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ONS data suggests home-workers are more likely to plan for a later retirement

The Office for National Statistics have recently released data from June to July 2020 that shows home-workers are more likely to plan for a later retirement. Of those workers who…

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Employee on long-term sick leave was victimised by not being furloughed

An employer (a hotel) who did not furlough its employee under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has had a victimisation claim brought against it at a preliminary hearing, since…

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Employer not required to disclose email stating plans to dismiss employee

Generally, documents relevant to disputes are subject to disclosure. An exception to this rule is the legal professional privilege, which protects against the disclosure of communication exchanged between professional legal…

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Menopause may become a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010

The chair of the Women and Equalities Committee has been leading an inquiry into analysing the extent to which menopausal women experience discrimination in the workplace. Some menopausal women who…

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Pregnant actor denied playing a role wins tribunal claim

An actor brought an employment tribunal claim for pregnancy and maternity discrimination. The actor starred in the first series of a television programme but, due to her visible pregnancy, she…

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Legal 500 recognition – employment

We are very proud of the Morgan LaRoche Limited employment team Hannah Belton, Sophie Ray and Hannah Francis-Hopkins for once again being recognised for their expertise by the Legal 500. The team is described as: “Responsive,…

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Legal 500 recognition – sport

The efforts of our sport team at Morgan LaRoche have again been recognised in the Legal 500. With William Barletta overseeing matters, and Christopher Evans being a key contact, the…

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Legal 500 – general crime and fraud

The efforts of our general crime and fraud team at Morgan LaRoche have again been recognised in the Legal 500. The “market-leading reputation” of the team has seen it deal…

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Legal 500 recognition – construction

Our three-strong construction team at Morgan LaRoche has been noted in the Legal 500 for their ability to handle contentious and non-contentious work for developers and contractors. In particular, the…

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Legal 500 recognition – social housing

We are delighted that the social housing team at Morgan LaRoche have again been recognised by the Legal 500 for providing “authoritative advice”. The property-related social housing front advise RSLs…

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Legal 500 recognition – commercial property

We are very proud of our commercial property team at Morgan LaRoche who have again been commended in the Legal 500 for its “excellent credentials” for a developer-focused client base…

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Legal 500 recognition – banking and finance

We are very pleased with our banking and finance team at Morgan LaRoche, who have again been recognised in the Legal 500 for their ability to handle a high volume…

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Legal 500 recognition – property litigation

The Legal 500 has again praised our “excellent and dynamic” property litigation team at Morgan LaRoche for its “business-minded approach”. Jason Williams’ “significant experience in property litigation” has seen him deal with…

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Legal 500 recognition – health and safety

Our health and safety team at Morgan LaRoche has been praised in the Legal 500 for its “national reputation” of acting for independent early years and social care providers. Andrew…

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Legal 500 recognition – corporate and commercial

We are very pleased that our corporate and commercial team at Morgan LaRoche have once again been named in the Legal 500. Their ability to deal with “high-quality mandates” of…

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Legal 500 recognition – commercial litigation

We are delighted that our commercial litigation team at Morgan LaRoche have again been recognised by the Legal 500 as being “well-positioned” to advise on “very high-stakes and challenging work”…

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Acas published its latest data

Acas has recently published its data on early conciliation (EC) and employment tribunals for England, Scotland and Wales covering April to December 2020. The data reveals that: From July to…

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Redundancy protection not yet extended for new parents

Recently in the House of Commons, it was reiterated by Paul Scully MP that the government will introduce legislation offering greater protection against pregnancy and maternity discrimination “when parliamentary time…

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