Peter Summerfield rounds up recent developments affecting employers and their advisers

Eleanor Doubleday considers what the next 12 months may have in store for employers and their advisers

Helen Burgess looks at why it’s important for employers to support employees having fertility treatment and what actions they can take to help them

Matt Robinson and Adam Turner review the Supreme Court’s recent decision on whether an employer unlawfully attempted to bypass its workers’ recognised trade union during pay negotiations

Beth Hale and Naomi Latham explore six cases which highlight the potential pitfalls for employers when managing workers who are pregnant or who have returned from maternity leave

Annabel Mackay summarises recent case law on whistleblowing and considers the potential impact of new EU legislation in this area

Favouring those employees who spend the most time in the office could result in legal claims from hybrid workers, warns Helen Corden

Lauren Bholé rounds up recent developments affecting employers and their advisers

Louise Skinner and Thomas Twitchett review the government’s proposals to extend the right to request flexible working

With the COP26 summit about to begin, Charlie Urquhart, Jasper Dymoke and Nafeesa Hussain look at how employment advisers can help businesses meet their environmental, social and governance objectives

Zoë Fleetwood reviews revised guidance from the Court of Appeal as to when an order restricting further applications may be made, reflecting changes in societal norms

Heather Souter reflects on the usefulness of the millionaire’s defence in Sch 1 proceedings in the context of the statutory criteria

Harry White discusses circumstances in which the court’s residual parens patriae jurisdiction may be utilised where a child is a British national but not habitually resident in England and Wales

Andrew Baines looks at the use of metaphors in discussions in family cases and how narrative is used to navigate reality

Emily Finn considers the approach of the courts to choice of law clauses in nuptial agreements

Molly Betts examines the ongoing significance of the EU Maintenance Regulation in relation to non-EU member states

Victoria Batstone and Sean Hilton highlight potential issues if the UK is unable to rejoin the Lugano Convention 2007

Barbara Reeves reflects White v White, 21 years after this seminal judgment, and the development of the law since

Vikkie Chetcuti examines the meaning of associated person in the Family Law Act 1996 and the extent to which the courts may adopt a purposive approach to interpreting statutory language

Richard Adams highlights the tension between the legislative provision and public policy considerations where a declaration is sought in relation to an adopted child

Liam Waine and Oskar Musial look over the commercial and legal horizon of the UK’s ongoing cladding crisis

Dan Cudlipp and Hannah Coupe recap a selection of the legal developments of particular interest and importance to construction professionals

In an uncertain market, security of performance when it comes to tenants’ obligations continues to be important. Mark Shelton investigates the various options

Hayley Bruce and Katherine Thorpe review case law relating to residential property fraud

The planning system has an important role to play in promoting and sustaining diversity and inclusion in communities. Charlotte Dyer considers whether it is rising to the challenge and, if not, what those in the planning industry can do to make a difference

Tom Dobson and Graham Anderson assess the new Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill and its efficacy

Nicola Gooch explores what the Budget said about planning and improving the built environment

Mark Pawlowski and James Brown consider the validity of notices sent by email when severing a joint tenancy and in other contexts

Fiona Sawyer and Kate Wilson consider the implications of Planning Gateway One in the wider context of the building safety regime

Helen Auden and Meghan Hatfield consider ESG investment and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead

Geoffrey Shindler appeals to HMRC to look to itself before criticising its customers

Property trusts without liquid assets and no right to rent can cause difficulties for trustees facing proceedings. Nicola Phillipson analyses a case that considers these issues and more

Mary Ashley reports on a rare taxpayer win

Melody Munro reviews a case that exposes the delicate balance trustees have to maintain between beneficiaries’ wishes and what is best for the trust

Laura Abbott sets out the key principles concerning costs and contentious probate proceedings

Amy Berry provides practical points on seeking to extend time under s4 of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975

Interpreting wills is not a question of dictionary definitions. Elis Gomer examines a case that underscores this principle

Geoffrey Shindler gives his verdict on 2021

Sismey v Salandron illuminates the risks to a party attempting to hold an estate to a lifetime contract that property would be left to them, or to anyone seeking to unbind the estate from the ties of such a contract. Imogen Halstead discusses

Paul Willan outlines a case which shows the importance of executors understanding to whom they owe their obligations