Employment News
Tribunal rules against Travers in pregnancy discrimination case
Travers Smith has lost a discrimination case brought against it by a former trainee who claimed she was not given a permanent job because of her pregnancy.
Pinsents to cut 13 lawyers in third post-merger layoffs round
Pinsent Masons is set to make roughly 13 lawyers redundant in its employment practice in its third round of layoffs since merging with Scottish firm McGrigors last year.
Linklaters partner: female quotas would rub off on law firms
A female partner in Linklaters’ employment practice has endorsed quotas for women on executive boards
Ius Laboris adds Eastern Europe and Middle East members
Employment alliance appoints Vasil Kisil & Partners as a member and makes Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen and Al Tamimi & Company affiliate members.
WFW continues German growth with employment hires
Watson Farley turns to German independent Heuking for employment partner Anne Kleffmann as it continues to expand its German offering.
Employment Analysis
Age of reason
Age discrimination, the decisions in Seddon and Tiffin and the employment ramifications of firms becoming ABSs are the hot issues for the peer panel
Partner shift
Commercially speaking, the meanings of partner are manifold. Tim Marshall cites two recent cases that indicate clearly the need for pen-and-ink clarity from the outset
Come together
The Government is not standing still in its efforts to adapt employment law to today’s commercial realities, but as Tom Flanagan reports, a lack of cohesion between the various initiatives is threatening their efficacy
Battle loyal
With litigation arising from team moves on the rise, Paul Goulding QC and Diya Sen Gupta look at how cases in this area are not providing a definitive path to judgment
Bonus of contention
Daniel Stilitz QC explains why the FSA’s new Remuneration Code for the financial services sector is likely to lead to a glut of litigation
