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27 March 2008
Issue: 7314 / Categories: Legislation , In Court
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Statwatch

Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/656)

Commence 6 April 2008. Amend the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 in regards to the definition of sex harassment; the definition of discrimination on grounds of pregnancy or maternity leave; and the exceptions applicable to claims of discrimination on grounds of maternity leave. The regulations also make it unlawful for an employer to fail to take reasonably practicable steps to protect an employee from persistent third party harassment where the employer has knowledge of such harassment.

Issue: 7314 / Categories: Legislation , In Court
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team

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Richard Lloyd’s independent review of the Legal Services Board (LSB) has delivered a devastating verdict, accusing the super-regulator of having ‘lost its way in recent years’
The House of Commons has passed the Hillsborough Law, in a historic achievement for campaigners, survivors and families of those who died in the 1989 stadium collapse
Judicial statistics show a steady rise in the number of female judges and Asian and mixed ethnicity judges in the past ten years—however, progress in terms of representation has stalled for both Black lawyers and for solicitors
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