{"id":18063,"date":"2024-02-07T09:56:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T09:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/?page_id=18063"},"modified":"2024-04-12T11:51:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T10:51:12","slug":"competing-workplace-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/competing-workplace-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Competing workplace rights"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18063\" class=\"elementor elementor-18063\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c21fed0 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"c21fed0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5ec514\" data-id=\"a5ec514\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dced191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dced191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Competing workplace rights<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d72fec5 elementor-nav-menu__align-start elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-tablet elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"d72fec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-caret-down\\&quot; aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;toggle&quot;:&quot;burger&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-horizontal e--pointer-none\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-d72fec5\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-18065\"><a href=\"#whatis\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor menu-link\">What are competing rights?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-18066\"><a href=\"#legalframework\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor menu-link\">Legal framework<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-18067\"><a href=\"#latestcaselaw\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor menu-link\">Latest case law<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-18068\"><a href=\"#newsandviews\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor menu-link\">News and views<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-toggle\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Menu Toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--open eicon-menu-bar\"><\/i><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--close eicon-close\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-d72fec5\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-18065\"><a href=\"#whatis\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">What are competing rights?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-18066\"><a href=\"#legalframework\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Legal framework<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-18067\"><a href=\"#latestcaselaw\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Latest case law<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-18068\"><a href=\"#newsandviews\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">News and views<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bb6d0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bb6d0f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf6c89f\" data-id=\"cf6c89f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4435169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4435169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b78d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"33b78d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"whatis\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f74b555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f74b555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The conundrum of competing rights<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-298a5e9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"298a5e9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd8a568\" data-id=\"cd8a568\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc7048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dc7048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Government initiatives, legal disputes, media coverage and public debate have established gender identity and transgender rights as a hot topic for the 2020s and, as always, where there is scope for different viewpoints, those differences can lead to conflict in the workplace.<\/p><p>For several years, employers have been managing workplace disputes on topics which polarise opinion and where discrimination risks can arise. Probably the most common area for dispute so far has resulted from religious beliefs about sexual orientation. Friction has also arisen from different political viewpoints.\u00a0\u00a0 Although support for a political party is not in itself a philosophical belief, belief in a political doctrine can qualify and employment tribunals have held that, for example, beliefs in national independence are protected. In early 2024, a tribunal decided that anti-Zionist beliefs could qualify as a philosophical belief.<\/p><p>Most recently, however, gender identity has become the topic demanding employers\u2019 attention as the debate intensifies between individuals who are transgender, or who hold gender identity beliefs, and those whose religious beliefs or gender critical beliefs are in direct conflict.\u00a0\u00a0 People have become used to expressing their views on such topics frankly, including on social media, and even where colleagues are not the intended audience, ramifications frequently materialise at work leaving the employer with a delicate balance to strike between conflicting opinions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f0b780 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"4f0b780\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec54981 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec54981\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e418bb4\" data-id=\"e418bb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-618c695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"618c695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c231817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"c231817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"legalframework\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf09fca elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"bf09fca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2001\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2001\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">The legal framework\u200b<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2001\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2001\"><p>The laws relevant to this area are contained in both the Equality Act 2010 and the European Convention on Human Rigdhts (<strong>ECHR<\/strong>) to which the United Kingdom is a signatory and which was enacted by the Human Rights Act 1998.<\/p><p><strong>European Convention on Human Rights<\/strong><\/p><p>Under the ECHR, individuals have rights:<\/p><ul><li>under Article 9, to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, including freedom to manifest their religion or belief;<\/li><li>under Article 10, to freedom of expression, including freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference; and<\/li><li>under Article 8,\u00a0 to respect for private and family life, home, and correspondence.<\/li><\/ul><p>According to the ECHR, exercise of these rights cannot be limited or interfered with except in accordance with law and where this is justified and necessary in a democratic society to protect certain legitimate interests, including the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.<\/p><p>The UK\u2019s Human Rights Act requires courts and tribunals to read and give effect to any statutory provision in a way which is, so far as possible, compatible with the ECHR rights. This means that where an employee\u2019s actions are a manifestation of their religion or belief and their employer takes measures in response, the ECHR rights will be relevant to an assessment of whether the employer has discriminated against them.<\/p><p><strong>Equality Act 2010 and protected characteristics<\/strong><\/p><p>The Equality Act 2010 provides protection against direct and indirect discrimination, as well as harassment and victimisation on grounds of an individual\u2019s age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage\/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, each of which is known as a \u2018protected characteristic\u2019.<\/p><p><strong>No right takes precedence<\/strong><\/p><p>The protection available under the Equality Act 2010 applies equally to each of the protected characteristics, so no characteristic ranks more highly or attracts more protection than another. This is where the challenge lies for employers, who can be faced with having to balance the equal, but competing, rights of different individuals.