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August 21, 2025
Law Firms Underprepared For New Pay Gap Reporting Rules
Law firms are ahead when it comes to reporting data on their ethnicity pay gaps — but they might not be prepared for new measures that the government is planning to introduce, experts warn.
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August 21, 2025
Recycling Worker Wins £17K For Unfair Dismissal While Sick
An employment tribunal has ordered a Scottish council to pay £17,244 to a staffer it unfairly fired from a waste-recycling site after he was off sick with depression for 174 days because the council botched the dismissal process.
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August 21, 2025
'Exceptionally Lucky' Fake London Solicitor Avoids Prison
An unlicensed legal professional who admitted to impersonating a practicing solicitor was handed a suspended sentence on Thursday after a London judge said he was "exceptionally lucky" the prisons were in crisis.
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August 21, 2025
Solicitor Denies Intentionally Misleading Clients About Case
A solicitor accused of misleading clients for months about the outcome of a hearing he had lost told a tribunal on Thursday that he genuinely believed there had not been a final decision on the case.
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August 21, 2025
Injury Firm Seeks Guidance On Payouts For Trans Claimants
A personal injury law firm called for sector-wide guidance on compensation calculations for transgender claimants on Thursday, in order to prevent inequalities in payouts following the U.K. Supreme Court's controversial ruling on the definition of sex.
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August 21, 2025
Health Insurance Uptick Fuels £123M Rise In UK Tax Revenue
Mounting pressure on Britain's public healthcare system is spurring the uptake of health insurance products and boosting government tax revenue, financial services consultancy Broadstone said Thursday.
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August 20, 2025
Female Leadership May Narrow Pay Gaps But Isn't A Cure-All
Law firms led by women might be more likely to pursue initiatives that help to close the gender pay gap and encourage junior females to strive for partnership — but this is not a solution for pay inequality.
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August 20, 2025
Ex-Meta Worker Can't Keep Job During Whistleblowing Claim
A former product manager at Meta who says he was sacked for blowing the whistle on the technology giant allegedly inflating its advertising metrics failed to convince a tribunal on Wednesday to reinstate him pending his claim being determined.
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August 20, 2025
Manager Harassed For LinkedIn Post On Islamophobia
A Muslim divisional manager has proved that the recruitment agency for which he works harassed him by forcing him to remove a LinkedIn post in which he replied to a message about Islamic grooming gangs or "face consequences."
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August 20, 2025
Marine Insurers Warned Of Legal Risks From Modern Slavery
Insurers risk legal and reputational damage if they offer cover for shipping companies that rely on modern slavery in their business models, a trade body for the sector warned.
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August 20, 2025
Fewer Pension Plans Granting Inflation-Driven Increases
Fewer U.K. pension plans are giving their members discretionary increases in retirement payments, with inflation lower and changes anticipated in how surpluses will be used, Aon PLC said Wednesday.
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August 20, 2025
Eversheds, LCP Guide £700M Pension Deal For Engineer ABB
The British subsidiary of global electrical engineering giant ABB Group has agreed a full-scheme pension program buy-in worth £700 million ($945 million) with Aviva PLC, the insurer said Wednesday.
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August 19, 2025
Law Firms Silent As They Struggle To Close Partner Pay Gap
Half of the U.K.'s highest-earning law firms don't report on gender pay gaps among their partners, despite calls for them to do so since the regime was established eight years ago.
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August 19, 2025
Court Upholds Ban On Education Charity Over Plagiarism
A London court has upheld a decision by a company that awards qualifications to suspend an educational charity from delivering its qualifications for 10 years after the company found numerous cases of plagiarism in students' work.
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August 19, 2025
Athora, Brookfield Deals May Spur UK Pension Risk Appetite
A wave of consolidation among life insurers may mean deeper pockets to meet demand in the pension risk transfer market, a broker said Tuesday.
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August 19, 2025
Recruiter's CEO Fired Over Clashes With Bosses Wins £111K
An employment tribunal has ordered a healthcare recruiter to pay £111,663 ($151,000) to its former chief executive after admitting that it had unfairly dismissed him just two weeks before a liability hearing over poor financial performance.
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August 19, 2025
Ex-Vodka Co. Exec Can't Enforce £2M Payout In High Court
A London court has ruled that a vodka company's former executive must restart his quest to cash in a £2 million ($2.7 million) tribunal payout after he breached "straightforward" rules by asking the wrong court to enforce the ruling.
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August 19, 2025
Pensions Watchdog Says £80M Returned To Scam Victims
More than £80 million ($108 million) has been paid out to pension savers who fell victim to scams, after a landmark court victory paved the way for compensation, the U.K. retirement savings watchdog said Tuesday.
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August 18, 2025
Opaque Bonus Policies Widen Gender Pay Gap In Law Firms
Opaque bonus processes and a tendency for women to specialize in lower-earning practices are hampering progress by law firms as they seek to close the more than 31% bonus pay-gap, experts say.
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August 18, 2025
Law360's 2025 UK Law Firm Gender Pay Gap Report
Law360 has collected and analyzed the gender pay-gap reports from more than 100 top law firms in the U.K. and compiled that data into a new tool, revealing that male employees typically earned 26% more than their female colleagues in 2024. Check out our analysis of the findings in the coverage below.
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August 18, 2025
Asda Loses Bid To Stall Unionizing At UK Depots
Asda Stores Ltd. lost its challenge on Monday to a bid by trade union GMB to form a collective bargaining unit at its depots, as an adjudicator ruled that the retail giant's concerns about manipulation of supporter numbers are immaterial.
