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Work-from-home claims are on the rise, & practitioners need to prepare for the fallout, say Rachel Crasnow KC & Imogen Brown

Flexible working features in an increasing number of employment law claims, write Rachel Crasnow KC and Imogen Brown, of Cloisters Chambers, in this week’s NLJ

Research commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has identified multiple factors explaining why candidates from certain ethnic groups perform better than others in professional legal assessments

Can industry culture in financial services be changed? Guy Micklewright looks at a variety of proposals

‘Sexism in the City’, a 2024 parliamentary report into the financial services industry, found alarming evidence on the extent of sexual misconduct, harassment and bullying in the workplace

Discrimination in the workplace has been the focus of some notable cases recently. Ian Smith briefs us on four particularly thorny ones

Four thorny cases of discrimination come under Ian Smith’s microscope in this week’s NLJ ‘Employment law brief’

Gender reassignment is a protected characteristic, but it’s not that simple, writes Sapandeep Singh Maini-Thompson
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) unlawfully failed to provide blind and visually impaired people with accessible communications about their benefits, the High Court has held
Where is the line between the right to freedom of religion & the lawful expression of that right? Nicholas Dobson examines a complex question for the Employment Appeal Tribunal
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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