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May 02, 2025
Glencore Exec Can't Duck Tax On £150M In Offshore Shares
Glencore's former head of oil failed to overturn a finding he was liable for income tax on nearly £150 million ($200 million) in share distributions from the Jersey-incorporated company, when an appeals court concluded Friday it was subject to U.K. taxation.
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May 02, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Premier League football club Newcastle United FC sue the owner of the land next to its stadium, Laurence Fox face a defamation claim by TV presented Narinder Kaur and a further sexual assault claim filed against actor Kevin Spacey.
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May 02, 2025
BBC Arabic Journalist Wins £13K For Racial Harassment
The BBC must pay one of its journalists more than £13,700 ($18,210), a London tribunal has ruled, after a senior staffer claimed that his tendency to shout and appear aggressive was because of his Algerian heritage.
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May 02, 2025
Ex-UN Judge Gets 6 Yrs For Forcing Woman To Work As Slave
A former United Nations judge was sentenced to more than six years in prison on Friday after being found guilty of modern slavery offenses, including forcing a woman to work as her maid and conspiring to violate U.K. immigration law, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
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May 02, 2025
Drone Maker Disputes University's Claim To Autopilot Tech
A cargo drone manufacturer has told a London court that an academic project at the University of Southampton did not form the basis of its patented autopilot technology, disputing the university's claim to ownership of the innovation.
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May 02, 2025
US Tariffs Spark Concerns for Unhedged Pension Assets
European pension funds that have significant unhedged dollar assets could be in trouble, experts warned Friday, as unprecedented market volatility was sparked imposition of U.S. trade tariffs.
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May 02, 2025
Pension Deal Insurance Capacity Outstrips Demand
Eight out of 10 pension deals last year involved a scheme with less than £100 million ($133 million) in assets, due to a major increase in insurer capacity, a consultancy said Friday.
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May 02, 2025
Russell Brand In Court On Rape, Sexual Assault Charges
Former actor and comedian Russell Brand was granted bail as he appeared at a London court on Friday to face charges of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault.
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May 01, 2025
5 More Things For Employers To Consider After Sex Ruling
The ruling in April by the U.K. Supreme Court on the legal definition of a woman will compel employers to rethink much more than who uses what toilet, lawyers say.
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May 01, 2025
Crystal Palace Owner Denies Promising Coach $7.6M Contract
Crystal Palace FC's owner has denied promising a professional football coach a head role at either the southeast London Premier League outfit or French giants Lyon, arguing that the alleged $7.6 million contract was merely an opportunity to negotiate for the position.
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May 01, 2025
UK Pension Funds Face Scrutiny Over Investment Plans
A parliamentary committee will quiz pensions chiefs as part of a wider probe into whether the £3 trillion ($4 trillion) retirement savings sector can invest more in U.K. assets to better support the country's economic growth.
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May 01, 2025
William Hill Botched Sex Harassment Probe, Tribunal Rules
A William Hill advertising executive accused of sexually harassing a colleague by putting his fingers in her mouth has won his case for unfair dismissal as a tribunal found that the company's investigation ignored vital evidence that the incident did not happen.
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May 01, 2025
UK Gov't Mulling Major Reform To Pensions Protection Fund
The government has confirmed that there are still plans to transform the Pension Protection Fund into a public sector consolidator of retirement savings schemes.
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May 01, 2025
Fired Nurse Wins £32K After Care Biz Made Her 'Beg For Work'
A care provider must pay a former employee £32,000 ($42,600) after it made her "beg for work" before unfairly firing her on the false premise of redundancy, a tribunal has ruled.
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May 01, 2025
Ex-NCA Official Denies Claiming He Was Spy For Top Job
A former National Crime Agency official pleaded not guilty to fraud charges on Thursday — allegations that he lied about being an intelligence analyst for Britain's spy agency when he applied for a senior position in the U.K.'s maritime security service.
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April 30, 2025
Dentist Fights HMRC Over Alleged Tax Avoidance
A dentist's firm urged an appeals court on Wednesday to find that it had not engaged in tax avoidance by making loan payments to its owner through a trust, saying the payments had no connection to its owner's employment and therefore were not taxable as income.
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April 30, 2025
University Staffer Wins £20K Over Unilateral Pay Cut
An employment tribunal has ordered City St George's, University of London to pay £19,987 ($26,661) to a director of postgraduate careers after unilaterally cutting her salary without going through her representative union.
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April 30, 2025
Tribunal Rules London Underground Unfairly Axed Electrician
The operator of London's underground train service unfairly fired an electrician based on the mistaken belief that he lacked the requisite qualifications for his role, a tribunal has determined.
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April 30, 2025
9M Britons Retire With Meager Private Pensions, Report Says
Almost 9 million people in the U.K. enter retirement "significantly under-pensioned," with annual private pension incomes of between £3,650 ($4,870) to £6,750, according to a report by the Pensions Policy Institute.
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April 30, 2025
Morrisons Shop Staff Move Ahead With Equal Pay Claim
Thousands of mostly female shop workers at Morrisons have cleared an important hurdle in their equal pay claim, finalizing a vital document that compares their role with male colleagues working in the retail chain's distribution centers.
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April 30, 2025
Gov't To Push Through Collective Pension Rules In Autumn
The U.K. government said it plans to introduce new regulation in the latter half of the year to allow the introduction of new forms of collective pension plans.
