tom Walker, partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

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Tom Walker, partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Constructive dismissal upholds the law of contract, but with a human touch, says Tom Walker

Tom Walker & Richard Marshall consider the length of restrictive covenants

Should employees be paid to sleep? Tom Walker reports

Tom Walker & Phillip D’Costa review the status of LLP members

Tom Walker & Richard Marshall explain why some employees may have less waiting time between jobs in future

Employers can now act with greater flexibility in a redundancy exercise, says Tom Walker

Does UK plc have the right to strike? Tom Walker reports

Tom Walker shares a cautionary tale or two about “protected conversations”

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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
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
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
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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