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Kenneth Warner considers who’s liable for the acts of subcontractors

Compulsory retirement age remains legal...but only just

More people are now potentially classed as disabled & so entitled to protection

ECJ rules employees can claim back annual leave lost to illness

The attorney general, Baroness Scotland, has been fined £5,000 for employing an illegal worker as her housekeeper.

Robert Weir examines what makes a place of work unsafe

John McMullen sheds light on recent TUPE conundrums

The head of the independent safeguarding authority is to clarify proposals announced last week for a vetting system for those working with children.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) is to hear a test case on whether an employee’s belief in global warning and decision to lead a carbon emission minimising life amounted to a “philosophical belief” for the purposes of the Employment Equality (Religion and Belief) Regulations 2003.

The Department for Schools, Children and Families has produced a "Guide on Employing Children"

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Weightmans—Elborne Mitchell & Myton Law

Weightmans—Elborne Mitchell & Myton Law

Firm expands in London and Leeds with dual merger

Boodle Hatfield—Clare Pooley & Michael Duffy

Boodle Hatfield—Clare Pooley & Michael Duffy

Private wealth and real estate firmpromotes two to partner and five to senior associate

Constantine Law—James Baker & Julie Goodway

Constantine Law—James Baker & Julie Goodway

Agile firm expands employment team with two partner hires

NEWS

From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed

Momentum is building behind proposals to restrict children’s access to social media—but the legal and practical challenges are formidable. In NLJ this week, Nick Smallwood of Mills & Reeve examines global moves, including Australia’s under-16 ban and the UK's consultation
Reforms designed to rebalance landlord-tenant relations may instead penalise leaseholders themselves. In this week's NLJ, Mike Somekh of The Freehold Collective warns that the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 risks creating an ‘underclass’ of resident-controlled freehold companies
Timing is everything—and the Court of Appeal has delivered clarity on when proceedings are ‘brought’. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains that a claim is issued for limitation purposes when the claim form is delivered to the court, even if fees are underpaid
The traditional ‘single, intensive day’ of financial dispute resolution (FDR) may be due for a rethink. Writing in NLJ this week, Rachel Frost-Smith and Lauren Guiler of Birketts propose a ‘split FDR’ model, separating judicial evaluation from negotiation
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