As many of you will have seen, on 17 July 2024, King Charles III delivered his first King’s Speech outlining Labour’s legislative priorities as they have formed a new government. Labour have said that they plan to ‘unlock growth’ and…
The general election on 4 July is fast approaching, and whilst the televised debates and interviews focus heavily on the economy, immigration and other pressing matters, there has not been as much talk about the parties’ plans in terms of…
The recent case of Rea v Rea [2024] EWCA Civ 169 evidences the high bar cases of undue influencemust overcome. The Court of Appeal stated that to bring a successful claim, undue influence must bemore probable than any other hypothesis.BackgroundThe…
April is always a busy month for employment law changes and this year has proven no different. Several changes have taken effect at the start of this month. These include changes to family-friendly rights, statutory pay rates, tribunal compensation, and the always recurring but…
Whilst the Carer’s Leave Act 2003 came into force on 24 May 2023, regulations needed to be passed to set out how carer’s leave would work in practice. Those regulations were passed on 27 February 2024 in the form of the Carer’s Leave Regulations…
Following the Ministry of Justice’s consultation in July 2023 and subsequent implementation of the fixed recoverable costs regime in October 2023, amendments are being made to update the same. Those amendments follow concerns arising now that the rules have been…
There are numerous changes in employment law that are expected to come into effect early next year. We have outlined the key changes and steps employers should take for good practice and to ensure they are prepared to implement these changes in good time. 1. Qualifying workers will be able…
In the face of recent conflict in Israel and Gaza, it is important for employers to get to grips with how these events (as well as like future events) could trickle their way into workplace discussions. Employers should be aware…
The House of Commons Justice Committee has launched a new inquiry amid the growing concerns over the resourcing and capacity of the County Courts. The inquiry follows the publication of recent statistics from the Civil Justice Statistics Quarterly for April…
What’s the current inflation rate? Inflation, which is the rate at which the prices of goods and services increase, is currently at 6.7% for September this year, which has remained relatively unchanged from the month of June. Although, the rate…