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Working Time Regulations: Holidays and working hours – the debate continues

Employment Law Journal | July 2019

Recent cases on calculating holiday pay and recording workers’ hours show that it remains tricky for employers to understand and comply with their working time obligations, reports Ben Daniel

Transparency: Putting children first

Family Law Journal | May 2019

Lottie Tyler discusses how the courts balance competing rights in relation to transparency in the family courts

Equality Act: Bearing the burden – proving race discrimination in the employment tribunal

Employment Law Journal | March 2019

The Court of Appeal has restored the long-established burden of proof test in discrimination cases, reports Steve Peacock

Employment status: Off payroll, on HMRC’s hit list

Employment Law Journal | November 2018

Employers face challenging decisions about how to treat contractors for tax purposes under HMRC reforms. They could even face claims that those individuals are entitled to employment rights, warns Mark Leach

Financial provision: Proceed with haste

Family Law Journal | October 2018

Tania Derrett-Smith looks at the impact of delay on financial remedy applications

Legal privilege: When does legal advice lose its confidential status?

Employment Law Journal | October 2018

The EAT appears to have widened the range of situations in which employers might lose legal advice privilege, reports Ben Daniel

Misconduct dismissals: Can dismissal without warning be fair without gross misconduct?

Employment Law Journal | September 2018

Two recent rulings have confirmed that a pattern of wrongdoing can amount to gross misconduct and have provided guidance on when any subsequent dismissal can be construed as fair, report Rebecca Driffield and Louise Singh

Third-party harassment: Court of Appeal clarifies employers’ liability

Employment Law Journal | July 2018

A recent ruling has provided much-needed advice on whether an employer is liable if an employee is harassed by a third party such as a client, reports Phil Allen

Employment contracts: When does notice of dismissal start to run?

Employment Law Journal | June 2018

A recent case has highlighted the significant financial consequences that can arise if it is not clear when an employee’s notice begins, report Phil Allen and Louise Singh

Recognition of overseas divorce: Not common knowledge

Family Law Journal | April 2018

Lottie Tyler looks at the law on the recognition of an overseas divorce and the court‘s interpretation in a case involving issues as to sharia law and notice of proceedings