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Time-travelling (for purposes of calculating the national minimum wage), successive fixed-terms contracts, a ‘pool of one’ redundancy and ‘economic activity’ are all covered in this week’s NLJ employment brief

With pre-election purdah offering a (brief) cessation of legislation, Ian Smith focuses on the work of the EAT and some fairly fundamental points of interpretation. Simples!

An ‘entirely neutral approach’ will be taken on employment tribunal (ET) composition, the senior president of tribunals, Sir Keith Lindblom, has decided

Ffyon Reilly looks at recent case law on judicial discretion as to minor errors

Some errors are small and forgivable, but whether this is so may depend on the judge

Lecture saving tip; At a Glance goes turquoise; Tribunal reasoning; Knotweed at Supreme Court

Next week’s election may result in changes to employment law, but the existing law continues to present novel issues of interpretation, says Ian Smith

Pensions on divorce, the latest in judicial jobs, and limit changes for debt relief orders, are all in the mix in this week’s ‘Civil way’

Whistleblowing, alternative employment in a medical incapability case, and the liability of employees in a discrimination case: this is the trio of topics covered in this week’s ‘Employment law brief’

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

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Browne Jacobson—Christian Major & Phil James

Partners join real estate investment and data protection teams in London

Birketts—five appointments

Five-strong agriculture team joins Bristol office

Kennedys—Samson Spanier

Commercial disputes practice bolstered by partner hire

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NLJ this week: What judging really demands

Judging is ‘more intellectually demanding than any other role in public life’—and far messier than outsiders imagine. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC reflects on decades spent wrestling with unclear legislation, fragile precedent and human fallibility

NLJ this week: AI comes for the billable hour

The long-predicted death of the billable hour may finally be here—and this time, it’s armed with a scythe. In a sweeping critique of time-based billing, Ian McDougall, president of the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation, argues in this week's NLJ that artificial intelligence has made hourly charging ‘intellectually, commercially and ethically indefensible’

NLJ this week: Civil procedure—sharp elbows & sharper warnings

From fake authorities to rent reform, the civil courts have had a busy start to 2026. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold surveys a procedural landscape where guidance, discretion and discipline are all under strain

NLJ this week: Getting the facts right in family courts

Fact-finding hearings remain a fault line in private family law. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Rylatt and Robyn Laye of Anthony Gold Solicitors analyse recent appeals exposing the dangers of rushed or fragmented findings

NLJ this week: Sporting justice—at sprint speed

As the Winter Olympics open in Milan and Cortina, legal disputes are once again being resolved almost as fast as the athletes compete. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Ian Blackshaw of Valloni Attorneys examines the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS's) ad hoc divisions, which can decide cases within 24 hours

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Employment

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Browne Jacobson—Christian Major & Phil James

Birketts—five appointments

Kennedys—Samson Spanier