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From 1 October 2026, the standard time limit for bringing most employment tribunal claims will increase from three months to six months, bringing...
Local government reorganisation is set to reshape how councils operate, but what does it mean for Employment Tribunal claims that may still be live...
Atlanta Burgon and Kefa Reid examine what the Employment Rights Act 2025 could mean for employers who rely on zero and low-hours workers, and the...
The debate around AI in education often focuses on capability. What can it do? How much time can it save? Yet some of the most important questions...
We’ve explored some of the key reforms introduced by the Employment Rights Act 2025 throughout this series. Drawing on her experience advising...
Atlanta Burgon explains how the Employment Rights Act 2025 affects data handling, confidentiality and governance, and what employers should be...
It promises a lot. It can undoubtedly do amazing things. But secretly (or maybe not so secretly), it also makes us slightly nervous. Schools’ Data...
Lola Idris and Flynn Silby look at the practical impact of day‑one parental leave rights on policies, management decisions and early workforce...
Insights from Tameside MBC v K, Y and N [2025] EWHC 1690 (Fam), as outlined by Graeme Bentley. The judgment of Henke J in Tameside MBC v K, Y and N...
Atlanta Burgon, and Flynn Silby, explore the practical impact of the new six‑month unfair dismissal rule and what it means for probation,...
The decision in Medway Council v A Father offers important guidance on the role of parental consent in cases where a child under 16 is subject to...
In the case of A Local Authority v A Mother & Ors [2025] EWHC 3498 (Fam), Lieven J deals with Transparency Orders in care proceedings,...
The Court of Appeal’s judgment in Re D brings renewed focus to how threshold is approached when parents have not engaged with proceedings. The...
Solicitor, Lola Idris, and Solicitor Apprentice, Flynn Silby, explore the practical implications for employers and employees of the Employment...
When can social services lawfully withdraw support from people with no recourse to public funds and what safeguards must they follow? Drawing on...
Graeme Bentley examines the implications for local authorities and children’s services practitioners of a recent Court of Appeal decision in which...
It can often appear in children’s cases that the proverbial buck always stops with the Local Authority Social Services team. It is therefore...
Article by Graeme Bentley, Principal Solicitor and Accredited Member of the Law Society’s Children Panel The Court of Appeal in G (A Child: Scope...
Article by Harry Johnston-Sluka and Deesha Shah at Invicta Law. Age assessments are a critical aspect of determining the age of unaccompanied...
In October 2024, the newly elected Labour government introduced the Employment Rights Bill, its first significant piece of legislation. Everyone...
In recent years, we have seen a number of cases where individuals have expressed views that either other employees, clients or the employer itself...
Harry Johnston-Sluka completed his training contract at Invicta Law, qualifying as a solicitor in April 2021. During his training, Harry worked...
Staying up to date with changes in employment law is crucial for public sector employers. This guide offers a succinct overview of legislative...
In the UK, different types of employment status carry with them different employment related rights and impose upon the employer different...
The task of assessing the age of purported unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (‘UASC’) is notoriously vexed, and yet is one with which local...
