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Shades of grey: the nuanced approach to age discrimination

The Supreme Court's latest ruling on the lawfulness of age discrimination failed to provide ready-to-use guidance but it nonetheless offers useful pointers on how employers and tribunals should approach objective justifications depending on circumstances, says Malcolm Sargeant

The courts will not tolerate 'fishing expeditions' in pre-action disclosure

Georgina Squire highlights the dangers of taking an overly 'aggressive or broad approach to disclosure requests

Kettling is only lawful in exceptional circumstances

A Court of Appeal decision demonstrates the difficult balancing exercise the courts must carry out between upholding the right to protest and maintaining public order, says Seamus Burns

When a parent company may be liable in negligence for the acts of its subsidiary

The ruling in Chandler has established that a parent company may be liable for breaches of health and 'safety laws by a subsidiary without the need to consider lifting the corporate veil. 'Alan McKenna reviews 'the court's reasoning 'while Robert Weir QC 'and Vijay Ganapathy assess the circumstances 'and extent to which liability may attach as a result

Crossing borders: How international law firms can thrive in emerging markets

Rob Millard explores the strategies that can help international firms ?to thrive in emerging markets

Is the promptitude requirement in judicial review proceedings compatible with EU law?

Charles George QC and Annabel Graham Paul discuss whether Community and domestic law grounds for judicial review should be subject to different time limits

Seconding stars: The implications of seconding top fee-earners to clients

Philip Rodney, chairman at Burness, explores the implications of seconding valued lawyers to clients

Is the Compensation Fund a luxury in times of austerity?

With the current climate still unstable and ABSs imminent, the fund is unlikely ?to survive in its current form, says Stuart Bushell