Susan Mackay rounds up the latest developments affecting employers and their advisers

Danielle Parsons and Rebecca Denvers compare two recent decisions in which the claimants argued that their dismissals were automatically unfair under the ‘serious and imminent danger’ provisions in the ERA

Amanda Sanders and Aida Geragusian review the updated rules on right-to-work checks and what happens if an EEA national has not applied for settled or pre-settled status in time

Monica Kurnatowska and Rachel Farr assess the impact on employers of the EAT’s decision that ‘gender-critical’ beliefs are protected under the Equality Act

In light of a recent tribunal decision and an Acas report on the subject, Christopher Fisher and Alex Sperling consider how to minimise the legal risks when carrying out dismissal and re-engagement processes

A recent ruling has highlighted the need to reform the UK’s patchwork of trade union legislation, writes Fraser Younson

Barry Stanton and Jemille Gibson examine the key points to arise from the latest crop of disability discrimination cases

Katie Mahoney discusses the perils of employees using WhatsApp at work

Jo Broadbent rounds up recent developments affecting employers and their advisers

A supervisor’s recent EAT win has highlighted the extent of the protections available to employees who have health and safety duties, explains Annabel Mackay

Shazia Khan examines guidance from the Court of Appeal as to issues of consent in child abduction proceedings

Nigel Shepherd looks at litigation funding in family cases and the key regulatory and practice guidance relevant for such funding arrangements

David Wilkinson analyses a recent decision on an application to set aside based on the impact of Covid-19 on asset values

Rosalind Fitzgerald and Sofia Thomas discuss the practicalities of ‘nesting’ child arrangements and the tax issues that may arise

Rebecca Viola summarises the approach taken to trust assets introduced into a marriage and the factors that will be taken into account by the court as to the nature of such assets

Lisa Churchill highlights how the approach to special contributions has changed over the years and how such contributions have been quantified by the courts

Hannah Currie considers a decision in complex financial remedy proceedings where the court was concerned with the application of the Thwaite jurisdiction in relation to a Rose order

Henry Setright QC and Michael Gration analyse the Supreme Court’s examination of the relationship between the 1980 Hague Convention and the Refugee Convention

Julia Nelson and Hannah Whitehouse examine the effects of the Court of Appeal’s guidance in Re H-N on domestic abuse cases

Ellie Foster and Carmelita Ardren discuss an appeal in which the procedural aspects of dealing with pensions assets and their value was at the fore

There are issues involving the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 when it comes to airspace development, some of which are not always clear to developers. Edward John explains how problems arise, picks apart some of the tricky situations that developers are likely to encounter and offers a few tips for dealing with them

Following last month’s article exploring the key considerations for leaseholders and building owners where fire safety defects are suspected or identified, Emily Holdstock summarises how to make a claim under the Building Safety Fund and the requirements of MHCLG to ensure that applications can proceed

On 9 June 2021, the government launched its latest consultation on the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Act. Anna Mullins considers the proposals

Jonathan Frankel considers the government’s proposals on the abolition of ground rent following the recent announcement by Aviva and Persimmon to change the way in which they operate their leasehold properties

Emma Wells considers the government’s proposals to extend the ban on evictions, what protection the right to forfeit offers commercial landlords in practice and the merits, or otherwise, of evicting commercial tenants for their failure to pay rent in the current climate

Joanne Wicks QC considers the findings of S Franses Ltd v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd ‘round two’

Geraldine Pigot considers the potential implications of the new National Security and Investment Act

The government’s proposal around leasehold ground rent reform has now taken shape following the Queen’s Speech. Mark Vinall, James Duncan and Ruth Barnes examine the proposals

With the number of leaseholders affected by the cladding crisis estimated at 4 million and counting, Ryan Didcock and Sarah Heatley of Forsters LLP explore what practical steps leaseholders and building owners should take if fire safety defects are identified in a residential high-rise building

Harriet Holmes reviews the situation just over a year on, and provides some practical tips from the viewpoint of someone who has done several remote hearings, by telephone and video, of various lengths

Geoffrey Shindler examines the scope of the Law Commission’s latest project

Alexander Learmonth QC and James McKean report on a case on construction and rectification

Lucinda Brown and Judith Swinhoe-Standen consider delusions and testamentary capacity following Clitheroe v Bond

Stephen Alexander explores when it is possible to exclude a beneficiary under a discretionary trust

Unsettled wills are not exempt from human rights considerations. Tim Crook and Alfred Gherson discuss

James Sheedy looks at enforcing judgments against discretionary beneficiaries in Jersey

Alexa Payet provides some useful guidance on cross-border probate disputes

Richard Monkcom, Sadie Cunningham and Harvey Pare set out the steps companies should take to avoid court proceedings in the event of the death of a sole shareholder or director

Richard Dew explores a case which concerns Norwegian law, the question of domicile and the principles of ademption

Jessica Henson and Charlotte Henshall discuss a rare study of the statutory power of advancement