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April 30, 2025
London Judge Backs Teacher In Whistleblowing Dispute
A teacher has convinced a London appeals judge that his former school penalized him by shortening its opening hours, winning the chance to prove that his whistleblowing was behind the change.
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April 29, 2025
Solicitor Denies Deleting Emails To Cover Up Client Complaint
A solicitor told a disciplinary tribunal Tuesday that she did not attempt to mislead her firm by deleting emails about a client complaint, saying she could not remember deleting them and was under severe work stress at the time.
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April 29, 2025
Burness Paull Guides £7.5M Pension Deal For Fuel Biz
Aviva PLC has bought out £7.5 million ($10 million) of the pension arrangement liabilities of Gleaner Ltd., advisers said Tuesday, in a deal steered by law firm Burness Paull LLP.
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April 29, 2025
Pensions Watchdog Issues Covenant Warning Amid Tariffs
The U.K.'s retirement savings watchdog warned pension schemes on Tuesday to be mindful of the impact of global trade tariffs as it said it had found that more than half have a funding surplus.
Expert Analysis
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Lessons To Be Learned From Twitter's Latest Hacking Scandal
Following the report of a recent data breach at Twitter, it is clearly vital for companies to adhere to best practices in data protection and IT security arrangements, including technical measures, and proper processes and procedures that mitigate risk and provide adequate training for staff, says Simon Ridding at Keller Postman.
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UK Court Reinforces High Bar In Human Rights Investigations
Although the recent U.K. High Court decision in World Uyghur Congress v. Secretary of State found that a high evidential threshold must be cleared to investigate human rights abuses, this is not to be seen as an incentive for companies to ease back on their supply chain risk management and due diligence procedures, says Lloyd Firth at WilmerHale.
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How New UK Subsidy Control Rules Will Differ From EU Law
The newly effective Subsidy Control Act contains key differences to the previously applicable EU state aid laws, and legal practitioners should familiarize themselves with the new regime, ensuring that their public sector clients are aware of the challenges it presents, say attorneys at Shepherd and Wedderburn.
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Preparing For EU's Pay Gap Reporting Directive
An agreement has been reached on the European Union Pay Transparency Directive, paving the way for gender pay gap reporting to become compulsory for many employers across Europe, introducing a more proactive approach than the similar U.K. regime and leading the way on new global standards for equal pay, say attorneys at Lewis Silkin.
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Why Employers Must Address Differences In UK And EU Law
Amid globalization and more location-fluid working arrangements, it is crucial that employers recognize and address the differences between U.K. and EU laws in several workforce management areas, including worker representation, pay and benefits, termination of employment, and diversity and inclusion, says Hannah Wilkins at Eversheds Sutherland.
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How UK Employment Revisions Could Improve On EU Laws
There is concern that the U.K. Retained EU Law Bill might remove the numerous protections provided to employees by EU law, but it could bring with it the chance to make better the pieces of law that currently cause employers the biggest headaches, says Simon Fennell at Shoosmiths.
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Private MP Bills Could Drive Employment Law Reform
Instead of a single Employment Bill, the U.K. government is supporting various private proposals by backbench members of Parliament, and cross-party support may mean this process provides a viable route for reforming employment law, says Jonathan Naylor at Shoosmiths.
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An Irish Perspective On The Women On Boards Directive
The EU Women on Boards Directive marks a discernible gear shift in the campaign to achieve gender balance at board level that Irish listed companies must engage with, and those that embark on change now will be well placed to succeed under the new regime, say attorneys at Matheson.
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UK Ruling Adds Clarity To Duty Of Good Faith In Contracts
The recent U.K. Court of Appeal decision in Compound Photonics Group on the implied duty of good faith in commercial contracts ties in with the established requirement to act rationally, although courts are still reluctant to set out a list of minimum standards that will apply in all circumstances, say Louise Freeman and Alan Kenny at Covington.
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Wearing Religious Signs At Work: The Evolving EU Case Law
Based on a recent European Court of Justice ruling, the main criterion for allowing employers to prohibit employees from wearing religious signs on the basis of a policy of neutrality seems to be whether a genuine need exists for doing so, making it harder for employers to apply such a policy, says Chris Van Olmen at Van Olmen & Wynant.
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What Slovak Labor Code Changes Will Mean For Employers
With newly effective amendments to the Slovak Labor Code strengthening employees’ rights in a number of ways, the default mindset of the employee being the weaker party may no longer be the right approach, says Katarina Pfeffer at Bird & Bird.
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An ICO Reminder On Managing Subject Access Requests
Although the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office’s recent seven reprimands regarding mismanagement of data subject access requests are unusual, it is worth organizations considering what resources and training may be available to ensure these are properly managed in the future, says Ross McKenzie at Addleshaw Goddard.
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Managing The Complexities Of Workers' UK Pregnancy Rights
As understanding and complying with maternity rights in the workplace can be tricky, Anna Fletcher and Jane Gowling at Gowling provide an overview of the main risk areas, including redundancy and in vitro fertilization, and highlight recently proposed reforms.
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10 Noteworthy Employment Law Developments From 2022
Richard Kenyon and Ranjit Dhindsa at Fieldfisher review notable regulations, decisions and legislation in U.K. employment law over the last year, covering flexible work, fire and rehire practices, and diversity and inclusion.
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Proposed Bill May Change Workplace Sexual Harassment Law
The likely implementation of a private members' bill to extend employers' obligations concerning sexual harassment at work means employers should take steps now to ensure they are on the front foot if and when these changes come into force, say Gareth Brahams and Amanda Steadman at BDBF.