This week’s top 15 legal briefings – 18 October 2015 - The Lawyer | Legal insight, benchmarking data and jobs

The risks of posting inappropriate comments on Facebook have been well-documented in the press, but now it seems unfriending a colleague could be an issue for the HR department. Last week the Australian Fair Work Commission decided that unfriending someone could be seen as evidence of bullying at work.

Gateley discusses similar social media-related incidents in the UK, including a case where a newly promoted supervisor unfriended her colleagues. In this instance she was bullied and her computer background changed to a picture of a witch. Cases like this may become more common if Facebook releases its controversial ‘dislike’ button. Click here for more information.

Stewarts Law asks the question – is arbitration a religion or a cult? In a speech given by head of international arbitration Philippa Charles, she points out that this community of lawyers has its own language, sacred texts and a devotion to certain key thinkers. In a way, arbitrators are very much like members of one of these groups. Click here for more information.

Collyer Bristow looks at the implication Banksy has had on the real estate world. Recently, a painting by the graffiti artist was removed from a building by a tenant and sold without the landlord’s permission. The ensuing case revolved around whether the wall, once removed from the building, was the property of the landlord or the tenant. The fact it was sold for £470,000 made this an interesting issue… Click here for more information.

Top five briefings by law firm
TheJudge: How after-the-event cover can give fee-earners an edge Download
Gateley: Commercial awareness: what is it and how do you develop it? Download
Collyer Bristow: Banksy mural held to be landlord’s property Download
Stewarts Law: Is arbitration a religion? Download
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co: Construction: an unsettling reminder for funders and project monitors Download
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