Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7348

Discriminatory equal pay deals can be justified

Occasional advice....

Re Neath Rugby Ltd; Hawkes v Cuddy [2007] EWHC 2999 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 252 (Nov)

Regulatory law

Karl Deakin reflects on another difficult year for interpreting the Working Time Regulations

Debbie Purdy’s case endorses the courts’ belief in the need for fl exibility, says Seamus Burns

Spirerose Ltd (in administration) v Transport for London [2008] EWCA Civ 1230, [2008] All ER (D) 128 (Nov)

Advocacy skills could diminish if Bar enmeshed in litigation administration

Ogango v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2008] All ER (D) 230 (Nov)

Should keeping clients happy be a  law firm’s highest priority? Without a  doubt, says Chris Parr