• The Supreme Court rules it was not discriminatory for a bakery to refuse to supply a cake to a gay male which had a message supportive of gay marriage; a heterosexual customer would be treated in the same way.
• The Government announces new legislation ensuring that tips will go to workers in full, together with proposals to help parents and carers, as well as requiring employers to publish their parental leave and pay policies.
• The CIPD and Mind, the mental health charity, have jointly published a revised mental health guide for managers to improve support for those experiencing stress and mental health issues at work.
• A report from the Young Women’s Trust has found that, despite the #MeToo movement and reforms including gender pay gap reporting, millions of women continue to lose out in the workplace.
Simons Muirhead Burton is pleased to have acted for NuWealth and founder Kane Harrison, in its acquisition by Quilter, a FTSE-250 wealth manager.
Read moreSMB’s Film Team wishes its client so much success with the release of: ‘And Mrs’, starring Aisling Bea, Billie Lourd and Colin Hanks.
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Our Media & Communications Disputes team were pleased to act for Channel 4 and ITN in their successful defence of a hard-fought libel claim by Dyson. The win is a victory for investigative journalism and freedom of expression.
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