If you have lost your job this autumn, the law has just moved in your favour. Since 1 October 2026, most people who want to bring an employment tribunal claim have six months to do so, not three. It is one of the most important changes for dismissed employees in years, and it is worth understanding exactly what it means for you. What has changed Under the Employment Rights Act 2025, the ordinary deadline for bringing most tribunal claims has doubled. The new limit covers the

"I have been paying my former wife maintenance every month since our divorce. My circumstances have changed and I believe the payments are no longer fair. Can I simply stop?" The short answer Not on your own say-so. If your maintenance is set out in a court order, that order binds you until it ends on its own terms or the court changes it. Stopping without permission does not end your obligation. It simply creates a debt, and that debt can be enforced against you. The proper

It is one of the most common questions employment lawyers are asked. A manager loses their temper. Voices are raised. An employee is spoken to aggressively, perhaps in front of colleagues. The employee goes home wondering whether what happened was merely unpleasant or whether it crossed a legal line. The short answer is that shouting at an employee is not, by itself, unlawful. The law does not require managers to be polite, calm or even reasonable at all times. Employment Tri