<\/p><p>Examples of situations which might require employers to carry out this balancing act might include where an employee:<\/p><ul><li>refuses to provide services to same-sex couples based on religious belief;<\/li><li>expresses or promotes negative views of homosexuality based on religious belief;<\/li><li>expresses or promotes negative views of transgender identity or gender identity belief based on either religious or gender critical beliefs;<\/li><li>refuses to use an individual\u2019s preferred pronouns or deadnames them based on either religious or gender critical beliefs.<\/li><\/ul><p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/competing-workplace-rights\/#latestcaselaw\">case law reports<\/a> consider the outcome of proceedings in which scenarios like those listed above were considered by the courts.<\/p><p><strong>Protection of beliefs<\/strong><\/p><p>The prohibition of discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief has been in effect for over 20 years and a significant body of case law has built up, interpreting the provisions of the relevant legislation.<\/p><p>A key question in many instances has been whether a particular belief qualifies for protection and the test for determining this was decided by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (<strong>EAT<\/strong>) in the case of <em>Grainger plc v Nicholson<\/em>. The EAT set down five criteria for establishing a protected belief, including a requirement that the belief must be worthy of respect in a democratic society, not be incompatible with human dignity and not conflict with the fundamental rights of others.<\/p><p>Whether gender critical beliefs fulfilled this particular <em>Grainger <\/em>criterion was considered in <em>Forstater v CGD Europe &amp; Others<\/em>. Although the employment tribunal concluded that Forstater&#8217;s beliefs did not qualify for protection, as they were not worthy of respect in a democratic society, the EAT disagreed, holding that only beliefs akin to Nazism or totalitarianism, or which espouse violence and hatred in the gravest of forms, would fail the test of being worthy of respect.<\/p><p>Following <em>Forstater<\/em>, it is clear not only that individuals holding gender critical beliefs are protected by the Equality Act, but also that the scope of beliefs protected by the legislation is wide and can include beliefs which others might find controversial or offensive.<\/p><p><strong>Manifestation of religion or beliefs<\/strong><\/p><p>When attempting to balance competing rights, it is crucial for an employer to be aware that under the ECHR an individual has a right to both hold and to manifest their beliefs. As explained above, the scope for interference with these rights is very limited.<\/p><p>Taking adverse action against an individual simply for holding a protected belief will amount to discrimination. In this vein, employers should ensure that an employee is not challenged about their beliefs or asked to justify their position, nor should attempts be made to persuade them to change their view.<\/p><p>Where an employer may be able to intervene is in relation to conduct which is a manifestation of an individual\u2019s belief that is objectionable, when considered on an objective basis. Identifying such conduct can be tricky, however, and employers need to differentiate between situations where:<\/p><ul><li>the employee is manifesting their belief in a way that is not objectionable, in which case no action should be taken;<\/li><li>the employee is manifesting their belief in a way which might cause offence to some but which is not objectively objectionable, in which case no action should be taken; or<\/li><li>the employee is manifesting their belief in a way which is objectively inappropriate and objectionable. In these circumstances, the employer may be able to take action in response, but only where such action is justifiable given the consequences of the employee\u2019s conduct.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2002\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2002\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">A challenge for business\u200b<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2002\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2002\"><p>Balancing the rights of all individuals within an organisation is a significant challenge for business. However, it is not one that is impossible to overcome and will form an important part of an employer\u2019s approach to the promotion of diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace. <\/p>\n<p>Measures which can be taken to achieve the required balance will include instilling a culture of dignity and respect; providing policies and procedures which act as everyday guidance and are kept up to date; implementing regular training throughout the business on diversity issues; having clear guidelines on acceptable behaviour; and implementing conflict resolution plans. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2003\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2003\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Useful links<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2003\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2003\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/2010\/15\/contents\">Equality Act 2010<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.echr.coe.int\/documents\/d\/echr\/convention_ENG\">European Convention on Human Rights<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acas.org.uk\/acas-guide-to-religion-or-belief-discrimination\">ACAS guide on religion or belief discrimination<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cipd.org\/uk\/knowledge\/guides\/transgender-non-binary\/\">CIPD Guidance: Transgender and non-binary EDI in the workplace<\/a><\/li><li><a style=\"font-size: 16px;background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.equalityhumanrights.com\/equality\/equality-act-2010\/your-rights-under-equality-act-2010\/gender-reassignment-discrimination#what-the-equality-act-says-about-gender-reassignment-discrimination\">EHRC Guidance on gender reassignment<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/view.officeapps.live.com\/op\/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equalityhumanrights.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F2021%2Femployment-code-of-practice.docx&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK\">EHRC Employment Code on gender reassignment<\/a><\/li><li><a style=\"font-size: 16px;background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.equalityhumanrights.com\/sites\/default\/files\/guidance-separate-and-single-sex-service-providers-equality-act-sex-and-gender-reassignment-exceptions.pdf\">EHRC Guidance on separate and single-sex service providers<\/a><\/li><li><a style=\"font-size: 16px;background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acas.org.uk\/supporting-trans-employees-in-the-workplace\/html\">Supporting trans employees in the workplace | Acas<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><em>Note: this expressly states that it is not intended as guidance from Acas on managing trans employees in the workplace. Previous Acas guidance on gender reassignment has been withdrawn and not reissued.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef51b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aef51b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aec408a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"aec408a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"latestcaselaw\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc10ff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc10ff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest case law<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b15cfa elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-loop-grid\" data-id=\"2b15cfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-long-bridge-across-body-of-water.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18030\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-long-bridge-across-body-of-water.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-long-bridge-across-body-of-water-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2025\/08\/07\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>7 August 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Haynes v The English Blackball Pool Federation (2025)<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18247 post-18247 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dei-competing-rights-law\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-glass-building-with-trees.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18029\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-glass-building-with-trees.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-glass-building-with-trees-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2025\/04\/28\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>28 April 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For Women Scotland Ltd  v The Scottish Ministers (2025)<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18082 post-18082 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dei-competing-rights-law\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architectural-close-up.