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Does UK plc have the right to strike? Tom Walker reports

Employment lawyers have spoken out against today's proposals to reduce the £72,300 cap for unfair dismissal.

Ian Smith returns from the summer break to swot up on the latest employment decisions

Defining employment status is a tangled web, says Charlotte Stern

Ian Smith signs off for the summer with a whiff of controversy & a judicial blast

Bridgeman v Associated British Ports UKEAT/0425/11/JOJ, [2012] All ER (D) 18 (Aug)

Chris Bryden & Michael Salter discuss the correct approach to apportioning discrimination awards

Ian Smith provides a round-up of the latest employment law decisions

Gross misconduct is no barrier to pay in lieu of notice, notes Anna Macey

The waters are still muddied over Beecroft “sack on the spot” proposals, notes Charles Pigott

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Maryam Syed KC, Church Court Chambers

NLJ Career Profile: Maryam Syed KC, Church Court Chambers

From childhood dreams of the Bar to some of the country's most challenging cases, Maryam Syed KC explains why she has never stopped standing up for others

DAC Beachcroft—Richard Breavington, Rachel Ford & Daniel Guilfoyle

DAC Beachcroft—Richard Breavington, Rachel Ford & Daniel Guilfoyle

DAC Beachcroft significantly expands Cyber team, hiring three Cyber partners

Browne Jacobson—Professor Clive Kay

Browne Jacobson—Professor Clive Kay

Browne Jacobson appoints senior healthcare leader Professor Clive Kay as strategic adviser

NEWS
As family justice moves further away from the courtroom, collaborative law is emerging as an increasingly important route to resolving separation disputes
A busy period for employment law is producing important lessons for employers, employees and tribunals alike
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.

How forcefully can a litigant criticise a public authority before robust advocacy crosses the line into unreasonable conduct? 
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