Mon May 09 2011Work it outThe government's plans to cut red tape in employment tribunals is a botched job, argues Richard M Fox
Mon Apr 04 2011Update: employmentSue Ashtiany reviews the new retirement rules, additional paternity leave and recent decisions on unfair dismissal
Tue Mar 22 2011Methodist minister can claim unfair dismissalA Methodist minister who resigned from her post in Cornwall was an employee and can claim unfair dismissal, the EAT has ruled.
Tue Feb 01 2011Cable relies on Acas and fees to cut employment tribunal claimsBusiness secretary Vince Cable has launched plans to cut the number of employment tribunal claims by requiring them to be lodged with Acas in the hope of achieving early settlements.
Tue Feb 01 2011Update: wills and probateHelen Bryant considers cases on testamentary capacity, mutual wills, gift aid and valuation principles for 'related property'
Thu Jan 27 2011Employment tribunal claims must be lodged with Acas, Cable saysBusiness secretary Vince Cable launched plans this morning to cut the number of employment tribunal claims by requiring all of them to be lodged with Acas.
Mon Jan 17 2011Campaign to save civil legal aid boosted by justice committee inquiryJustice for All, a campaign to save free civil legal advice from disappearing as a result of the government's drastic legal aid cuts, has been launched at the House of Commons.
Mon Jan 17 2011Update: immigrationJane Coker reviews the tribunals' latest attitudes towards article 8 and how it plays out in deportation cases