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Proposals to reform tribunals into a more efficient, independent and user-focused service have been published by the Tribunals Service (TS).
A blind exam candidate can ask to use her own software and it is up to the examining body to prove that this is not a “reasonable adjustment” in her case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.
Daniel Wise reviews the burden of proof test in discrimination claims
Worker v home worker, Lapsed warnings, TUPE transfers
Firm strengthens global fund finance practice with London partner hire.
Partner and head of national planning team appointed
Corporate team expands in Birmingham with partner hire
An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