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December 02, 2024
Lewis Silkin To Probe Claims Against 'MasterChef' Co-Host
The production company behind "MasterChef" has appointed Lewis Silkin LLP to lead a probe into a series of harassment allegations against one of its presenters, Gregg Wallace.
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December 02, 2024
BoE Finds Pension Funds Resilient After LDI Crisis
The Bank of England has said that the pensions sector has significantly improved its financial and operational resilience since the crisis that hit liability-driven investment funds two years ago.
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December 02, 2024
British Actuary Loses Indian Bias Appeal Against Regulator
A London appeals court on Monday upheld a decision to overturn an Employment Tribunal's ruling that a regulator discriminated against a British actuary by giving preferential treatment to Indian nationals.
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December 02, 2024
Eversheds Aids Canada Life On £250M Pension Deal For Kion
German industrial supplier Kion Group AG has offloaded £250 million ($316 million) of its U.K. pension liabilities to Canada Life, the insurer said Monday, in a deal steered by Pinsent Masons LLP and Eversheds Sutherland.
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December 02, 2024
Compensation Fund Open To Claims On Failed SIPP
Customers of a self-invested personal pension operator can now file compensation claims through the Financial Services Compensation Scheme following the company's administration and liquidation earlier this year.
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November 29, 2024
Pension Credit Applications Soar After Winter Payment Cut
Applications for pension credit have soared in the U.K. since the government announced in July that it would be axing winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners, statistics have shown.
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November 29, 2024
IT Boss Accused Of Nixing 100s Of Domain Names Wins Case
An employment tribunal has ordered a drinks group to pay £2,870 ($3,640) for firing an IT manager on the spot without giving notice, even though it had failed to properly investigate whether he had unilaterally deleted hundreds of domain names.
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November 29, 2024
Pogust Goodhead To Enter Redundancy Consultation
Pogust Goodhead said Friday that it is planning to make redundancies in the business, despite securing a financing deal worth more than $500 million with a U.S. hedge fund in October 2023.
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November 29, 2024
UK Pension Funds Back Gov't Mansion House Reforms
The largest pension providers in Britain threw their weight Friday behind the government's measures to develop Canadian-style megafunds in the U.K. to achieve better results for savers through economies of scale.
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November 29, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen the National Crime Agency file a civil recovery order against a Chinese couple suspected of £29 billion ($37 billion) banking fraud, Norwich City FC of the second tier of English football hit two drinks companies with IP claims, and Owen Jones of the Guardian newspaper sue Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson for libel.
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November 29, 2024
Ex-Uni Staffer Gets 2nd Shot At Harassment Case Over Accent
A Brazilian marketing manager will get a second chance to prove that an English university harassed her by making comments about her accent, as an appeals tribunal ruled that the wrong legal test had been used to dismiss her claim.
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November 29, 2024
Pension Trustees To Repay £5.2M For Investment Breaches
A group of pension scheme trustees must repay more than £5.2 million ($6.6 million) into three retirement savings plans after the sector's ombudsman found they had breached their duties and acted dishonestly with a number of dubious investments.
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November 29, 2024
BBC News Presenters Appeal Over Equal Pay Claim
Four veteran news presenters for the British Broadcasting Corporation have filed an appeal against their failed claims for equal pay, according to their legal representatives.
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November 29, 2024
Over 110,000 Former UK Miners Get 32% Pensions Boost
More than 110,000 former mine workers across the U.K. got an initial bump to their pensions on Friday after a decision by the Labour government to reverse "a historic wrong" by transferring £1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) to their retirement savings plan.
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November 28, 2024
UK Faces Retirement Savings 'Crisis,' BlackRock Says
Approximately three quarters of British savers with a defined contribution retirement savings plan feel they are not on track to achieve a reasonable standard of living in retirement, according to research published Thursday by the asset management giant BlackRock.
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November 28, 2024
TPR To Become 'Prudential' Regulator After Gov't Reforms
The retirement savings watchdog has said that its role as a regulator will change as pension schemes become consolidated into much larger megafunds and effectively become too big to fail.
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November 28, 2024
UK To Ban 'Rogue,' 'Shameless' Firms From Hiring Overseas
Employers that breach visa rules to exploit foreign workers will be banned from hiring overseas help for at least two years, the government said Thursday as it launched measures to crack down on abuse of the immigration system.
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November 28, 2024
Lawyer Duped By Fraudulent Barrister Overturns Firm Closure
A court has ordered the solicitors' regulator to end the closure of a law firm, concluding that it was unlikely that its manager knew that a "fraudulent impostor" was forging property titles and making false mortgage applications.
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November 28, 2024
Workers To Get 3 More Months To Bring Employment Claims
Workers would get six months rather than three to bring any employment tribunal claims under a proposed amendment to the Employment Rights Bill, a move that a lawyer has said "strikes the right balance."
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November 27, 2024
BlueCrest Disputes 'Disguised Salary' Claim In HMRC Case
British-American hedge fund BlueCrest Capital Management LLP pushed back Wednesday against arguments from the U.K. tax authority that its portfolio managers are employees receiving a disguised salary.
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November 27, 2024
Worker Told She Had Baby At 'Wrong Time' Wins £29K
An employment tribunal has awarded £28,890 ($36,458) to a chartered accountant who was demoted while on maternity leave and was told by bosses, she said, that she had "had a baby at the wrong time."
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November 27, 2024
FCA Strengthens Whistleblowing Policy After Staff Complaints
The Financial Conduct Authority said Wednesday that it has updated its internal whistleblowing policy in the wake of complaints from employees that it has failed to properly act on intelligence provided by informers.
