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TOP NEWS
By Hanna Vioque
A Manchester bank's former chief commercial officer failed to revive an unfair dismissal claim on Tuesday, when appellate officials ruled that she couldn't extend the three-month time limit by using days before the clock started running on her firing date.
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By Sophia Dourou
HM Revenue & Customs told the U.K. Supreme Court on Tuesday that partnership awards allocated to a corporate entity and then distributed to partners should be taxed as if they were allocated to individual members.
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By Hanna Vioque
The former managing director of a British steel supplier has denied that he had to pay back £574,237 ($775,471) as part of a "transaction bonus," asking a London judge to reinstate him even as he claimed the firm ignored his bullying concerns.
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LITIGATION
By Tabitha Burbidge
An appellate tribunal has upheld a ruling that Brexit did not curtail the ability of a former Triton Partners investment adviser to bring discrimination claims against the Swedish private equity firm's executives, allowing him to pursue his claim in the U.K.
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POLICY & REGULATION
By Joel Poultney
The government has not effectively held to account the administrator of the £189 billion ($255 billion) Civil Service pension plan for failing to meet historic performance targets, Britain's public spending watchdog has said, urging policymakers to learn from the failures.
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DEALS
By Joel Poultney
Britain's only defined benefit superfund said Tuesday that it has taken on £55 million ($75 million) in assets from a plan sponsored by a Christian missionary society, in a deal steered by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.
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PEOPLE
By Marialuisa Taddia
A Manchester law firm said Tuesday that it has adopted a permanent four-day working week for all staff after a nine-month trial delivered what it described as "phenomenal results," including a 22% rise in productivity.
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