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The Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful to discriminate against or treat a woman unfavourably because of her pregnancy, or because she has given birth recently, is breastfeeding or is...
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Contract arbitrators’ decisions are meant to be final and challenging them is always an uphill struggle. This point was illustrated by one case in which the High Court upheld a...
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There is no statutory requirement for local authorities to give reasons for granting planning consent. However, an important Court of Appeal case concerning a football club’s controversial plans to build...
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Whether or not the employment of an organised grouping of workers has been transferred from one employer to another for the purposes of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)...
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Litigation often requires disclosure of highly sensitive commercial details. However, as one intellectual property case concerning a mapping database showed, the courts do have sophisticated means of keeping such information...
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The one-year deferral in the adoption of the new ‘Making Tax Digital’ system for small businesses and landlords is to be welcomed, but businesses are strongly advised to make themselves...
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