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January 03, 2025
Nationwide Wins Bid To Ax Contractor's Whistleblowing Claim
A former contractor at Nationwide Building Society had his case against the bank dismissed Friday after an Employment Tribunal judge ruled that he brought his whistleblowing case too late and without good reason for his delay.
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January 03, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Chris Eubank Jr. hit with a libel claim from a boxing promoter, a perfume boss face proceedings from his businesses following sanctions violations claims, and Israeli broadcasters file intellectual property claims against BT and Sky. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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January 03, 2025
UK Levy Hike Drives Labor Costs Up In 2025, Think Tank Says
U.K. businesses are facing a spike in labor costs, thanks to the government's decision to raise employers' National Insurance contributions, a payroll levy used to fund social programs, a think tank said Friday.
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January 03, 2025
Paralegal Loses Pregnancy Bias Claim Against Law Firm
A law firm did not discriminate against a paralegal when it rejected her request to work more days from home upon returning from maternity leave, a tribunal has ruled.
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January 03, 2025
P&O Worker Fired Over Hair-Pulling Accusation Wins Case
A former worker with P&O Ferries was unfairly fired after a colleague accused him of pulling her hair and swearing at her, an employment tribunal has ruled.
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January 03, 2025
Trustees Warned On 'Dead Money' Over Pensions Portal
Trustees of pension scheme should carefully decide whether it is in the best interest of their members to connect to the long-awaited online retirement savings dashboards program and incur its associated costs, a retirement savings specialist said Friday.
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January 02, 2025
Lib Dem Founder Loses Bid To Widen Claim Over Expulsion
A founder of the Liberal Democrats on Thursday lost her bid to widen her case that she was unfairly expelled from the party, with a London court refusing to probe allegations that the complaints process used to oust her was not independent.
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January 02, 2025
Ex-Kennedys Manager Fined £27K For Due Diligence Failures
A former manager with Kennedys Law LLP has been fined £27,500 ($34,000) for carrying out inadequate client due diligence surrounding a property development fraud that saw directors pocket over £6.5 million of their investors' money.
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January 02, 2025
Disbarred Solicitor Loses Bid To Sue BSB Over Inn's Rejection
A tribunal has ruled that a disbarred solicitor cannot pursue disability discrimination claims against the Bar Standards Board, finding his High Court appeal over his rejection from an Inn of Court barred further tribunal proceedings.
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January 02, 2025
Defunct Law Firm Must Pay Redundant Staff £41K
An insolvent law firm must pay three former employees £41,060 ($51,057) after making them redundant and breaching their contracts as it showed them the door, an employment tribunal has ruled.
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January 02, 2025
England's 1st Barrister-Partner Loses Harassment Claim Bid
A self-employed barrister has been told she cannot sue the Bar Standards Board for racial harassment after she learned about "improper and damaging communication" between the regulator and her neighbors that sparked a 17-year dispute.
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January 02, 2025
New Superfund Expected In 2025 Pension Deals Market
A second defined benefit superfund could enter the pensions risk transfer market in 2025, a retirement savings consultancy said on Thursday as it predicted another bumper year ahead for transactions.
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January 01, 2025
European Tax Policy To Watch In 2025
The European Union may have to go it alone on international tax policy in 2025, especially because President-elect Donald Trump's return to power means the U.S. will likely oppose any multilateral solution to taxing the digital economy. Here, Law360 looks at important European tax developments to watch for this year.
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January 01, 2025
Employment Law To Watch in 2025
All eyes will be on the government's Employment Rights Bill in 2025 — but the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace and an influential case that will examine when employees' beliefs can get legal protection are also worth watching out for.
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January 01, 2025
Pensions, Insurance Risk Consolidation On Radar For 2025
The main themes in 2025 for the insurance and pensions sectors will be consolidation and government priorities for greater investment in the economy —although potential legal and systemic risks loom.
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December 20, 2024
Law Firm Accuses Employee Of Exaggerating Disability Claim
Law firm Cartwright Cunningham Haselgrove & Co. accused a former employee of being untruthful in her disability discrimination claim on Friday, with lawyers for the firm alleging she had "exaggerated" her injuries from a car crash.
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December 20, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen the University of Southampton sue a drone-maker over the rights to an uncrewed aircraft patent, Importers Service Corp. and its subsidiary ISC Europe take action against a former director who allegedly owes the company over £1.1 million ($1.4 million), and DAC Beachcroft face a fraud claim by a "prolific litigant."
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December 20, 2024
Unfairly Sacked Firefighter Is 'To Blame' In Gorilla GIF Dispute
A firefighter who was fired for sending a GIF of a gorilla to a Black colleague more than a year after an investigation concluded there was no disciplinary case to answer has won his claim of unfair dismissal, despite a tribunal ruling that his behavior was "blameworthy."
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December 20, 2024
Spain Can't Use Immunity To Block Translator's Bias Case
Spain cannot rely on state immunity to overturn a translator's harassment and discrimination claim, a London appeals court ruled Friday, finding that the conduct complained of was not part of a governmental activity.
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December 20, 2024
Pension Scams Body Held Back By Lack Of Industry Funding
An influential campaign group on pension scams said Friday that it will not be able to play a bigger role in raising awareness without funding from the retirement sector.
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December 20, 2024
Sainsbury's Worker Fired For Harassment, Not Union Role
A longtime Sainsbury's staffer has lost his claim that he was fired for acting as a trade union representative, with an employment tribunal ruling that he was lawfully dismissed for harassing his female colleagues.
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December 20, 2024
HMRC Worker Wins Harassment Claim But Not Race Bias
An Afro-Caribbean caseworker has proved that a dismissive email sent by bosses at HM Revenue & Customs amounted to harassment, but lost dozens of other race bias allegations he brought at an employment tribunal.
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December 20, 2024
Footballer Wins Appeal Over Handling Of Abuse Complaint
A footballer convinced an appeals tribunal on Friday that his former club had victimized him after he complained about racial abuse by a fan, proving that the club penalized him by cutting communications with his agent.
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December 20, 2024
The Biggest Employment Law Developments In 2024
The Labour Party's victory at the general election and its introduction of the biggest overhaul of the country's employment rights in decades dominated the employment law landscape in 2024 — but other developments ushered in new operational considerations that employers will have to adapt to in 2025.
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December 20, 2024
Osborne Clarke Pro Fined £50K Over Zahawi Libel Letter
A tribunal fined an Osborne Clarke LLP partner who represented Nadhim Zahawi £50,000 ($62,700) on Friday for trying to stop a blogger revealing that the former chancellor was contemplating libel action over allegations of dishonesty in his tax affairs.