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7 Feb 2019 13:12
Adverse weather and travel disruption policiesBad weather and issues with travel arrangements can cause significant amounts of disruption to a business and employers are often put in a position where they have to decide at the last minute what to do to adapt working arrangements to ensure that disruption is kept to a minimum. Many companies are more...
6 Feb 2019 12:21
It’s only banter …until someone suesAs the Christmas party season fast approaches and spirited ‘banter’ at work is plenty, the recent case of David Evans v Xactly Corporation Limited (2018) in the Employment Tribunal reminds us that context is king. Mr Evans was employed by Xactly as a Sales Representative, for less than a year, until more...
6 Feb 2019 08:50
3PB barristers Craig Ludlow analyses the latest employment law cases3PB barrister Craig Ludlow analyses the latest employment law cases, covering: Burden of proof in direct discrimination cases - Efobi v Royal Mail Group Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 18 Whistleblowing – failure to comply with legal obligation / public interest test - Ibrahim v HCA International Ltd UKEAT/0105 more...
31 Jan 2019 10:02
Confidentiality in the Age of the Public RegisterDoes your case involve matters of national security? Are those matters so important that the Crown has applied for it to be excluded from the Public Register of judgments? Probably not – and so any judgment in the case will be publicly accessible and the Employment Tribunal has no power to order more...
30 Jan 2019 13:34
Virtuoso Legal Successfully Defend Leading Scientists in Breach of Confidence Case Brought by Invista Textiles (UK) LimitedVirtuoso Legal successfully defend VideraBio Limited and Drs Botes, Chokkathukalam and Chen in High Court breach of confidence claims brought by industry giant, Invista Textiles (UK) Limited. The Background The Claimants in this case, “Invista” is part of the Koch Industries group based in Wichita, more...
21 Jan 2019 09:53
SUCCESSFUL INTERIM RELIEF APPLICATION AT EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALKevin McNerney successfully represented a dentist at an interim relief application at Bury St Edmunds Employment Tribunal. The dentist was dismissed for Whistleblowing regarding patient care. The application was successful both as to the reason for dismissal and status of the dentist. The Tribunal more...
18 Jan 2019 14:32
Recruiting a Legal SecretaryFor a limited period, recruiters can post their vacancies for FREE on our jobs board. We simply want to provide the best opportunities for recruiters and candidates right now. ILSPA’s aim is to bring together legal recruiters and top-quality candidates to help them achieve their goals. Recruiters more...
17 Jan 2019 15:41
ATHLETE EMPLOYMENT CLAIM FAILS – JESS VARNISH NOT EMPLOYED BY BRITISH CYCLING OR UK SPORTVarnish v British Cycling Federation & Anor (Case No. 2404219/2017) Related Member(s): Thomas Linden QC Related Practice Area(s): Discrimination and Equality, Employment Law, Sports Law Court: Employment Tribunal The claimant cyclist brought claims of unfair dismissal, direct sex discrimination, more...
17 Jan 2019 10:54
Mental Health: are you cultivating a positive working environment?Monday 21 January is supposedly this year’s gloomiest day. With Blue Monday approaching, employers should remember the importance of cultivating a positive attitude towards mental health in the workplace throughout the year. Doing so has social benefits, as well as potentially increasing staff more...
15 Jan 2019 14:27
Ceri Widdett appears in new BBC TV programme, ‘Is This Sexual Harassment?’Employment specialist Ceri Widdett from Exchange Chambers has appeared in a new social experiment on BBC Three, Is This Sexual Harassment? Presenter, Ben Zand, leads an on-screen discussion with a group of around 20 young people about where the line is when it comes to sexual harassment, based on more...
14 Jan 2019 09:29
Direct age discrimination and the provision of permanent health insurance (PHI) following Smith v Gartner and Whitham v Capita: a call for clarificationDoes an employer directly discriminate against its employee because of his or her age by ceasing PHI payments prior to the employee reaching the greater of age 65 or their state pension age? The employment tribunal (ET) in Whitham v Capita Insurance Services Ltd ET/2505448/12 answered this question more...
11 Jan 2019 13:55
HR in 2019 – turbulent times ahead – what are the key challenges?‘May you live in interesting times’…an old Chinese saying intended to be uttered as a curse upon one’s enemies. We are living in unprecedented times and 2019 is undoubtedly set to be an ‘interesting’ year for business as ongoing fallout from Brexit translates to general uncertainty and unchartered more...
11 Jan 2019 10:33
Virtuoso Legal Successfully Defend Individual in Injunction from Ex-Employer Relating to Restrictive Covenants and Non-Compete ClausesFreshasia Foods Ltd v Jing Lu [2018] EWHC 3644 (Ch) (04 January 2019): Virtuoso Legal defend individual from interim injunction concerning restrictive covenants from ex-employer. Trial to follow later in the year. Virtuoso Legal’s intellectual property litigation team, led by Philip Partington (and more...
8 Jan 2019 17:41
October 2019 pupillage applications now openChambers are offering two pupillages, one civil and one family. For details on how to apply please go to the following link. https://www.magdalenchambers.co.uk/pupillage-applications-are-now-open/ more...
3 Jan 2019 10:21
Important dates for your 2019 legal diaryWith the UK due to leave the EU on 29 March, 2019 looks set to be a busy year of changing legal horizons. At Sparqa Legal, we are constantly reviewing our content to keep it up-to-date with legal developments as and when they happen. Looking ahead to the first half of 2019, here are some key legal more...
19 Dec 2018 16:18
Court of Appeal rules that Uber drivers are classed as 'workers'Uber BV & Ors v Aslam & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 2748 Related Member(s): Thomas Linden QC Related Practice Area(s): Employment Law Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division) In a matter to establish the preliminary issue of whether the respondents, drivers for Uber, are ‘workers’ under the Employment Rights more...
19 Dec 2018 14:12
Court dismisses claim arising from African Minerals Ltd's mining activities in TonkoliliKalma & Ors v African Minerals Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 3506 (QB) Related Member(s): Richard Hermer QC, Chris Buttler, Eleanor Mitchell Related Practice Area(s): Employment Law, Public and Private International Law, Public Law Court: Queen’s Bench Division Arising from the construction of a mine and more...
13 Dec 2018 13:34
3PB Head of Chambers becomes Circuit Judge at Central Criminal Court3 Paper Building (3PB) Head of Chambers Nigel Lickley QC was sworn in as a Judge yesterday by the Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett of Malden at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. HHJ Lickley QC has begun his new career after 34 years in Chambers from Pupil to Silk specialising in Crime and more...
13 Dec 2018 09:46
Charles Crow reviews the benefits and perils of Permanent Health Schemes in employment contractsIn the recent case of Awan v. ICTS UK Ltd [2018] 11WLUK 385 (Simler J, President) the EAT confirmed and strengthened previous decisions (Aspden v. Webbs Poultry [1996] IRLR 251, Briscoe v. Lubrizol Ltd [2002] IRLR 607, amongst others) to the effect that a term will be implied into contracts of more...
10 Dec 2018 15:36
Office banter: a dangerous path to tread?There are some phrases which make an employment lawyer's heart sink, and pride of place amongst them undoubtedly goes to "but it was just office banter". Usually a signal that something offensive has indeed gone on within the workplace, it might be thought that short shrift is likely to be given to more...
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