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The five-year review of the judicial salary structure has been postponed, the Lord Chancellor Dominic Raab has confirmed.

Five years on, what impact has the #MeToo movement had on employment laws in the US & around the world? Rebecca Torrey provides a progress report

Lawyers have aired more concerns about the government’s controversial EU laws bonfire Bill, warning it will create chaos for business, deter investment and decimate employee rights.

The Law Society has warned that the government’s stance on criminal legal aid is driving solicitors to consider unionising to take direct action, following the barrister strike action earlier this year.

Ian Smith rounds up the latest cases keeping him awake at night, including ‘pool of one’ redundancies, trade union justice & a Post Office postscript

The question of how to calculate holiday pay for workers on variable hours has been addressed by the Supreme Court decision in Harpur Trust v Brazel.

Sarah King looks at the various scenarios and conundrums facing employers of workers on variable hours

Can documents retrospectively acquire legal professional privilege? Not without a time machine, says Ian Smith in this month’s brief

Increasing numbers of employees are struggling with mental health issues, as employee assistance providers (EAPs) face being overwhelmed by demand.

Conveyancers brace for heavy workload following stamp duty cut

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Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

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NLJ this week: Who shaped the witness’s story?

Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete

NLJ this week: Possession’s digital pitfalls

Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step

NLJ this week: Debts, disputes & digital bluster

A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense

NLJ this week: Costs without limits?

An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?

NLJ this week: Beyond environmental offences

The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed

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Employment

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions