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A flagship employment law reform is due to come into effect on 1 July, extending unfair dismissal rights to employees after six months in their job instead of two years

Some employment law controversies never disappear—they merely lie dormant

Some employment law controversies are never truly put to bed: they are only sleeping. Ian Smith rings the alarm on the latest cases

Was the promise actually delivered? Robert Hargreaves & Lily Johnston explain why employers must act now

Employers are being urged to prepare now for far-reaching employment law changes taking effect in January 2027

Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales

The drive to arbitration: Lindsey Sasson compares & contrasts Uber’s British & US legal strategies

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has revealed its assessment and investigatory resources are under ‘significant pressure’ due to ‘an unprecedented increase’ in misconduct reports

A simple phrase like ‘subject to references’ may not protect employers as much as they think. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, analyses recent employment cases showing how conditional job offers can still create binding contracts

How many employment lawyers can dance on the head of a pin? Ian Smith weighs up the latest cases & celebrates the calm before the storm

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NLJ Career Profile: Jonathan Tardif, Browne Jacobson

Jonathan Tardif, Browne Jacobson’s senior partner, on leadership, mentorship and why retaining diverse talent is the legal profession's next big challenge

Freeths—Alastair Frood

Freeths strengthens disputes capability in Scotland with partner appointment in Glasgow

Sackers—Michael Jones

Michael Jones joins Sackers as partner

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Angel ruling opens road to mass consumer litigation

Motor finance and consumer credit claims can be brought as a collective action or ‘omnibus’ claim, the Court of Appeal has held, in a landmark decision

Bar calls for end to criminalising children

Involving children as young as ten years old in the criminal justice system is ineffective, punishes disadvantage and acts as a catalyst to increase the likelihood of future offending, barristers have warned

Questions over whether magistrates’ courts can cope with reforms

The Crown Court backlog stabilised at the end of March, reducing by 37 cases to 80,061—a slight fall on the previous quarter but a 5% rise on the same quarter last year

SRA brings Post Office lawyer prosecutions

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is taking former general counsel of the Post Office, Jane Elizabeth MacLeod, and another solicitor to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Survey sets out multifaceted risks of doing business today

Businesses are operating in an increasingly volatile environment due to technology, geopolitical and regulatory threats, according to Clyde & Co’s annual corporate risk radar survey

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Employment

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Jonathan Tardif, Browne Jacobson

Freeths—Alastair Frood

Sackers—Michael Jones