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Emma Williamson considers the impact of Wardle on the award of career-long loss compensation

Is the government backtracking on equality duties, asks Charles Pigott

Ian Smith confronts some familiar HR horrors in the redundancy pool

There is a fine line between protection & unfairness in sex discrimination cases, says Peter Breakey

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.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Trio of recruits strengthens Switalskis residential property team

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Birmingham law firm appoints construction partner

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop accelerates Northern growth through strategic senior appointments

NEWS
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
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