Beware the consequences of ignoring capacity & unwittingly discriminating, says Richard Adkinson
Spencer Keen tackles the muddied waters of disability discrimination
Cyril Adjei examines the complexities of hypothetical comparators
Sam Burnett considers the territorial reach of UK dismissal & discrimination protection
About 4,000 mainly female Birmingham City Council staff have won their equal pay claim.
Four law firms have made it into Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers list.
Authors: Spencer Keen & Richard Oulton
The Heyday litigation ended with the publication of the High Court’s judgment last month. After various name changes it now goes by the title R (on the application of Age UK) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills [2009] EWHC 2336 (Admin), [2009] All ER (D) 141(Sep).
R (on the application of Age UK) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills, [2009] EWHC 2336 (Admin)
Compulsory retirement age remains legal...but only just
Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner
Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office
Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices
The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC