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Employment law brief: 29 September 2016

29 September 2016 / Ian Smith
Issue: 7716 / Categories: Features , Employment
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Ian Smith tackles matters of procedure

  • Extension of time where advisers at fault.
  • ET rule on rejection of a claim ruled ultra vires.
  • Disabilty cases—making reasonable adjustments for the hearing.
  • Giving reasons in an indirect discrimination case.

As your humble author was lazily floating in the balmy waters of the North Sea off Southwold beach one day in our scorchio August (sorry—that had to go in because it may not be possible to say it for another decade) he thought what a good idea it would be for one of these columns to concentrate purely on matters of procedure (the Cinderella subject of employment law) rather than substance. This primarily shows what a saddo your humble author is (even before getting to Dr Who and Robot Wars ), but lo it came to pass that that is what has happened this month. Of the following four cases below, three concern matters ever likely to arise in tribunal litigation, with the fourth being a highly unusual case of

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—Michael Conway

Birketts—Michael Conway

IP partner joins team in Bristol to lead branding and trade marks practice

Blake Morgan—Daniel Church

Blake Morgan—Daniel Church

Succession and tax team welcomes partner inLondon

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec

Firm appoints senior associate to lead Manchester city centre team

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Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
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