The special transport provisions for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games are to be finalised early this year, including the proposed 'Games Lanes' within the routes, which have been the subject of some controversy, reports Paul Bennett.

It is reported (see in particular Lord Norton, a member of the Constitution Committee, writing on Lords of the Blog here) that the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, appearing before the Lords' Constitution Committee on 15 December and echoing the concerns expressed in the Committee's earlier report on the Bill and by Lord Woolf and others at Second Reading, has expressed strong opposition to the inclusion of independent quasi-judicial bodies in Schedule 7 to the Bill.

People who live together, possibly in a very long-standing relationship, often assume that the surviving partner would be properly provided for in the event of their death – the myth of the 'common law marriage'.

In February HM Revenue and Customs issued a discussion document and draft guidance on using proper payment of tax liabilities as a selection criteria.

Improvements to residential and commercial properties in terms of energy efficiency may provide a boost to rental incomes where properties are energy efficient believes Jason Richardson, property lawyer, Bircham Dyson Bell LLP.

Under the EU Equal Treatment Directive, indirect sex discrimination in recruitment selection conditions is unlawful unless the conditions can be objectively justified by a legitimate aim...

The Information Commissioner’s Office has published a code of practice on dealing with requests from individuals for personal information made under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA).

An employee who unreasonably rejects an offer of suitable alternative employment is not entitled to a statutory redundancy payment. In Devon Primary Care Trust v Readman, the Court of Appeal has confirmed the correct test for establishing whether an employee’s refusal of an offer of suitable alternative employment in a redundancy situation is reasonable.

In Fox v British Airways plc, the Court of Appeal has ruled that the dependants of a deceased former employee could recover the full value of his death-in-service benefit as part of a claim for compensation for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination being brought by his estate.

In Whitmar Publications Ltd v Gamage, the High Court granted an interim injunction to prevent former employees of Whitmar from misusing confidential information to gain unfair commercial advantage in their competing publishing business.

In Whitmar Publications Ltd v Gamage, the High Court granted an interim injunction to prevent former employees of Whitmar from misusing confidential information to gain unfair commercial advantage in their competing publishing business.

In Blackburn v Aldi Stores Ltd, the EAT has recently considered whether there was a breach of the implied term of mutual trust and confidence when an employer failed to provide an impartial grievance appeal.

We reported last month on the EAT decision in the Woolworths case which means that collective consultation is required whenever an employer proposes to make 20 or more employees redundant within a 90 day period, regardless of where those employees are located or how they are organised.

In Little v Richmond Pharmacology Ltd, the EAT held that an employee did not suffer indirect sex discrimination where her request to work part time, although initially refused, was accepted on appeal before she returned from maternity leave.

Yesterday the Supreme Court handed down its judgement in the case of Unison v The Lord Chancellor, in which Unison challenged the legality of the need for employee claimants to pay fees...

The long wait is just about over and this blog will also now come back to life.

A new report from NHS Digital, based on its analysis of 12 million fit notes in England over a 28 month period, states that 31% of all fit notes are issued to workers because of mental and behavioural disorders.

The Home Office has decided to consult the public on the fees it charges in the area of immigration.

We have news on the non dom changes at last. Where once there was speculation, since yesterday, we can now utter the word ‘certainty'.

A series of changes to the taxation of individuals who resident in the UK but domiciled outside the UK, so called resident non-doms (RNDs) which came into force from 6 April 2017...