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20 Feb 2012

Accounts manager who commuted to Libya was employed in UK

Supreme Court says tribunal can hear claim

20 Feb 2012

Employment update

Sue Ashtiany reviews the changes to unfair dismissal claims, the employment tribunal review, the modern workplaces consultation, contract claims and dismissal, and a discrimination case

20 Feb 2012

Company update

Debbie King considers transferring shares, oral contracts and termination provisions, opportunities for SMEs introduced by the chancellor's autumn statement, boardroom diversity and the first sentence under the Bribery Act

13 Feb 2012

Man who worked in Libya was employed in UK, Supreme Court says

An accounts manager who worked in Libya, and whose manager was based in Cairo, was employed in the UK and could claim unfair dismissal, the Supreme Court has ruled.

13 Feb 2012

Mixed blessing

The decision in Tiffin could have more damaging consequences for partners than first thought, warns Peter Garry

13 Feb 2012

Partner or employee?

The much-anticipated decision in Tiffin has provided clarity as to when a fixed-share partner is a genuine partner, without statutory employment rights.

6 Feb 2012

Fixed-share partners cannot 'have their cake and eat it'

Lester Aldridge partner not an employee, appeal judges decide

6 Feb 2012

Rights and risks associated with photography

Recent cases and legislation have made advising photographers more complicated. Jonathan Silverman highlights some of the issues that can arise