Employment

Articles

12 Sept 2011

Update: immigration

Jane Coker considers cases on students appealing points based system decisions and takes a look at rights of appeal

18 Jul 2011

Conveyancing, family and private client dominate legal complaints

Conveyancing, family and private client work dominated the complaints investigated by the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) in the first six months since it opened in October 2010.

18 Jul 2011

Stifling the debate

The principle that the law should be the same for all has been challenged by doctors and science commentators who say they have been unfairly targeted by organisations trying to stifle medical debate. With the defamation bill now making its way through parliament, one doctor and one science journalist sued for libel explain why they believe the law needs changing.

4 Jul 2011

Roaming charges

Can mobile phone records really offer your defendant a get out of jail free card? Duncan Campbell reports

4 Jul 2011

Update: crime

Ian Harris and David Birrell consider the new sentencing guidelines for assault, the criminal lifestyle provisions, hearsay in confiscation hearings and the admissibility of text messages

29 Jun 2011

Teacher who kissed pupil has no right to lawyer at disciplinary hearing

A teaching assistant who kissed one of his male pupils was not entitled under article 6 of the ECHR to be represented by a lawyer at the disciplinary hearing before the school governors, the Supreme Court has held.

9 May 2011

Work it out

The government's plans to cut red tape in employment tribunals is a botched job, argues Richard M Fox

4 Apr 2011

Update: employment

Sue Ashtiany reviews the new retirement rules, additional paternity leave and recent decisions on unfair dismissal