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April 30, 2024
UK Pension Deal Market Sees Surge In Smaller Transactions
The number of pension deals worth less than £100 million ($125 million) rose 10% in 2023, according to data released on Tuesday by Aon PLC, as doubts grow over the need for a state-backed consolidator of retirement savings plans.
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April 29, 2024
'I Don't Want To Try That Case,' Judge Tells Mike Lynch's Atty
The California federal judge overseeing Autonomy founder Michael Lynch's fraud trial over claims he duped HP into paying an inflated $11.7 billion for his company pushed back Monday against an attempt by Lynch's lawyer to introduce evidence of events that took place after the acquisition, saying, "I don't want to try that case."
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April 29, 2024
Regulator To Pay £58K For Harassing Gender Critical Worker
An employment tribunal ordered Westminster City Council and Social Work England to pay £58,344 ($73,284) to a suspended social worker they accused of posting antitransgender content online.
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April 29, 2024
DWF Barrister Made False Discrimination Claims, BSB Says
A former DWF LLP barrister is facing disciplinary action over allegations that he dishonestly and deliberately targeted his boss with false accusations of homophobia and racism.
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April 29, 2024
Nurse's Slave Trade Comment Claim Too Late, Tribunal Rules
An employment tribunal has ruled that a clinical manager at a London hospice left it too late to bring a race harassment claim alleging a hospice doctor asked her why slaves were taken to America instead of England.
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April 29, 2024
More Post Office Convictions Sent For Appeal
The Criminal Cases Review Commission said on Monday that it has sent the cases of five more Post Office workers who were convicted during the Horizon IT scandal to the Crown Court for appeal, the latest in a string of proceedings to head for review after the major miscarriage of justice.
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April 29, 2024
BT Unit Must Rehire, Pay £84K To Unfairly Axed Engineer
A subsidiary of BT must have reinstated a fired engineer and paid him £83,800 ($105,000) by Monday after bosses unfairly cut him loose for allegedly bullying a colleague without hearing both sides of the story, a tribunal has ruled.
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April 29, 2024
Lawyer's Death Puts Spotlight On Industry's All-Hours Culture
Law firms are churning out mental health policies and well-being initiatives, but an inquest into the death of Vanessa Ford, a transactions partner at Pinsent Masons LLP, has shone an uncomfortable light on the sector's long-hours culture.
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April 26, 2024
NHS Trust Must Pay £74K, Apologize To COVID Whistleblower
A National Health Service trust must pay £73,900 ($92,300) and apologize to one of its surgeons after punishing him for blowing the whistle on the risks of face-to-face appointments amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a tribunal has ruled.
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April 26, 2024
Businessman Gets 4 Years For Fraud During Directorship Ban
A businessman who defrauded a pensioner of £60,000 ($75,000) and ran companies while barred from doing so, has been sentenced to four years in prison, the Insolvency Service said on Friday.
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April 26, 2024
UK Workers Back Gov't 'Pot For Life' Pension Proposals
Proposals for single pension pots for life have cross-generational support from U.K. workers, according to the results of a survey by a cross-party policy think tank that were published Friday.
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April 26, 2024
Law Firm Office Manager Gets OK For Disability Bias Claim
A law firm office manager can sue his bosses for disability discrimination after an employment tribunal ruled that his flat feet condition was affecting him daily when they decided to make him redundant.
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April 26, 2024
Black Met Constable Wins £25K In Race Bias Claim
An employment tribunal ordered the Metropolitan Police commissioner to pay £25,403 ($31,790) to a Black constable, after ruling that a sergeant had discriminated against him by remarking that he had stared "menacingly."
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April 26, 2024
BoE To Include Funded Re In Life Insurance Stress Test
The Bank of England has said it will consider the risks posed by offshore reinsurance contracts when it carries out a stress test on life insurers in 2025.
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April 26, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen budget airline Ryanair file a claim against NATS PLC after the air traffic controller's system collapsed, Mastercard and Visa Europe face group claims from Christian Dior and dozens of other beauty retailers, an intellectual property clash between the publisher of The Sun and ITV, and ISC Europe sue a former director for alleged money laundering. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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April 26, 2024
HSBC Recruiter Can't Bring Claim Over 'Eye-Rolling' Boss
A former HSBC recruiter with an obsessive-compulsive disorder can't sue the bank for disability bias over his manager's eye-rolling after a tribunal ruled the claim was brought too late.
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April 26, 2024
Director's 'OK Babes' Comment Was Sex Discrimination
The managing director at a vehicle recovery business discriminated against a female employee by saying "OK babes" in response to her complaints about him citing her appearance as a reason to invite her to a meeting, a tribunal has ruled.
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April 26, 2024
Amazon Sued For Allegedly Coercing UK Staff To Quit Union
The GMB union said Friday that it has sued retail giant Amazon for allegedly inducing workers to quit their union following a successful bid for a shot at official recognition.
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April 25, 2024
Disciplinary Chair Wins Worker Status, Holiday Pay
A barrister who served as a chair on the regulatory board for the Nursing and Midwifery Council has won his bid for paid annual leave, with the Employment Tribunal finding that gig economy workers must have an incentive to take holidays, so they do not swap cash for rest.
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April 25, 2024
Waitress Made Redundant While Pregnant Wins Bias Appeal
A waitress has revived her pregnancy discrimination claim after a tribunal ruled that previous judges made "fundamental" errors when they sided with the cafe owner who made her redundant.
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May 02, 2024
White & Case Hires White-Collar Pro From Noerr In Germany
White & Case LLP has hired the former co-head of the compliance and investigations group at Noerr to lead its internal investigations team in Frankfurt as part of a big push to expand its global white-collar practice.
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April 25, 2024
Black Nurse Wins Second Shot At Job Offer Withdrawal Claim
An appeals tribunal has ruled that a Black nurse could have a second chance at arguing that a care home withdrew a job offer because he made a complaint of race discrimination during the recruitment process.
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April 25, 2024
Police Did Not Sack Officer For Making Adult TV Complaint
A former police officer has failed to secure provisional compensation for her dismissal after a tribunal ruled that a London policing body did not fire her for blowing the whistle on colleagues for refusing to stop watching adult television at work.
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April 25, 2024
Watchdog Urges Caution On New Types Of Pension Schemes
The Pensions Regulator called on Thursday for a pause in the development of new types of retirement savings plans as it weighs whether they offer members sufficient levels of protection.
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April 25, 2024
Post Office Official Denies Misleading Court About IT System
A Post Office director denied misleading the court about what she knew about the IT system used to prosecute hundreds of innocent people, as she gave evidence to the inquiry into the scandal Thursday.