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Case Update: Hewston v Ofsted – Court of Appeal clarifies boundaries of fair dismissal 

Case Update: Hewston v Ofsted – Court of Appeal clarifies boundaries of fair dismissal 

Rianna Billington Purvis, Associate in the Employment team, reflects on a recent court ruling that clarifies the boundaries o…
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“Innovation not discrimination”: AI in work and employment contexts

“Innovation not discrimination”: AI in work and employment contexts

Elizabeth Shaw, Associate in the Employment department, highlights AI’s risks in recruitment and stresses the need for govern…
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Autumn budget 2024 – The abolition of the non-dom tax regime

Autumn budget 2024 – The abolition of the non-dom tax regime

After nearly eight months of uncertainty following the March 2024 Spring Budget, the Autumn Budget has at last delivered a fu…
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Private matters and Public trials – privacy in the employment tribunal 

Private matters and Public trials – privacy in the employment tribunal 

Ross Beaton, Senior Associate in the Employment Department, outlines how courts rarely grant anonymity unless justified by sa…
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Education Excellence Legal Support for HNW Families

What does the Budget 2024 mean for the wealthiest UK taxpayers?

As the dust settles on the Budget 2024, Tax expert, Robert Brodrick, Partner at Payne Hicks Beach, provides his insights into…
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Coppinger

Case report – Mr D Coppinger and Mr J McInerney v P.J. Carey (Contractors) Limited

James Townsend, Partner and Head of the Employment Department at Payne Hicks Beach, offers an in-depth analysis of a case he…
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Sexual harassment and reasonable steps – what does this mean for employers?

Sexual harassment and reasonable steps – what does this mean for employers?

From 26 October 2024, employers will be subject to a proactive duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.
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The Right to Switch Off/Disconnect

The Right to Switch Off/Disconnect

Two years on, the transformations brought by Covid-19 remain present in the workplace, particularly as regards to the adoptio…
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Asda Equal Pay

Asda Equal Pay

On 27 August 2024, the Employment Tribunal held that Next plc had discriminated against more than 3,500 female store staff me…
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What the budget means for Britain’s wealthy – Rosamond McDowell comments for Spears

What the budget means for Britain’s wealthy – Rosamond McDowell comments for Spears

Rosamond McDowell, Private Client Partner at Payne Hicks Beach, shares her insights in Spears Magazine regarding the implicat…
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Manchester Arena

Legal implications of Manchester Arena bombing survivors’ case – insights from Hanna Basha

Hanna Basha, Privacy and Media expert and Partner at Payne Hicks Beach, has provided her commentary in Edward Fennell’s Legal…
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Obtaining a Parental Order

What happens to savings and investments on divorce? 

Kelly Gerrard, Legal Director of the Family Department at Payne Hicks Beach LLP, emphasises the importance of addressing savi…
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