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Work-from-home claims are on the rise, & practitioners need to prepare for the fallout, say Rachel Crasnow KC & Imogen Brown

Flexible working features in an increasing number of employment law claims, write Rachel Crasnow KC and Imogen Brown, of Cloisters Chambers, in this week’s NLJ

Research commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has identified multiple factors explaining why candidates from certain ethnic groups perform better than others in professional legal assessments

Can industry culture in financial services be changed? Guy Micklewright looks at a variety of proposals

‘Sexism in the City’, a 2024 parliamentary report into the financial services industry, found alarming evidence on the extent of sexual misconduct, harassment and bullying in the workplace

Discrimination in the workplace has been the focus of some notable cases recently. Ian Smith briefs us on four particularly thorny ones

Four thorny cases of discrimination come under Ian Smith’s microscope in this week’s NLJ ‘Employment law brief’

Gender reassignment is a protected characteristic, but it’s not that simple, writes Sapandeep Singh Maini-Thompson
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) unlawfully failed to provide blind and visually impaired people with accessible communications about their benefits, the High Court has held
Where is the line between the right to freedom of religion & the lawful expression of that right? Nicholas Dobson examines a complex question for the Employment Appeal Tribunal
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating

Wedlake Bell—Rebecca Christie

Wedlake Bell—Rebecca Christie

Firm welcomes partner with specialist expertise in family and art law

Birketts—Álvaro Aznar

Birketts—Álvaro Aznar

Dual-qualified partner joins international private client team

NEWS
Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473
A €60.9m award to Kylian Mbappé has refocused attention on football’s controversial ‘ethics bonus’ clauses. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines how such provisions sit within French labour law
A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
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