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Can employees be personally liable for discrimination claims, even when a claim succeeds against their employer?

What might the upcoming general election mean for employment law?

Our Property Litigation team, explains a recent High Court decision on the interpretation of restrictive covenants, where the judge applied the court’s approach to the interpretation of the words of restrictive covenants, according to the “clear words” principle.

Recent action by the CMA is a reminder for all businesses about the care which should be taken with online sales practices.

What level of knowledge does an employer need in order to be liable for disability discrimination?

Following its latest review of in-store price marking practices at grocery retailers, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has called independent and smaller grocery retailers to take action on displaying clearer and more accurate prices.

Immigration is an important issue to UK voters – Imelda Reddington examines the policy positions of Labour and the Conservatives ahead of the General Election in July.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) recently launched a consultation on ‘smarter regulation’, with a view to bringing to an end the protection given to commercial agents under the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 (Regulations).

Serena Winckle, a Solicitor in our Real Estate team, provides a brief summary on how landlords and tenants may change the terms of a lease midway through its term.

A recent High Court decision is a reminder of the importance of agreeing appropriate liability caps when negotiating contracts.

Regular users of JCT contracts will be well aware that the JCT has started to publish the 2024 editions of its contracts but for those less familiar with these documents we set out below a round-up of the key changes.