8/12/2026 8:07:21 AM What the Fleadh Can Teach Us About Reforming Social Care.... By Ciara Campfield Last week, for the first time in 75 years, Belfast got its turn to host the Fleadh (Irelands festival of music.) In a place that has...
8/11/2026 1:01:29 PM A £1.45 million lesson: the cost of penalising parenthood By James Barratt A recent Employment Tribunal remedy (i.e. compensation) hearing has served a stark reminder of the risks associated with ordinary unfair...
8/11/2026 12:32:23 PM Immigration options for Charities: the Global Talent route By Emily Heinrich Since opening in February 2020 in its current form, Global Talent has been a very popular immigration route to the UK. It enables...
8/6/2026 3:55:11 PM Social value changes coming - rewarding the pathway and not just the outcome By Ciara Campfield Andy Burnham has long argued that public spending should deliver more than a contracted service. It should create social value,...
8/3/2026 1:31:55 PM Equal pay reform: What employers need to know about the Government's consultation By Katharine Robinson The Government has launched a consultation on major reforms to the UK's equal pay and pay discrimination framework, with the aim of...
7/28/2026 6:56:58 AM High earners and directors: the biggest winners in January law change? By Peter Woodhouse From 1 January 2027, the cap on compensatory awards for ordinary unfair dismissal claims will be removed. That does not mean every...
7/24/2026 3:43:01 PM When an accurate article can still result in unfair processing under UK data protection law By Tom Vasov The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Vince v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 899 is an important reminder that accuracy and...
7/15/2026 3:36:58 PM Modernising disclosure in criminal cases By Angus McWilliams Today (15 July 2026) the Government published a response to recommendations set out within two reviews conducted by Sir Brian Leveson,...
7/14/2026 8:40:03 AM Building a safer AI agent for Crown Court Order analysis By Nicholas Wragg AI is often discussed in criminal practice in broad terms: efficiency, automation, innovation. Those are all relevant but for defence...
7/10/2026 10:39:56 AM Rehabilitation, delay and the criminal court’s discretion By Nicholas Wragg In some cases, where there has been a lengthy delay between offending and sentence, the court may recognise the detrimental impact of...
7/10/2026 9:14:51 AM Telecoms Lease Renewals: why landowners should proceed with caution By Benjamin Pike If your land or building hosts a telecommunications mast on its property, it is important to understand how legal changes that came in in...
7/10/2026 8:03:25 AM Short prison sentences: when “serious” is not “exceptional” By Nicholas Wragg The Court of Appeal’s decision in R v Morgan (Corey) [2026] EWCA Crim 886 is a striking early example of the new statutory presumption...