City law firms urged to take trainees as US arm set to close London office August 29, 2024 The City of London Law Society issued a letter to its senior partners, asking for help finding roles for trainee lawyers of a US firm that is closing its City office.
Is the Employment Tribunal fit for radical change to workers’ rights? August 28, 2024 All eyes are on the upcoming Employment Bill, a reform that could be seismic for employment rights. But a question that should be addressed, is the Employment Tribunal fit for this overhaul?
What’s Next: Retailer seeking appeal but does it stand a chance? August 28, 2024 Next lost a major equal pay case this week, resulting in an estimated £30m bill to foot but what does this mean for businesses? Lawyers tell City A.M. that the ruling is a "worrying precedent for employers"
Next ruling heralds employment law headache August 28, 2024 The Employment Tribunal accepted that the difference in pay rates between Next’s shop floor staff and their warehouse-based colleagues was not down to “direct discrimination” or the “conscious or subconscious influence of gender” on pay decisions. Why, then, did the retailer lose the claim brought by store staff? The answer concerns the much thornier issue [...]
Uptick in money laundering cases reaching UK courts, KPMG data shows August 28, 2024 There has been an increase in money laundering cases being heard in front of the Crown Courts across the country, despite the backlog in the criminal justice system
Asda, Tesco and UK retailers face anxious wait after Next loses £30m equal pay claim August 27, 2024 Britain's supermarkets face an anxious wait after fashion retailer Next lost a major legal battle today over unequal pay in its UK operations.
Serious Fraud Office ‘should be replaced with a new body’, say IEA August 23, 2024 The UK anti-fraud agency should be replaced with a new body dedicated to combating economic crime, says a new paper by think tank IEA
Entain: Investor group £150m lawsuit filed against gambling giant and Ladbrokes owner August 21, 2024 London-listed betting and sports gaming company Entain has been hit with legal action over alleged bribery at a former Turkish subsidiary
Legal sector growth overtakes wider professional services market August 20, 2024 The UK legal sector has grown more than 13 per cent over the last year, surpassing the wider professional services market
Operation Early Dawn: UK reactivates emergency court case plan after influx of rioters August 19, 2024 The UK government has reactivated an emergency plan to delay court cases as the latest swarm of arrests following the riots adds to an overcrowded prison system