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The qualifying limit for unfair dismissal will define the new Labour government

John Hayes, Managing Partner at Constantine Law, discusses the significance of the Labour government’s promise to reduce the qualifying limit for unfair dismissal

Transparency International sheds light on public procurement during the pandemic

Following the publication of Transparency International UK’s report on corruption red flags in Covid-19 public procurement, Tamlyn Edmonds and Jack Walsh from Edmonds Marshall McMahon discuss the claims made in the report and whether the impending changes being brought in by the Procurement Act 2023 will address the problem in future

Latest annual report shows significant uptick in the FCA’s interventions in regard to authorised firms

Pete Chapman and Tim Thomas from Richardson Lissack make sense of the regulator’s latest annual report and accounts

Some unanticipated consequences of the new senior managers offence and what law firms should be doing about them

Steve Smith and Deborah Williams from the financial services disputes and investigations team at Eversheds Sutherland discuss the unanticipated consequences of the new senior managers offence introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, with a particular focus on law firms

Parental alienation and the need for reform

Rosanna Hounslow, a Partner at Stowe Family Law, shares her thoughts on parental alienation, the lack of a legal definition, its implications for the family members involved when allegations of parental alienation are made and asks whether reform is necessary

The thrill of being an insurance lawyer

Pete Allchorne, President of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers and Partner at DAC Beachcroft, explains why a career in insurance law might not be as boring as it sounds

The evolving portrayal of domestic abuse in society: “I knew she was dangerous, but she flattered me and that was enough” – Donny Dunn in Baby Reindeer

Anita Mehta and Julia Townend, Barristers from 4PB, share their thoughts on the evolution of society’s understanding of domestic abuse, following the recent success of the TV series Baby Reindeer

Crypto regulation starts to de-crypt

Following the conviction of John Ross Rennie for his involvement in a cryptocurrency robbery and the seizure of such assets by the courts, Tom Walker, Legal Director and Barrister at Blake Morgan LLP, looks at the regulation of crypto-assets and the range of interventions available