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November 27, 2024
Spain Says It Should Be Immune From Translator's Bias Case
Spain urged an appeals court Wednesday to overturn a decision on a harassment and discrimination claim by a translator who worked for its embassy in London, arguing a tribunal wrongly concluded that the conduct complained of is not shielded by state immunity.
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November 27, 2024
Dyson Fights To Keep Workers' Forced Labor Claim Out Of UK
British appliance manufacturer Dyson fought on Wednesday to keep a forced labor case out of England, telling a London appeals court that claims that migrant workers were abused in Malaysian factories should be heard in the Asian country.
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November 27, 2024
Scottish Gov't Defends Trans-Inclusive 'Woman' Definition
The Scottish government urged the U.K.'s highest court on Wednesday to uphold its guidance on the definition of a woman, saying that the Gender Recognition Act 2004 gives it the power to include transgender women with a gender recognition certificate.
Expert Analysis
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FCA Survey Results Reveal Rise In Nonfinancial Misconduct
After a Financial Conduct Authority survey recently reported a significant rise in nonfinancial misconduct, there are a number of preventive steps firms should take to create a healthy workplace environment and mitigate the risk of increased regulatory scrutiny, say lawyers at WilmerHale.
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Employer Tips For Avoiding Unlawful Age Discrimination
A recent study shows that despite legal protections, age discrimination remains a significant, often overlooked challenge in the U.K. labor market, meaning employers should make age a key focus of their diversity and inclusion initiatives in order to minimize risks of liability and reputational damage, says Daniel Stander at Vedder Price.
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What New Int'l Treaty Means For Global AI Regulation
Lawyers at Bird & Bird consider how global artificial intelligence regulation will be affected by the first international AI treaty recently signed by the U.S., EU and U.K., as well as its implications for business and several issues that stakeholders should be aware of.
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2 Highlights From Labour's Notable Employment Rights Bill
The Labour government’s recently unveiled Employment Rights Bill marks the start of a generational shift in U.K. employment law, and its updates to unfair dismissal rights and restrictions on fire-and-rehire tactics are of particular note, say lawyers at Covington.
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Complying With Growing EU Supply Chain Mandates
A significant volume of recent European Union legislative developments demonstrate a focus on supply chain transparency, so organizations must remain vigilant about potential human rights and environmental abuses in their supply chain and make a plan to mitigate compliance risks, say lawyers at Weil.
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HMRC Transfer Pricing Guide A Vital Resource For Businesses
HM Revenue & Customs' recent guidelines on common transfer pricing compliance risks should be required reading for affected businesses in indicating HMRC's expected benchmark for documents and policies, say Tomoko Ikawa and Kapisha Vyas at Simmons & Simmons.
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What Updated Guide Means For Jersey's Private Funds
The Jersey Financial Services Commission's recent updates to the Jersey Private Fund Guide clarify existing provisions and introduce new requirements for fund managers, service providers and investors, demonstrating a clear commitment to maintaining Jersey's reputation as an attractive jurisdiction for investment, say lawyers at Walkers Global.
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Employer Lessons In Preventing Unlawful Positive Action
A recent Employment Tribunal decision that three white police officers had been subjected to unlawful race discrimination when a minority detective sergeant was promoted demonstrates that organizations should undertake a balancing approach when implementing positive action in the workplace, says Chris Hadrill at Redmans Solicitors.
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A Close Look At Labour Party's Worker Reform Plans
The U.K. Labour government has proposed significant employee rights reforms that suggest a careful approach to balancing business operations alongside increasing worker rights, though certain industries may struggle to adjust to changes to zero-hour contracts, and an extended claims window could strain employment tribunals' workload, say Nick Hurley and Isaac Bate at Charles Russell.
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UK Judgment Could Change Anti-Money Laundering Regimes
After the Court of Appeal of England and Wales' determination that criminal property remains criminal property in the hands of its purchaser even if purchased at market value, many businesses could face a new or heightened risk of prosecution for criminality in their supply chains and related money laundering offenses, say lawyers at Macfarlanes.
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What To Expect From Labour's Pension Schemes Bill
The Labour government’s recently announced Pension Schemes Bill, outlining key policy areas affecting the retirement savings sector, represents a positive step forward for both defined contribution scheme members and defined benefit superfunds, but there are some missing features, says Sonya Fraser at Arc Pensions.
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What UK Workers' Rights May Look Like Under Labour
It is clear from the recent King's Speech that the new Labour government has set itself an ambitious pro-worker agenda, with the intent of overhauling employment laws and upgrading workers' rights, say lawyers at Cleary.
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Irish Businesses Should Act Now To Prepare For EU AI Act
Artificial intelligence is increasingly transforming the Irish job market, and proactive engagement with the forthcoming European Union AI Act, a significant shift in the regulatory landscape for Irish businesses, will be essential for Irish businesses to responsibly harness AI’s advantages and to maintain legal compliance, say lawyers at Pinsent Masons.
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Takeaways From World Uyghur Congress Forced Labor Ruling
The Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in the World Uyghur Congress' case against the National Crime Agency confirms that companies dealing in goods that they suspect to be products of forced labor are potentially liable to criminal prosecution, presenting significant legal risks that cannot always be mitigated through conducting supply chain due diligence, say lawyers at King & Spalding.
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Don't Wing Settlements: Lessons From Morley's TM Ruling
In Morley's v. Sivakumar, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court recently found that a fast-food franchiser had breached a fried chicken franchise's trademark rights, despite a prior settlement agreement, offering lessons on drafting express terms to ensure IP protection, say Nessa Khandaker and Clare Cornell at Finnegan.