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    Misconduct verdict for tardy employment judge

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Apr 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Apr 2025

    An employment judge who delayed providing written reasons in a case for six months has been issued with formal advice for misconduct.

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    Law firm HR professional embroiled in ‘anti-Islam’ row

    by Jo Faragher 12 Mar 2025
    by Jo Faragher 12 Mar 2025

    City law firm compelled to email staff to reassure them senior HR professional’s anti-Islam remarks do not represent its views.

    • Financial services
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    Former BNP Paribas lawyer fined for using offensive nicknames

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Mar 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Mar 2025

    Solicitors Regulation Authority orders BNP Paribas lawyer to pay £31,000 after using nicknames such as ‘Pol Pot’ and ‘Jabba the Hutt’.

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    Most judges in UK say they will quit within five years

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Feb 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Feb 2025

    More than two-thirds of full-time judges say they will quit within five years given their high workloads, lack of administrative support and concerns for personal safety.

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    Law firm discriminated against partner with compulsory retirement policy

    by Jo Faragher 24 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 24 Feb 2025

    A law firm discriminated against a senior partner through a mandatory retirement policy, a tribunal has found.

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    Shakespeare Martineau wins its case for Employment Law Firm of the Year Award 2024

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Nov 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Nov 2024

    Shakespeare Martineau’s innovative use of technology caught the judges’ eyes in the Employment Law Firm of the Year category at the Personnel Today Awards 2024.

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    Lawyer unfairly dismissed over sexual harassment allegations

    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2024

    A lawyer was dismissed for sexually assaulting a female colleague despite CCTV evidence showing her account of the incident was false.

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    Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin law firms to merge

    by Rob Moss 12 Nov 2024
    by Rob Moss 12 Nov 2024

    Proposed merged law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) would become one of top 20 firms in the world.

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    Tech and creative employers improve social mobility

    by Jo Faragher 16 Oct 2024
    by Jo Faragher 16 Oct 2024

    There has been an increase in technology and creative sector employers on the Social Mobility Index for 2024.

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    Law firm’s UK arm shut after exodus of senior staff

    by Jo Faragher 9 Oct 2024
    by Jo Faragher 9 Oct 2024

    A series of departures by senior employees led to the collapse of a US law firm’s London office, it has been revealed.

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    Vince Cable: Post Office managers were ‘thugs in suits’

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Jul 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Jul 2024

    As business secretary between 2010 and 2015, Cable revealed that officials did not consider Horizon issues to be serious enough to bring to his attention.

    • Hybrid working
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    Law firm includes office attendance in performance reviews

    by Adam McCulloch 31 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 31 May 2024

    Refusal to attend the office for at least three days a week will lead to partners at one City law firm with negative performance reviews.

    • Reasonable adjustments
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    Law firm receptionist who could not say its name loses claim

    by Jo Faragher 24 May 2024
    by Jo Faragher 24 May 2024

    A law firm receptionist who could not answer the phone with the correct name has lost her claims for harassment and discrimination.

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    D&I in the legal sector: How can we accelerate progress?

    by James Lavan 10 Apr 2024
    by James Lavan 10 Apr 2024

    How can law firms really address diversity and inclusion in a sector that has traditionally lagged behind?

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    Decision not to raise solicitors’ pay was unlawful

    by Jo Faragher 31 Jan 2024
    by Jo Faragher 31 Jan 2024

    The High Court has ruled that a decision by Dominic Raab to increase defence solicitors’ pay by less than he had been advised broke the law.

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