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Retailer Next has lost an equal pay claim brought by 3,500 store staff and former staff, in the first equal pay group action decision in the private sector

As he signs off for the summer, Ian Smith reflects on complex matters of interpretation, prohibited conduct & part-time status

A trio of employment cases appear in this week’s NLJ employment brief, covering interpretation of the national minimum wage, prohibited conduct in chambers, and less favourably treated part-time workers

Time-travelling (for purposes of calculating the national minimum wage), successive fixed-terms contracts, a ‘pool of one’ redundancy and ‘economic activity’ are all covered in this week’s NLJ employment brief

With pre-election purdah offering a (brief) cessation of legislation, Ian Smith focuses on the work of the EAT and some fairly fundamental points of interpretation. Simples!

An ‘entirely neutral approach’ will be taken on employment tribunal (ET) composition, the senior president of tribunals, Sir Keith Lindblom, has decided

Ffyon Reilly looks at recent case law on judicial discretion as to minor errors

Some errors are small and forgivable, but whether this is so may depend on the judge

Next week’s election may result in changes to employment law, but the existing law continues to present novel issues of interpretation, says Ian Smith

Whistleblowing, alternative employment in a medical incapability case, and the liability of employees in a discrimination case: this is the trio of topics covered in this week’s ‘Employment law brief’

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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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