Jo Broadbent rounds up recent developments affecting employers and their advisers

Alan Lewis highlights the key points to come out of the Supreme Court’s long-awaited decision in Uber

Emily Battcock considers the practical issues involved in workplace coronavirus testing and how employers can minimise the risk of claims for breaches of employment or data protection laws

Michelle Chance, Chris Warwick-Evans and Louisa Hartley discuss how to reduce the risk of successful discrimination claims from employees with ongoing or intermittent Covid-19 symptoms

Helen Burgess explores why women have been disproportionately affected by the government’s response to Covid and how employers can redress the balance

Innes Clark looks at the legal limits on employee monitoring and at whether privacy protections need strengthening in response to the ‘new normal’

Samar Shams explains when employees are permitted to travel between the UK and EU without needing a visa

Jackie Thomas and Catherine Turner round up recent case law and developments affecting employers and their advisers

Following the news that Pimlico Plumbers is planning ‘no jab, no job’ contracts for staff, Victoria von Wachter considers whether employers can insist that employees have the Covid vaccine

With schools closed to most pupils and the clinically extremely vulnerable being asked to shield, Adele Hayfield and Antonia Blackwell examine the competing demands which employers must balance at this difficult time

David Wilkinson suggests that the issues identified in MGB v GT bring into sharp focus the challenges facing the family justice system in private children proceedings

Joanne Green highlights the circumstances in which an error in an order may be corrected to reflect the intention of the court

Alex Verdan QC and Frankie Shama ask whether the Court of Appeal decision in Haley makes family arbitration, including in children cases, a better option

Rachel Freeman examines the impact of conduct within financial remedy proceedings and how revised costs provisions have added to the pressure to negotiate reasonably

Hannah Viet considers an unusual case involving a claim by an adult child against his parents and the extensive arguments submitted in support of that claim

Anna-Laura Lock and Selena Arbe-Barnes look at the cab rank rule and when the court may be permitted to prevent counsel from accepting instructions

Holly Crook analyses the impact of Brexit and Covid-19 on child abduction cases, both now and in the future

Natasha Kirk and James Sandiford ask when care proceedings should be withdrawn and highlight that the answer may not be obvious and caution must be taken

Matt Foster says that the enforcement of child arrangements orders requires a pragmatic approach outside the legislative framework

Andrew Powell and Linzi Bull examine the weight to be given to sibling relationships in public law proceedings

Richard Oliphant explains how e-signing platforms like Adobe Sign and DocuSign are integral to HM Land Registry’s plans to digitalise conveyancing and land registration in England and Wales

Alexandra Jones summarises the planning enforcement regime and what to do where a planning enforcement notice is issued in light of a recent decision

David Schmitz considers instances in which it could be argued that Covid-19 has caused the frustration of some leases and other contracts for student lettings

What does the Supreme Court’s ruling on business interruption insurance mean for landlords and tenants? Stephanie Reeves investigates

Heather Corben considers recently introduced changes to VAT payments

Sophie Henwood and Navpreet Atwal consider the increasing use of drones by surveyors and estate agents

Matthew White and Fiona Sawyer consider the implications of the proposed new residential permitted development right for change of use from Use Class E, and the impact of proposed changes to Article 4 directions

With the pandemic forcing communities to rethink their need for public spaces and repurposed buildings, Peter Kershaw considers the competing theories underpinning urban regeneration and the role of planning committees and public engagement

As business goes on (albeit not necessarily ‘as usual’), Claire Acklam reports on key cases from 2020 which are likely to be of interest or assistance to developers

The hospitality sector is having to adapt to an ever-evolving regulatory regime in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Jennifer Ayris and Claire Petricca-Riding highlight some of the issues that arise

In view of the ongoing consultations on reforming the tax system, Geoffrey Shindler debates its philosophical basis

It is worth paying attention to the formalities. James Poole reports on a case where failure to properly sever a joint tenancy had a profound effect on estate planning and distribution

Mark Pawlowski examines the doctrine of commorientes with particular reference to its implications for property held on a joint tenancy

Those taking on a trusteeship must be fully informed. Graeme Kleiner, Hugh Gunson and Thomas Watts discuss Mackay, which develops the grounds on which such appointments can be set aside

Heather Conway and Sheena Grattan look at family provision, adult children and property transfers

Applications under s48 AJA 1985 are rare. Mary Ashley explores a case which illuminates the court’s approach in such claims

Anna Sutcliffe highlights practical pointers for bringing a proprietary estoppel case and suitable remedies, with reference to Anaghara

Geoffrey Shindler looks ahead to 2021 and the possibility of a new wealth tax

Jo Summers and Ramandip Kaur examine whether it is time for a wealth tax

Katie Alsop discusses a proprietary estoppel claim that succeeded despite little documentary evidence and the claimants not being family members