The ex-managing partner of Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP told a tribunal Wednesday that she had no vendetta against its former head of employment law, revealing that she stepped aside from the top job over "irreconcilable differences" with other partners.
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Former RFB Boss Argues 'No Vendetta' Against Ex-Partner

By Adele Redmond

The ex-managing partner of Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP told a tribunal Wednesday that she had no vendetta against its former head of employment law, revealing that she stepped aside from the top job over "irreconcilable differences" with other partners.

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Barclays Beats Sex Bias Case, Citing Performance Concerns

By Hanna Vioque

A mortgage adviser has failed to prove that Barclays Bank treated her differently from male colleagues when it put her on an improvement plan, as an employment tribunal ruled that bosses were worried about her performance.

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Engineer Wins Redo Over Lack Of Witness Evidence

By Tabitha Burbidge

A Texas bankruptcy judge said Tuesday she would confirm embattled medical system CareMax's proposed Chapter 11 plan after it makes some modifications, highlighting that the proposal's definition of released parties was "entirely too broad."

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POLICY & REGULATION

Pension Plans To Start Entering Data Into Portals In April

By Martin Croucher

The first retirement savings plans will start to input customer data to the government's pension dashboards project in April, a top civil servant said Wednesday.

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Pensions Watchdog Backs Gov't Surplus Investment Plans

By Joel Poultney

Britian's retirement savings watchdog has given its backing to proposals recently floated by the government that would relax rules to allow pension funds to invest billions of pounds tied up in surpluses.

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'Huge Disparity' In Pension Savings Between Men And Women

By Joel Poultney

Recent figures revealing that adult men have almost twice as much median pension wealth as women demonstrate the "huge disparity" among retirees and highlights the need for more targeted support to bridge the gap, a financial services consultancy said Wednesday.

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DEALS

CMS Steers £1.4B Pension Deal For Pharma Co.

By Najiyya Budaly

Legal & General said Tuesday that it has covered £1.4 billion ($1.7 billion) of pension liabilities for U.K. pharmaceutical company Aventis Pharma Ltd. to secure the benefits of all members of the retirement savings plan.

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