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15 March 2024
Issue: 8063 / Categories: Legal News , Employment , Discrimination , Bias , Equality
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NLJ this week: A quartet of difficult discrimination cases

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Four thorny cases of discrimination come under Ian Smith’s microscope in this week’s NLJ ‘Employment law brief’

Smith, barrister and professor of employment law at the Norwich Law School, provides the lowdown on the quad of tricky cases.

They concern appropriate comparators and how they interact with the burden of proof; a complex European Court of Justice ruling ‘on the vexed question of bans on face coverings (with an orthodox statement of the law but facts showing how complex its application can be)’; the justification defence in age cases; and the meaning of ‘related to’ in harassment law.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

NEWS
LexisNexis is delighted to announce the launch of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027, celebrating outstanding achievement, innovation and impact across the legal profession
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An employer’s vicarious liability for the alleged torts of an employee cannot be transferred by TUPE, the Court of Appeal has confirmed
Tiered fees of up to £1,500 for Legal Ombudsman (LeO) cases could leave firms with little option but to pay out, lawyers have warned
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