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The Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has issued a statement on the subject of fire and rehire practices, which contains views from a range of participants in relation to their experiences on the use of fire and rehire

A dozen law firms have backed the Valuable 500, helping it reach its milestone of securing pledges from 500 global CEOs that their businesses are committed to putting disability inclusion on the leadership agenda.

The UK is one of the most economically and socially unequal countries in the world, according to the Equality Trust, Theo Huckle QC writes in this week’s NLJ.

The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities has published the responses to its call for evidence on ethnic disparities and inequality in the UK, which concluded on 30 November 2020.

Theo Huckle QC puts UK anti-discrimination laws & inequality in the spotlight & asks what we can do to effect lasting change

Asda shop floor workers can compare their roles to those of their colleagues in distribution centres, the Supreme Court has held in an equal pay case

John Bowers QC examines some ground-breaking decisions on religious dress & calls for balance between competing perspectives

John Bowers QC examines the interaction between freedom of religion & discrimination in recent caselaw

Charles Pigott takes the measure of the ‘costs plus’ rule of thumb in age discrimination cases

Ian Smith signs off for the year with a salute to Shakespeare

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Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

London labour and employment team announces partner hire

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion

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NLJ this week: When silence speaks volumes

Is a suspect’s state of mind a ‘fact’ capable of triggering adverse inferences? Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Smith of Corker Binning examines how R v Leslie reshapes the debate

Public Accounts Committee warn of ‘extinction’ risk for legal aid

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned

NLJ this week: The insider returns

Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome

NLJ this week: Drawing the line on contempt

After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights

NLJ this week: Stop and search by the numbers

The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains

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Discrimination

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly