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Can you pick a fight and win the lottery, asks Karen O’Sullivan

John McMullen reflects on what’s reasonable in unfair dismissal cases

Is the government backtracking on equality duties, asks Charles Pigott

When does an employee owe fiduciary duties, asks Felicia Epstein

Ian Smith confronts some familiar HR horrors in the redundancy pool

Melanie Adams considers how to end an employee’s contract without telling him

Could time be up for the Taplin test, asks Mark Benney

Michael Salter & Chris Bryden report on the recent flurry of reforms introduced to UK employment law

A recent Supreme Court ruling leaves working Brits abroad on tenterhooks, says Charles Pigott

Ian Smith reports on fixed-term employees legislation & an EAT decision on dismissal justification

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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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