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One year on from the Supreme Court’s landmark ‘Uber’ decision, Charles Pigott examines its effect on employment law, in this week’s NLJ

In this week’s NLJ, employment barrister Ian Smith investigates a trio of unusual cases, including on the issue of when a court can directly enforce a valid restraint of trade clause against an ex-employee, (and what about their need to earn a living?)
Quiet summer? Think again! Ian Smith ventures off the beaten track to explore the latest (& most unusual) cases
Caroline Field explains why delaying agreement of undertakings doesn’t pay…& may cost
Mass dismissal of P&O staff has shed a light on limitations of UK labour law, says Charles Pigott
Relationships matter, says Ian Smith. And nowhere more so than in modern employment law which grapples with some of the more painful aspects of working life
2021 broke recruitment records for employment lawyers, according to research by market analytics firm Vacancysoft
Harvey general editor Ian Smith celebrates a very special anniversary with a toast to history & the years to come
Sarah Rushton & Sophie Georgiou explore international developments in flexible working & the right to disconnect
Employment barrister Ian Smith, general editor of Harvey, toasts five decades of ‘the practitioner’s bible on employment law’. It’s a fast-moving area of law, so much so that ‘the hard copy version, now in six volumes, would now need a pick-up truck to carry’
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Kevin Joynes & Neil Gosling

Clarke Willmott—Kevin Joynes & Neil Gosling

Clarke Willmott bolsters housebuilder expertise in Birmingham

Carpmaels & Ransford—Kevin Cordina

Carpmaels & Ransford—Kevin Cordina

Firm adds former Simmons Simmons patent head to engineering and tech team

ACTAPS—Sally Goodger

ACTAPS—Sally Goodger

Freeths strengthens its voice in national disputes with ACTAPS committee appointment

NEWS
Pastries may be in the firing line while kebabs escape scrutiny, but the reality is far more nuanced
The Supreme Court’s decision in Dillon highlights a central tension in modern public law: rights may be recognised without being fully realised
A landmark ruling has delivered the first judicial application of the UK’s anti-SLAPP regime and provided fresh guidance on abusive litigation
Non-court dispute resolution is no longer an alternative in family law—it is rapidly becoming the norm
Some employment law controversies never disappear—they merely lie dormant
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