Ian Smith
Barrister & professor
Ian Smith, barrister, emeritus professor of employment law at the Norwich Law School, UEA & general editor of Harvey on Industrial Relations and Employment Law. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Barrister & professor
Ian Smith, barrister, emeritus professor of employment law at the Norwich Law School, UEA & general editor of Harvey on Industrial Relations and Employment Law. Newlawjournal.co.uk
In this month’s brief, Ian Smith serves up some insight into items which are always on the employment law menu
After a busy month for the Supreme Court, Ian Smith examines the implications for employment law & the impact on other cases in the pipeline
Having your cake & EATing it: Ian Smith provides some food for thought
Internal procedures, constructive dismissals & the slippery slope of indirect discrimination: Ian Smith offers some expert tuition
Ian Smith takes a leap into the new year reporting on two important statements of principle & an adventurous challenge
Ian Smith signs off for the year with a salute to Shakespeare
After a quiet few weeks, Ian Smith breaks the silence & tackles a Polkey reduction & the meaning of ‘because of’...
Are you sitting comfortably? Ian Smith delves into three cases, including employment lawyers being advised not to indulge in fairy stories…
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions
Firm grows international bench with expanded UK partner class
Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments
Firm makes major statement in the capital with strategic growth at The Shard
Myers & Co—Jess Latham
Residential conveyancing team expands with solicitor hire
NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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