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Alexandra Addington

Do you need to inform someone on maternity leave of job vacancies and opportunities to be promoted?

It's important to keep in touch with an employee when they are on maternity leave. But if a school or college fails to tell the employee...

14/05/25
Joanne Moseley

School exclusions: Court of Appeal downplays the public sector equality duty in the decision making process

In TZA v A Secondary School, the Court of Appeal had to decide if a school had breached its Public Sector Equality Duty by excluding a...

14/05/25
Joanne Moseley

Do schools and colleges have to provide single-sex toilets for their students?

The Court of Session in Scotland has said that Scottish schools must provide single-sex toilets for their male and female pupils.  We...

14/05/25
Mandeep Khroud

UK-India Trade Deal – Effects on Immigration?

Following three years of negotiations, the UK Government announced on 6 May 2025 that the UK and India have approved a trade agreement...

13/05/25
Henry Thompson

Hot topics in Life Sciences

In this article, I will explore some of the commercial issues presently impacting the life sciences sector, focusing on the UK while also...

12/05/25
Rachel Piper

The implications for directors' duties of the High Court's decision in Stacks Living Ltd and others v Shergill and another

KEY POINTS A director is under an irreducible duty to inform him or herself at least to some extent about the company's business and...

09/05/25
Bryan Bletso

UK-India Trade Deal: A Strategic Shift Toward Growth

The newly announced UK-India trade agreement marks a pivotal moment in the evolving relationship between two of the world’s most dynamic...

07/05/25
Nicola Gooch

PIB in the Spotlight: MHCLG publishes impact assessment for the Planning & Infrastructure Bill

Yesterday, MHCLG published the long-awaited impact assessment for the Planning & Infrastructure Bill. It is a beast of a report with...

07/05/25
Pete Maguire

Signing on the dotted line: how to get your contract across the finish line

We often find that clients will have worked hard negotiating contracts but once everything is agreed and the parties are ready to enter...

01/05/25
Alexandra Addington

Can you lawfully dismiss someone if you later find out they've omitted important information from their job application?

How honest do you expect candidates to be about their job history? Do precise dates really matter? And what can you do if, after...

25/04/25
Nicola Gooch

Playing Catch Up: Key cases, More PIB Amendments, Beavers and Hot Cross Plans

The Bank Holiday is over. The children are back in school and most of the chocolate wrappers have been tidied away.  As we all slowly...

25/04/25
Alexandra Addington

Revised guidance for schools and colleges is on the way following Supreme Court ruling on biological sex

In a House of Commons debate on 22 April 2025, following the For Women Scotland Supreme Court ruling that sex in the Equality Act 2010...

25/04/25
Alexandra Addington

Indirect discrimination: to what extent does a requirement to travel outside of core childcare hours create disadvantage to women?

Despite significant changes in societal and family norms, women still shoulder more childcare responsibilities than men. Tribunals have...

23/04/25
Alexandra Addington

External job applicants: Court of Appeal confirm they don't have whistleblowing protections

Workers are protected from being subjected to any detriment on the ground that they have made a protected disclosure. But who is a...

23/04/25
Steven Mowlam

A-Z on the Precedent Z

Effective from 6 April 2025, the realm of costs budgeting will undergo one of its most significant updates since the introduction of...

17/04/25
Joanne Moseley

Breaking news: sex in the Equality Act 2010 means biological - not certificated sex

The Supreme Court has today handed down its judgment in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers. It has unanimously held that...

16/04/25
Joanne Moseley

Teacher who said being LGBTQ+ was a sin and transgender people were "just confused" fails to overturn finding that she was guilty of unacceptable professional conduct

In Leger v Secretary of State for Education a teacher argued that the regulator had made an error of law and/or had breached her human...

16/04/25
Joanne Moseley

Free speech warning for HE and FE sector: get the law right or prepare to pay a substantial fine

Last month the Office for Students (OfS) decided that the University of Sussex had breached its conditions of registration by failing to...

16/04/25
Patrick Martin

Challenges in Establishing Implied Retainers: Insights from Cooke & Ors v Woodchurch House Ltd

Cooke & Ors v Woodchurch House Ltd (Rev1) [2023] EWHC 3318 (SCCO) highlights difficulties that can arise when the Claimant is seeking to...

14/04/25
Alexandra Addington

Without 'no touching' policy it was unfair to dismiss Ofsted inspector for brushing rain off pupil

An unexpected rainstorm led to the dismissal of Mr Hewston, an Ofsted inspector, after he brushed water off a boy's head and touched his...

11/04/25
Rebecca Stratford

Tariffs and supplier contracts

Since the change in administration in the United States in January, tariffs have barely left the headlines. The Trump Administration has...

11/04/25
Jane Anderson

Martyn’s Law receives Royal Assent

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (“the Act”), also known as Martyn’s Law, received Royal Assent on 3 April 2025.   The law...

10/04/25
Nicola Gooch

Making Amends: The Planning & Infrastructure Bill heads into Committee Stage

So far,* Oldham Letter aside, it has been a relatively quiet week in the world of planning….. So it seems like a good time to check back...

10/04/25
Joanne Moseley

Employment tribunal claims: will waiting times continue to increase?

We've known for some time that employment tribunals are under pressure. Claims are often taking over a year to be heard and complex,...

09/04/25
Alexandra Addington

How do you protect your staff from parental aggression and abuse?

Teachers often choose their profession driven by a desire to positively shape and inspire future generations. However, they are...

09/04/25
Richard Baigent

A new global trade regime: Shaping the UK's future

There’s a new global trade regime taking shape and as the world continues to digest the seismic shift following President Trump’s...

09/04/25
Katie Gledhill

Employment rates and limits in effect in April

Every year in April significant changes in statutory rates and limits take effect, impacting various aspects of employment and benefits....

08/04/25
Luke Singleton

No more Corporate Catfish: Companies House’s new ID rules

Ever come across the term "catfished" or been a victim of "catfishing"? Companies House certainly has, and it's putting a stop to it!...

08/04/25
Sanjida Begum

First Judicial Interpretation of Building Safety Act 2022: Key Ruling on Information Orders and Building Liability Orders

BDW Trading Ltd v Ardmore Construction Ltd & Ors [2025] EWHC 434 (TCC), published on 27 February 2025, provides the first judicial...

03/04/25
Nicola Gooch

LURA Returns: Crown Development, CIL and National Parks in the High Court

In a break from our recent coverage of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill, this post considers recent developments in LURA-Land. And...

03/04/25