Discrimination

Articles

28 Apr 2009

Update: employment

Sue Ashtiany reviews the latest cases on employment status and whether directors of failed companies are entitled to the same benefits as their employees, unfair dismissal claims and the 'Polkey' principle, and equal pay in the NHS

28 Apr 2009

Update: commercial property

Milton McIntosh considers recent decisions on reserved rights of entry, disputes over rent arrears and rent reviews, the legality of virtual assignments and the validity of break notices

28 Apr 2009

Proceeding with care

The changing scope of cost recovery outside of court proceedings has important implications for legal defence insurers, says Jennette Newman

7 Apr 2009

Justified aims

Paul Stanley considers whether the compulsory retirement age ruling is compatible with UK regulations, the binding force of unpublished rules and the right to indemnity under the Commercial Agents Directive

31 Mar 2009

David Oldham on the erosion of the civil justice system

David Oldham has a mission, he says in the notes accompanying the news of his appointment as president of the association of district judges. “It is to persuade the government to return to funding our civil courts to a realistic level.”

24 Mar 2009

The silk route

There is pressure to but few women are applying for silk and more can be done to increase diversity, says Kate Thirlwall QC

17 Mar 2009

Out with the old

The legislation on age discrimination sits uncomfortably alongside today's economic troubles, while the legitimacy of forced retirement remains a vexed question for employers and employees alike, says Schona Jolly

3 Mar 2009

Irregular awards

Landlords and tenants feeling the pressure in the economic downturn are more likely to appeal against rent review arbitration awards but the courts have set high hurdles to such challenges, warns Stephen Bickford-Smith