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18015\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architectural-close-up.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architectural-close-up-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2025\/02\/13\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>13 February 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Higgs v Farmor\u2019s School (2025)<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18187 post-18187 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dei-competing-rights-law\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architecture-with-spherical-shapes.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18017\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architecture-with-spherical-shapes.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architecture-with-spherical-shapes-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2024\/10\/02\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>2 October 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adams v Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (2024)<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18073 post-18073 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dei-competing-rights-law\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/nature-river-and-rock-formations.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18041\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/nature-river-and-rock-formations.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/nature-river-and-rock-formations-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2024\/09\/07\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>7 September 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bailey v Stonewall Equality Ltd and Garden Court Chambers (2024)<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18177 post-18177 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dei-competing-rights-law\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-detail-on-skyscrapers.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18027\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-detail-on-skyscrapers.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-detail-on-skyscrapers-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2024\/08\/20\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>20 August 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Orwin v East Riding of Yorkshire Council (2024)<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18122 post-18122 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dei-competing-rights-law\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-long-bridge-across-body-of-water.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18030\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-long-bridge-across-body-of-water.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-long-bridge-across-body-of-water-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2024\/03\/01\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>1 March 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Miller v University of Bristol (2024)<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18071 post-18071 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dei-competing-rights-law\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/aerial-view-road-in-mountain-scenery.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18036\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/aerial-view-road-in-mountain-scenery.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/aerial-view-road-in-mountain-scenery-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2024\/02\/07\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>7 February 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phoenix v Open University (2024)<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18081 post-18081 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dei-competing-rights-law\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/aerial-view-coastal-landscape.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18033\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/aerial-view-coastal-landscape.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/aerial-view-coastal-landscape-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2024\/02\/07\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>7 February 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fahmy v Arts Council England (2023)<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18083 post-18083 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dei-competing-rights-law\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-white-structure.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18032\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-white-structure.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-white-structure-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2024\/02\/07\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>7 February 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mackereth v Department of Work &amp; Pensions (2022)<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18069 post-18069 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dei-competing-rights-law\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-futuristic-urbanity.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18028\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-futuristic-urbanity.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-futuristic-urbanity-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2024\/02\/07\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>7 February 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forstater v CGD Europe (2022)<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18113 post-18113 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dei-competing-rights-law\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/nature-geological-formations.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18039\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/nature-geological-formations.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/nature-geological-formations-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2024\/02\/07\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>7 February 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Randall v Trent College (2020)<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-load-more-spinner\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-spinner\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-load-more-anchor\" data-page=\"1\" data-max-page=\"2\" data-next-page=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18063\/page\/2\/\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-loop__load-more elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Load More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-load-more-message\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7a0ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8a7a0ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75376c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"75376c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"newsandviews\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e64791c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e64791c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News and views on competing rights<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa3951c elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-loop-grid\" data-id=\"aa3951c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;template_id&quot;:&quot;18004&quot;,&quot;_skin&quot;:&quot;post&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;edit_handle_selector&quot;:&quot;[data-elementor-type=\\&quot;loop-item\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"loop-grid.post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-loop-container elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18161 post-18161 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dei-competing-rights-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-building-with-glass-windows-and-blue-sky.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18021\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-building-with-glass-windows-and-blue-sky.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-building-with-glass-windows-and-blue-sky-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ten tips on balancing competing rights in the workplace<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18111 post-18111 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dei-competing-rights-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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