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Ian Smith signs off for the year with a salute to Shakespeare
Ministers have proposed reforms to non-compete clauses and other restrictive employment contracts.
A ‘plethora of rather confusing “guidance” has emerged’ in response to COVID-19, but what is its legal status? 
Whose liability is it when a workplace prank goes badly wrong? Charles Pigott investigates
Controlling the abuse of TUPE, outlined by John McMullen
The government has not done enough to protect gig economy and precarious workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, the High Court has held in a landmark judgment
What is the meaning of ‘philosophical belief’ for the purposes of employment law?
John Bowers reflects on Grainger plc v Nicholson—a case believed to be important about how to qualify ‘belief’
After a quiet few weeks, Ian Smith breaks the silence & tackles a Polkey reduction & the meaning of ‘because of’...
Marian Bloodworth, ELA chair, outlines the current pressures on practitioners & calls for change
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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
4PB chambers has announced the 2026 winner of its Alan Inglis Memorial Essay Prize, now in its third year
Murder could be split into first and second degrees, under Law Commission proposals for a historic overhaul of homicide offences
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Australian-style ban on social media for under-16s will be difficult to enforce, lawyers have warned
One in two women in law say their current working pattern is unsustainable for their long-term health, according to a report by the Next 100 Years project
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has highlighted a lack of safeguards where people use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help with legal problems
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