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Working it out

15 March 2013 / Ian Smith
Issue: 7552 / Categories: Features , Employment
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Ian Smith studies the stories making employment law headlines

Employment law in one guise or another is rarely out of the news, and one example of that recently has been the controversy over gagging clauses in settlements, with the NHS and the BBC coming in for considerable criticism on this ground. The first case considered this month arose in the different context of whistleblowing but it is suggested that it could also be significant in relation to compromise agreements seeking to prevent future spilling of various beans. The second case contains a reaffirmation by the Court of Appeal of some pretty basic stuff on the use of warnings in a misconduct case, and is also notable for an expression of exasperation by the court at the excessive length and complexity of what should have been a relatively straightforward (not to say old-fashioned) misconduct case.

Whistleblowing

Onyango v Berkeley Solicitors UKEAT/0407/12 (25 January 2013, unreported) is a short but very much to-the-point decision by the EAT under Judge Clark which makes an important

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

NEWS
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
Artificial intelligence may be revolutionising the law, but its misuse could wreck cases and careers, warns Clare Arthurs of Penningtons Manches Cooper in this week's NLJ
Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Rylatt and Robyn Laye of Anthony Gold Solicitors examine recent international relocation cases where allegations of domestic abuse shaped outcomes
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
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