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August 18, 2025
Diarra To Restart €65M Claim Against FIFA Transfer Rules
French former professional football player Lassana Diarra said Monday that he will relaunch his €65 million ($75.8 million) claim against the game's world governing body and the Belgian association over allegedly unlawful and restrictive no-poaching agreements.
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August 18, 2025
Aviva Launches Flexible Annuity To Boost Retirement Control
Aviva said Monday that it has launched a new retirement income program that pays a guaranteed amount over a fixed term to give clients more control over their pension savings.
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August 18, 2025
Companies Told To Prepare For New Fraud Prevention Law
Large organizations must gear up for the new "failure to prevent fraud" offense that will come into force in a fortnight or prepare for an investigation, the Serious Fraud Office warned Monday.
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August 18, 2025
JB Drax Sues Exec Over Resignation In £400K Loan Dispute
A derivatives broker has accused a sales executive of resigning in breach of a £400,000 ($542,000) loan agreement and exposing it to unfair competition because he had access to sensitive information.
Expert Analysis
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FCA Misconduct Guide Will Expand Firms' Duty To Investigate
The Financial Conduct Authority's recent proposals on workplace nonfinancial misconduct will place a greater onus on compliance and investigations teams, clarifying that the question to ascertain is whether the behavior is justifiable and proportionate, say lawyers at Ashurst.
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SRA Ruling Raises Issue Of Jurisdiction Over Private Conduct
The recent Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal ruling, suspending a former Orrick associate after determining that a criminal offense of nonconsensual touching had occurred, serves as a cautionary tale that the regulator's jurisdiction may extend into private social settings, even where no abuse of power is proven, says Nick Brett at Brett Wilson.
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Challenges Law Firms Face In Recruiting Competitor Teams
Since the movement of lawyer teams from a competitor can bring legal considerations and commercial risks into play, both the target and recruiting firms should be familiar with the relevant limited liability partnership deed to protect their business, say lawyers at Fox & Partners.
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7 Ways Employers Can Avoid Labor Friction Over AI
As artificial intelligence use in the workplace emerges as a key labor relations topic in the U.S. and Europe, employers looking to reduce reputational risk and prevent costly disputes should consider proactive strategies to engage with unions, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.
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3 Changes To Note In Upcoming Employment Law Reforms
The forthcoming Employment Rights and Equality Bills, with complex family rights, flexible work and sexual harassment protection reforms, present unique challenges that make it essential for companies to embed these new legal duties in both practice and documentation, say lawyers at Linklaters.
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What Cos. Must Note From EU's Delivery Hero-Glovo Ruling
The European Commission’s recent landmark decision in Delivery Hero-Glovo, sanctioning companies for the first time over a stand-alone no-poach cartel agreement, underscores the potential antitrust risks of horizontal cross-ownership between competitors, say lawyers at McDermott.
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Immigration Reforms Require Immediate Employer Attention
The recent U.K. government white paper on immigration practices could reshape how international recruitment is planned, funded and managed, and employers reliant on overseas talent should get ahead of changes now, including via pipeline reviews and accelerated sponsorship, say lawyers at Morgan Lewis.
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Court Backing Of FCA Pensions Ruling Sends Key Message
The Upper Tribunal’s recent upholding of the Financial Conduct Authority's decisions against CFP Management directors serves as a judicial endorsement of the regulator’s approach to defined benefit transfers, underscoring that where the advisory model is fundamentally flawed, the consequences for those in control can be severe, say lawyers at RPC.
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Pension Schemes Bill's Most Notable, Controversial Measures
The long-awaited Pension Schemes Bill recently introduced to Parliament creates a framework for harnessing money saved in U.K. workplace pension funds to grow the country’s economy, but provisions relating to local government pension scheme investment, and scale and asset allocation, are controversial, says Claire Dimmock at Squire Patton.
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Whistleblower Rewards May Soon Materialize In UK
Recent government and Serious Fraud Office announcements indicate that the U.K.’s long-standing aversion to rewarding whistleblowers is reversing, underlining the importance for organizations to consider managing misconduct risk and prepare for a potentially significant uptick in tipoffs, says Tom Grodecki at Cadwalader.
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US Diversity Policies Present Challenges To UK And EU Cos.
Following President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders calling for increased scrutiny of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, it is clear that global businesses operating in the U.K. and European Union will need to understand regional nuances to successfully navigate differing agendas on either side of the Atlantic, say lawyers at Jenner & Block.
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What Age Bias Ruling Means For Law Firm Retirement Policies
The recent employment tribunal age discrimination decision in Scott v. Walker Morris demonstrates that while law firms may implement mandatory retirement schemes, the policy must pursue a legitimate aim via proportionate means to pass the objective justification test, says Chris Hadrill at Redmans Solicitors.
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Acas Guide Shows How To Support Neurodiverse Employees
A new guide on neurodiversity in the workplace from the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service reminds employers of the duty to make reasonable adjustments that will effectively alleviate any disadvantage an employee may experience at work, say lawyers at Withers.
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Opinion
UK Gov't Needs To Take Action To Support Whistleblowing Bill
With a proposed Office of the Whistleblower Bill making its way through the U.K. Parliament, whistleblowing is starting to receive the attention it deserves, but the key to unlocking real change is for the government to take ownership of reform proposals and appoint an overarching whistleblowing champion, says Baroness Susan Kramer at the House of Lords.
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Court Backlog Could Alter Work Safety Enforcement Priorities
While criminal prosecution remains the default course of action following the most serious workplace accidents, a record backlog of cases in the crown courts in England and Wales and safety regulators’ recognition of the need for change may allow for a more discerning approach, say lawyers at BCL Solicitors.