Practice: Biting the hand that fed you

Martin Meredith reviews the implications of recent case law on in-house lawyers In-house lawyers are like no other employee – by reason of their role, they hold a position of trust, influence and confidence, acting solely in the interests of their employer/client. The Court of Appeal’s decision in Generics (UK) Ltd v Yeda Research & …
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Misconduct: Coming clean

Andrew Taggart and Sarah Hitchins consider the circumstances in which employees of varying seniority may be obliged to reveal their own wrongdoing ‘When considering whether an employee owed a duty to disclose their own wrongdoing, a court is likely to look at their terms and conditions of employment. Some employees (even those who do not …
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