- In Mokhammad v General Medical Council and others [2026] EAT 79, the EAT allowed an appeal against a decision that a race discrimination claim was out of time and that it was not just and equitable to extend time, as the tribunal had failed to consider whether the complaint concerned conduct extending over a period […]
- The Home Office has introduced a priority service for citizenship applications.
- On 7 July 2026, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) announced that, following consultation, the updated Acas Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities had been laid before Parliament.
- The government has published Statement of changes to the UK Immigration Rules (HC 259), including changes affecting Graduate route dependants, EU Settlement Scheme travel permits, family members of qualifying British citizens under Appendix EU, and Electronic Travel Authorisation criminality provisions.
- The government has published a consultation seeking views on its proposals to support the fair, transparent and responsible use of workplace monitoring technologies.
- The Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/758) and the Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 (SI 2026/759) have been made and will come into force on 1 October 2026.
- On 6 July 2026, the government published its response to the consultation, Make Work Pay: Consultation on draft code of practice on trade unions' right of access into workplaces. At that time, it also published the final draft Code, the draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 and the Trade Unions (Right to […]
- In AFH Independent Financial Services Ltd and another v Baker and another [2026] EWHC 1674 (Comm), the High Court held that group companies could not enforce restrictive covenants against a self-employed financial adviser classified as a "worker", either under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or by way of a trust of a […]
