By Hanna Vioque
The government appointed a controversial new chair to the Equality and Human Rights Commission on Thursday, despite accusations she had endorsed gender-critical views, as the commission fights a challenge to the legality of its guidance on toilet use for trans people.
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By Lucia Osborne-Crowley
Tesco won part of its bid on Thursday to challenge a tribunal's findings about what constitutes equal work, as an appellate judge agreed that the panel had made mistakes in its comparison of female and male employees' roles.
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By Adele Redmond
A former lawyer for GSK has abandoned his claim that he was forced to quit by an unfair investigation into his alleged misconduct at a work event after an employment tribunal dismissed his bid to force greater disclosure from the pharmaceutical giant.
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ENFORCEMENT
By Jamie Lennox
The Football Association said Thursday that an independent panel has cleared West Ham United player Lucas Paquetá of four spot-fixing charges linked to allegations that he had deliberately received yellow cards in four Premier League matches.
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POLICY & REGULATION
By Martin Croucher
The Pensions Ombudsman said that its funding has failed to keep pace with the rising caseload of complaints, forcing it to look at artificial intelligence to help reduce waiting times.
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By Martin Croucher
The total cost of pensions tax breaks has risen by £2.4 billion ($3.2 billion), government figures revealed Thursday, amid speculation about a raid by HM Treasury in the next Budget.
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DEALS
By Martin Croucher
Investment giant Brookfield said Thursday that it plans to buy Just Group, a British life insurer, for £2.4 billion ($3.2 billion) in a deal steered by A&O Shearman and Slaughter and May.
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EXPERT ANALYSIS
Since the movement of lawyer teams from a competitor can bring legal considerations and commercial risks into play, both the target and recruiting firms should be familiar with the relevant limited liability partnership deed to protect their business, say lawyers at Fox & Partners.
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