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Defining employment status is a tangled web, says Charlotte Stern

Ian Smith signs off for the summer with a whiff of controversy & a judicial blast

Ian Smith provides a round-up of the latest employment law decisions

Gross misconduct is no barrier to pay in lieu of notice, notes Anna Macey

The waters are still muddied over Beecroft “sack on the spot” proposals, notes Charles Pigott

Michael Salter & Chris Bryden tackle contributions between co-respondents

Rob Weir QC & Vijay Ganapathy examine a parent company’s liability to an employee of its subsidiary

John McMullen examines the latest round of judicial activity on TUPE

European Directives strike again Spencer Keen & Monika Sobiecki investigate

Is a retirement age of 65 now lawful? Sejal Raja reports

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Corporate governance and company law specialist joins the team

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From gender-critical speech to notice periods and incapability dismissals, employment law continues to turn on fine distinctions. In his latest employment law brief for NLJ, Ian Smith of Norwich Law School reviews a cluster of recent decisions, led by Bailey v Stonewall, where the Court of Appeal clarified the limits of third-party liability under the Equality Act
Non-molestation orders are meant to be the frontline defence against domestic abuse, yet their enforcement often falls short. Writing in NLJ this week, Jeni Kavanagh, Jessica Mortimer and Oliver Kavanagh analyse why the criminalisation of breach has failed to deliver consistent protection
Assisted dying remains one of the most fraught fault lines in English law, where compassion and criminal liability sit uncomfortably close. Writing in NLJ this week, Julie Gowland and Barny Croft of Birketts examine how acts motivated by care—booking travel, completing paperwork, or offering emotional support—can still fall within the wide reach of the Suicide Act 1961
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