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The gig economy continues to reshape the future of work and transform employment relationships. In theory, this provides an ever-growing number of workers with greater flexibility in what they do and the hours they work. But in practice, different types of gig work do not always tip the balance in their favour as employers dictate terms that are distinctly unfavourable. In common with the technology which underpins much of the gig economy, the law is playing catch up in dealing with its ramifications as judges try to accommodate a dynamic and fast-changing landscape within the existing legal framework. Workers’ rights in the gig economy are, therefore, very much centre stage in the courts.   

Managing Director, Andrew Nugent Smith, comments  in The Law Society Gazette on the UK’s growing group action litigation market. The Law Society Gazette published an article exploring the rising popularity of group action litigation in the UK, which has been propelled by litigation funding. Andrew Nugent Smith commented: “Litigation funding used to be

Managing Director Andrew Nugent Smith discusses the modern group action litigation landscape and the newly established firms that thrive in it, in Lawyer Monthly. Andrew’s article was published in Lawyer Monthly, 30 July 2021, and can be found here.

Managing Director Andrew Nugent Smith explores what it means to be a modern lawyer and the power of New Law, in Solicitors Journal. Andrew’s article was published in Solicitors Journal, 18 July 2021, and can be found here. Back in 2000, when I was an aspiring law student, and long before the days