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A recent decision from the Employment Appeal Tribunal provides explains why failure to make reasonable adjustments during the dismissal process does not necessarily make the associated dismissal unfair

Two recent employment tribunal decisions illustrate the breadth of the legal definition of harassment...

Whilst data protection obligations have existed for quite some time, it is only in more recent years, since the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (now known as UK GDPR), that data protection has become part of mainstream legal consciousness...

A six month pilot of 4-day working has been launched in the UK...

A more nuanced picture of hybrid working is emerging from the latest data...

Data controllers often have to consider the interaction between the exercise of a data subject’s right to a copy of their data under the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the conduct of litigation involving the data subject...

The Supreme Court has refused an application for permission to appeal in the matter of Bell v Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. The decision reaffirms the principle of Gillick competence...

The Committee of University Chairs (CUC) has published new guidance for Chairs and Governing Bodies of universities relating to Tackling Harassment and Sexual Misconduct (May 2022)...

Today sees the launch of the Government’s High Potential Individual visa, which gives successful applicants at least two years’ permission to stay and work in the UK...

The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA) has recently published its annual report.  The content is perhaps not particularly surprising for those dealing regularly with student complaints in HE.  Some key themes are...

All healthcare professionals have a duty of candour – this is the professional duty to be open and honest with their colleagues, employers, professional regulators and relevant organisations when things go wrong...

With big changes on the horizon across the automotive sector, car dealerships are becoming a strong alternative investment opportunity. Graham Collier talks to Robin Eglin, Director at OMC Motor Group and Peter Paphitis, Associate within the Automotive & Roadside team at Rapleys, about the future of dealerships in our 'Driving your Real Estate Investment' series of conversations with experts in the industry