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How should an employer handle a redundancy scenario in which an employee changes their mind after refusing a suitable alternative role?

How should an employer handle a redundancy scenario in which an employee changes their mind after refusing a suitable alternative role?

In Love v M B Farm Produce Ltd, an employment tribunal considers whether the right to a statutory redundancy payment should be restored where an employee changes their mind after previously unreasonably refusing suitable alternative employment and whether the employee was unfairly dismissed in the circumstances

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Artificial Intelligence – who owns the output?

Artificial Intelligence – who owns the output?

The UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, recently hosted the Bletchley Park Summit at which various tech companies agreed on safety testing AI models before they are released amid concerns that about the lack of transparency about the data they use to generate their output – but who owns the IP in such output?

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Dilapidations of commercial leasehold properties – a reminder and update

Dilapidations of commercial leasehold properties – a reminder and update

Alanis Ingham-Cotterell explains how the “Coldunell” case sheds light on the way the courts look at lease dilapidations liability, in a world of increasing energy efficiency sensitivity.

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Critical Race Theory and the Equality Act

Critical Race Theory and the Equality Act

“Philosophical beliefs” are protected under the Equality Act – but is an opposition to critical race theory a philosophical belief?

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Not so Equal: National Minimum Wage Exemption to be Removed

Not so Equal: National Minimum Wage Exemption to be Removed

The UK government is planning to remove an exemption from the national minimum wage which currently applies to domestic workers living in the employer’s home who are treated as family members

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What is arbitration and is it right for my case?

What is arbitration and is it right for my case?

Hannah Sims, an Associate in our Family team, looks at one of the alternatives to Court for resolving disputes

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Automatic Extension to Pre-Settled Status

Automatic Extension to Pre-Settled Status

Everyone with pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme will have their leave automatically extended by five years.

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Changes to the Immigration Rules October 2023

Changes to the Immigration Rules October 2023

The Government has published a new Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules, setting out changes that will take effect from 5 October 2023 and 31 January 2024.

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Right to Rent – New Penalties for Non-Compliance

Right to Rent – New Penalties for Non-Compliance

The government have announced increased penalties for failing to carry out appropriate right to rent checks.

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An Objectionable Manifestation of Beliefs?

An Objectionable Manifestation of Beliefs?

Were a teacher’s Facebook posts a manifestation of her beliefs, and did her school act proportionately in dismissing her for them?

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Real risk not enough?

Real risk not enough?

The UK Supreme Court in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA and others [2022] (“Sequana”) has affirmed company director’s common law duty to give appropriate weight to the company’s creditors when insolvency is looming.

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Your Duties to a Disabled Job Applicant

Your Duties to a Disabled Job Applicant

A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case addressed an employer’s obligations to make reasonable adjustments to their job application process for an applicant with dyspraxia.

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