More employers are providing paid leave to members of staff with caring responsibilities following a recent change in regulations, with law firms among those pioneering the increasingly popular policy.
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Law Firms At Forefront Of Trend For Paid Carer's Leave

By Adele Redmond

More employers are providing paid leave to members of staff with caring responsibilities following a recent change in regulations, with law firms among those pioneering the increasingly popular policy.

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Doctors' Union Exec Wins Status To Sue BMA Over Ousting

By Tabitha Burbidge

The former chair of a trade body representing family doctors has won the go-ahead to pursue her sex discrimination and unfair dismissal claims against the British Medical Association after she was removed from her post when she was on maternity leave.

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Ex-Baker Botts Partner Fined For Abusing Court Process

By William Janes

A former Baker Botts LLP partner was hit Tuesday with a £35,000 ($43,000) legal costs order after dropping potential insolvency proceedings against his ex-employer in a dispute over pay, with a judge ruling he must pay the amount for abusing court process.

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LITIGATION

Royal London Data Boss Loses Early Battle Over Redundancy

By Hanna Vioque

A data privacy lead can't revive a bid to reinstate his job until trial because he failed to provide an employment tribunal with any new evidence showing that the Royal London Mutual Insurance Society made him redundant by punishing him.

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Police Force Arrests Officer's Victimization Claim On 2nd Try

By Jamie Lennox

A police force has persuaded a tribunal to dismiss an officer's allegation that the force victimized him for previously bringing a discrimination allegation, proving the second time around that an earlier settlement barred future claims.

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HMRC Wins Appeal In £197M BlueCrest Tax Battle

By Eddie Beaver

A London appeals court has sent a challenge by British-American hedge fund BlueCrest to a demand from HM Revenue and Customs for approximately £197 million ($242 million) in tax back to a lower tribunal for fresh consideration.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Moderate Retirement Pension Gap Rises To More Than £31K

By Tom Fish

U.K. households face a £31,500 ($38,700) average pension shortfall compared with the amount needed for a moderate standard of living in retirement, according to a report by Hargreaves Lansdown published on Tuesday.

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DEALS

Reach Newspaper Group To Fill £5M Hole In Pension Fund

By Joel Poultney

Publisher Reach PLC has confirmed it will plug a £5 million ($6.2 million) funding gap in one of its retirement saving plans after it discovered a "historical error" during preparations for a pension buyout.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Get Ready For Big Employment Law Changes In UK This Year

In 2025, employers should be reviewing artificial intelligence risks and anticipating potential immigration policy changes while preparing for updates to 28 areas of law that are on the horizon with the Employment Rights Bill, which represents the biggest change to employment law in decades, say lawyers at Morgan Lewis.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

4 Stone Buildings

Baker Botts

Crowell & Moring

Herbert Smith Freehills

Morgan Lewis

Nabarro LLP

Norton Rose

Old Square Chambers

Reynolds Porter

Slaughter and May

Stephenson Harwood

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

BlueCrest Capital Management LLP

Hargreaves Lansdown

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

European Union

Greater Manchester Police

HM Revenue & Customs

HMRC

House of Lords of the United Kingdom

UK High Court

UK Upper Tribunal