• 海角破解版 in the Legal 500 2024

      海角破解版鈥檚 Employment law team receives TIER 1 ranking in 2 Circuits in latest Legal 500 rankings聽

      海角破解版鈥檚 Employment and Discrimination law team is celebrating 2 TOP TIER rankings 鈥 in the Western and South Eastern Circuits - in the Legal 500 2024 edition just published. The team now has 13 of its 23 juniors ranked in the publication, totalling 22 individual rankings across the South Eastern, Western, London and Midlands Circuits. The team welcomes its promotion to the top tier in Western and retains its top tier position in South Eastern....

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      Employment and discrimination newsletter - August 2023

      Welcome to the August 2023 edition of our employment and discrimination law newsletter, edited by Alex Leonhardt, with analysis and contributions from Alex Leonhardt, Jo Laxton, Sarah Clarke, Stephen Wyeth and Emma Greening.

      Case analysis covers the following cases: Jackson v The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust [2023] EAT 102; Charalambous v National Bank of Greece [2023] EAT 75; Pilkington v Jones [2023] EAT 90; United Taxis Ltd v (1) Mr R Comolly (2) Mr R Tidman - and - Mr R Tidman v (1) United Taxis Ltd v (2) Mr R Comolly [2023] EAT 93; and Mrs R Kealy v Westfield Community Development Association [2023] EAT 96.

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    • Employment and discrimination newsletter - 50th edition

      Employment and discrimination newsletter: our 50th! - July 2023

      Welcome to the 50th edition of our employment and discrimination law newsletter, edited by Simon Tibbitts and featuring team news with contributions from head of group Craig Ludlow, Jo Laxton, Colin McDevitt, Stephen Wyeth and Alex Leonhardt.

      Case analysis is provided by Simon Tibbitts, Katherine Anderson, Joseph England and Alex Leonhardt and covers the following cases: Mrs Kristie Higgs v Farmor鈥檚 School (The Archbishop鈥檚 Council of the Church of England intervening) EA-2020-000896-JOJ; Phipps v Priory Education Services Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 652; Greasley-Adams v Royal Mail Group Limited [2023] EAT 86 and Mrs N Moustache v Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust: [2022] EAT 204.

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    • Stephen Wyeth

      Stephen Wyeth successful in the EAT in employment status case

      Employment law barrister Stephen Wyeth has successfully represented United Taxis in United Taxis Ltd v (1) Mr R Comolly (2) Mr R Tidman - and - Mr R Tidman v (1) United Taxis Ltd v (2) Mr R Comolly [2023] EAT 93, a case in which the EAT overturned the ET's decision that a taxi driver, Mr Comolly was both a worker of the taxi operator, United Taxis Ltd (Stephen鈥檚 client) and an employee of...

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    • Chambers and Partners 2023

      海角破解版鈥檚 Employment Team achieve record 15 individual rankings in Chambers & Partners 2023 and promoted to Tier 1 in two Circuits

      海角破解版 Barristers congratulates its Employment and discrimination law team for achieving a Tier 1 ranking in two Circuits (Western and South Eastern) in Chambers and Partners鈥 2023 edition published today. The team now records a total of 15 individual rankings, up from 12 last year, in London, Western and South Eastern. Our individual barristers attracted significant praise in the directory, as well as our clerks described as 'standouts for their promptness of service, friendliness and...

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    • Simon Astill

      海角破解版 excels with 73 rankings in Chambers and Partners 2023

      海角破解版 Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has been awarded a record number of rankings in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners with a total of 73 accolades for its barristers. The national heavyweight chambers achieves its rankings in London, South Eastern, Western and the Midlands - in 18 categories of law. Earlier this year, 海角破解版 also celebrated its first ranking in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth guide. Click here to view the full results...

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    • Legal 500 2023

      Another outstanding Legal 500 result for 海角破解版鈥檚 employment law barristers

      海角破解版 Barristers congratulates its Employment and Discrimination team for another strong performance in the Legal 500 2023 edition published last night. 13 of the team鈥檚 21 juniors are now ranked in the publication, attracting a total of 21 individual rankings across the South Eastern, Western, London and Midlands Circuits. The team consolidates its top tier position in South Eastern with 2 new rising star rankings, bringing the total of 海角破解版 employment rankings to 5 in...

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    • Simon Astill

      海角破解版 triumphs in latest Legal 500 ratings of the UK's best barristers聽聽

      海角破解版 Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), the UK's third largest chambers, is delighted to report its best rankings yet - totalling 130 - in the Legal 500 2023鈥檚 edition published last night, up 12% on last year鈥檚 116. The set has achieved its rankings across 5 large UK regions - or Circuits (London, South Eastern, Western, Midlands and Chester and Wales) - in 21 categories of law. Earlier this year, 海角破解版 also celebrated its first rankings...

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    • January 2022 employment law newsletter out now!

        Welcome to January's newsletter I would like to wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous new year聽on behalf of all of us at 海角破解版's Employment and Discrimination Law team. Our first聽newsletter of 2022聽is packed full with employment law news, including a new聽Practice Direction on the neutral citation of EAT judgments, guidance from ACAS on hybrid work/working from home and how to make changes in employment contracts; a government consultation on the Bill of...

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    • Stephen Wyeth

      Stephen Wyeth successful in COVID-19 unfair dismissal health and safety case

      Employment law barrister Stephen Wyeth was successful in the ET acting for the claimant in Mr C Preen v Coolink Ltd and Mr R Mullins: 1403451/2020 in an automatic unfair dismissal claim for a health and safety reason under s100 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 involving COVID-19. The claimant, Mr Preen had been employed since 1 April 2019 by the respondent as an air conditioning and refrigeration engineer, providing routine servicing, maintenance and emergency...

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    • December 2021 employment law newsletter out now

        Welcome to December's employment law newsletter Our last newsletter of 2021 reports聽海角破解版's appearance聽in the聽Supreme Court on a holiday pay appeal. We consider聽the latest developments at Yorkshire County Cricket Club following the allegations of racial harassment and bullying made by Azeem Rafiq and聽look at Mark Green鈥檚 recent training session on discrimination for聽the ELA. Case law analysis is provided by -聽Naomi Webber聽on discrimination in pregnancy with R (the Motherhood Plan & Anor) v Her Majesty's Treasury...

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    • November 2021 employment law newsletter out now

        Welcome to November's employment law newsletter Our team has much to celebrate this month yet again, with聽Mathew Gullick's formal appointment at the聽Queen鈥檚 Counsel Appointment Ceremony in Westminster Hall on Monday. This comes hot on the heels of Chambers and Partners announcing a record 11 of our employment juniors ranked in 3 circuits, following equally outstanding results in the Legal 500 back in October. Case law analysis is provided by -聽Grace Nicholls聽on the聽importance of case...

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