The government appointed a controversial new chair to the Equality and Human Rights Commission on Thursday, despite accusations she had endorsed gender-critical views, as the commission fights a challenge to the legality of its guidance on toilet use for trans people.
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Equality Watchdog Gets New Chair Amid Trans Controversy

By Hanna Vioque

The government appointed a controversial new chair to the Equality and Human Rights Commission on Thursday, despite accusations she had endorsed gender-critical views, as the commission fights a challenge to the legality of its guidance on toilet use for trans people.

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Tesco Wins Partial Victory Over Tribunal Errors On Equal Pay

By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

Tesco won part of its bid on Thursday to challenge a tribunal's findings about what constitutes equal work, as an appellate judge agreed that the panel had made mistakes in its comparison of female and male employees' roles.

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Ex-GSK Lawyer Drops Probe Case After Losing Bid For Docs

By Adele Redmond

A former lawyer for GSK has abandoned his claim that he was forced to quit by an unfair investigation into his alleged misconduct at a work event after an employment tribunal dismissed his bid to force greater disclosure from the pharmaceutical giant.

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ENFORCEMENT

West Ham Star Cleared Of Spot-Fixing Matches

By Jamie Lennox

The Football Association said Thursday that an independent panel has cleared West Ham United player Lucas Paquetá of four spot-fixing charges linked to allegations that he had deliberately received yellow cards in four Premier League matches.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Pensions Ombudsman Says Caseload Is Outpacing Funding

By Martin Croucher

The Pensions Ombudsman said that its funding has failed to keep pace with the rising caseload of complaints, forcing it to look at artificial intelligence to help reduce waiting times.

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Tax Breaks On Pension Contributions Rise to £52.1B

By Martin Croucher

The total cost of pensions tax breaks has risen by £2.4 billion ($3.2 billion), government figures revealed Thursday, amid speculation about a raid by HM Treasury in the next Budget.

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DEALS

A&O Shearman Guides Brookfield On £2.4B Just Group Buy

By Martin Croucher

Investment giant Brookfield said Thursday that it plans to buy Just Group, a British life insurer, for £2.4 billion ($3.2 billion) in a deal steered by A&O Shearman and Slaughter and May.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

A&O Shearman

Blackstone Chambers

Crowell & Moring

Erskine Chambers

Eversheds Sutherland

Leigh Day

Littleton Chambers

Matrix Chambers

Old Square Chambers

Outer Temple Chambers

Paul Weiss

Pinsent Masons

Slaughter and May

White & Case

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Tesco Corp.

Tesco PLC

The Football Association Ltd.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Department for Work & Pensions

Financial Conduct Authority

HMRC

Prudential Regulation Authority

UK Pensions Regulator