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

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

Amy Baugh suggests that the family courts may be subverting the strict considerations applicable to costs orders when dealing with debts arising from legal costs

Kajal Aswani and Chantelle Woo consider the approach of the courts in Hong Kong to applications to relocate with a child, in particular during the Covid-19 pandemic

Emily Brand asks whether there should be legal reform to protect the rights of ‘throuples’

Emily Watson and Artemis Michael provide a guide to key legislation and case law that applies as to the options available to a step-parent in relation to a step-child

Matt Foster and Dhara Shah examine the power of the courts to make port alert orders and best practice when dealing with cases involving an abduction risk

Sophie Groves and Valeria Gampl consider the impact of non-financial conduct in financial proceedings

Andrew Smith provides a guide to the key principles to be applied on an application for maintenance pending suit and procedural points

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

Following the closing submissions at the Grenfell inquiry, Emma Swan considers changes in the building safety landscape in the wake of the tragedy

The commercial landlord and tenant sector finally has some clarity on exactly what is meant by a tenant’s obligation to give back vacant possession at lease termination. Jane Bloomer considers the case law

Adam Plainer, Kay Morley, Tayyibah Arif and Ola Majiyagbe consider a case where a landlord challenge, backed by a last-minute offer, was rejected on the grounds of material irregularity and unfair prejudice

Rebecca Crosdil considers the current state of play following the government’s proposals to ‘tear’ the current planning system down

Emily Holdstock and Oyin Ogunkanmi explore the current state of the professional indemnity insurance market and the practical steps that insureds and their clients can take to safeguard their respective interests during development

Daniel Whittle, Olivia Heiniger and Adam Reeves consider a recent appeal decision and preceding authority relating to how the curtilage of a listed building is determined

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

Natasha Dzameh reviews the High Court’s decision to seal the will of His late Royal Highness Prince Philip

Sophia Rogers looks at a decision illuminating the position on the recovery of CFA success fees in Inheritance Act 1975 awards

A recent case underscores the criteria required to make out a case for mistake as a ground to set aside a trust. Rowan Cope explains

Timothy Sherwin takes a closer look at the evolving role of protectors

Succession and tax are interlinked. Geoffrey Shindler makes the case for reviewing the underlying principles behind both when considering change

Richard Smaller and Francis Ng examine accounting on a footing of wilful default, with reference to Re Cadogan

Recent case law has clarified when the court considers an executor can be removed due to the breakdown of the relationship with the beneficiaries. Laura Abbott explains