Nick Evans, partner at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP believes that the Severn Barrage project proposal is so significant in terms of size, complications and impact that it should be subject to parliamentary hybrid bill to increase the chances of it going ahead.

There is no specific EU or UK legislation for workers who become parents via surrogacy arrangements, although this will be addressed in 2015 when the Government’s proposals for shared parental leave are due to come into force.

In March 2017, an Employment Tribunal held that a bicycle courier engaged by Excel was a worker and therefore entitled to receive holiday pay. Prior to this ruling, Excel's business was sold...

The Government has issued updated guidance on how businesses should comply with the Modern Slavery Act 2017.

A recent case before the Information Commissioner has important implications for NHS Trusts.

In Cavenagh v William Evans Ltd, the Court of Appeal held that an employer who had terminated the employment of its managing director under a contractual pay in lieu of notice clause was obliged to make this payment.

In Efobi v Royal Mail Group Limited, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that the Equality Act 2010 does not impose an initial burden of proof on a claimant in a discrimination claim ...

The Government has announced two changes to the Employment Tribunal system, in an effort to save UK business £6 million per year.

In Neal v Freightliner Ltd an Employment Tribunal has held that overtime pay must be included when calculating holiday pay in respect of the minimum four weeks’ leave required by the EU Working Time Directive.

As highlighted in a previous newsletter, the Government has published its response to the consultation on reform of the TUPE Regulations.

Kevin Poulter, employment lawyer at BDB, comments on the high-profile story involving the sacking of pundit John McCririck from Channel 4 Racing.

<p>The EAT has dealt with another case on the level of protective awards, this time under the TUPE Regulations. In Shields Automotive v Langdon and Brolly, the EAT held that an award of seven weeks’ pay was too high for a technical breach of the requirement to ensure a fair election for employee representatives.  <br /><br />Shields Automotive operated a car dealership which transferred to another company under TUPE.  Employees were informed about the transfer and invited to elect employee repr

The Working Time Regulations 1998 state that employees must be paid in lieu of accrued but untaken statutory holiday on termination of their employment.

Following the abolition of the default retirement age in 2011, a dismissal based on an employee's age amounts to age discrimination, unless it can be objectively justified.

Mr Smith worked as a plumbing and heating engineer for Pimlico Plumbers Ltd for over five years.

A legal services order may be worded so as to provide that it will be for a specified period of time or for the purposes of a specified part of the proceedings.

The Law Commission has recently published a consultation paper on Wills.

In White v White, (a court decision from 2000) the House of Lords made it clear that fairness required that there should be no discrimination between men and women. It was a principle of 'universal application' that there be no discrimination between husband and wife in their respective roles. There should be no bias in favour of the money-earner and against the homemaker and childcarer.

When a couple divorce in England and the court has to decide on how the finances are to be dealt with the judge exercises a wide discretion having regard to a number of particular factors.

When a couple divorce in England and the court has to decide on how the finances are to be dealt with the judge exercises a wide discretion having regard to a number of particular factors.