Simon Forshaw KC

1. Shah v. Insafe International

   employee benefits and tax

2. D v. P

   injunctive relief

3. Suhail v. Barking Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals

   worker status 

4. Merlin Financial Consultants Ltd v. Cooper

   restrictive covenants

5. Bon Groundwork Limited v. Foster

   employment tribunal practice and procedure

6. Ashby v. Birmingham City Council

   equal pay

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1. Holman Fenwick Willan LLP v Samady

   Indemnity contract

2. Kangol v. Toll

   multi-million pound fraud claim arising out of a business sale

3. D v. P

   injunctive relief

4. D v. P

   injunctive relief

5. Halcyon House Limited v. Baines

   harassment and confidential information

6. Merlin Financial Consultants Ltd v. Cooper

   restrictive covenants

7. Merlin Financial Consultants Ltd v. Cooper

   restrictive covenants

8. Aon Limited v. JLT Reinsurance Brokers Limited

   interim disclosure orders

9. Capital for Enterprise Fund LP v. Malik

   freezing injunction in the context of a fraud claim

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1. R (Kilroy) v. Governing Body of Parrs Wood High School

   judicial review of a decision to suspend a school governor

2. Booth v. Oldham MBC

   local government pension scheme

3. R (Gurung) v. Secretary of State for Defence

   judicial review of decisions taken in relation to Gurkha pensions

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1. Holman Fenwick Willan v Samady

   [2023] EWHC 125 (KB), KBD, February 6 2023, [2023] Costs LR 195

   The requirements in respect of solicitor’s invoices in the Solicitors Act 1974 did not apply to an indemnity agreement entered into by the solicitors and an individual whereby the solicitors waived a portion of their fees, in exchange for an agreement by the individual to pay by instalments.

2. Bishopsgate Contracting Solutions v O’Sullivan

   [2021] EWHC 2628 (QB), [2021] Costs LR 1357, QBD, September 16 2021

   The conduct of an unsuccessful claimant warranted an order that it pay the costs of the defendant on an indemnity basis

3. Alemi v Mitchell

   UKEAT/0042/20/AT, EAT, January 8 2021, [2021] IRLR 262

   Whether a locum doctor was an ‘employee’ of a medical practice

4. Sattar v Citibank NA

   [2020] IRLR 104, [2019] EWCA Civ 2000, CA, November 19 2019

   Guidance on operating disciplinary procedure.

5. R (Carter) v Crown Court at Chelmsford

   [2019] EWHC 1484 (Admin) QBD, June 13 2019 [2019] ICR 1470

   Police pensioner and wife challenging fairness of pension provison for wife if pensioner predeceasing her – Whether outside scope of statutory appeal to Crown Court
   Simon appeared for the Chief Constable of Essex Police, interested party

6. A v. B

   [2019] EWHC 2089 (Ch) Ch Div, July 25 2019 [2019] 1 WLR 5832

   Search and seizure order providing for imaging of defendants’ digital devices – Whether claimants or defendants to carry out first inspection of imaged documents

7. Nicholls v London Borough of Croydon

   [2018] IRLR 988

   Employment tribunal’s decision that the transfer of a public health team from a primary care trust to a local authority did not fall within the TUPE regulations was remitted for reconsideration.

8. Shah v. Insafe International

   [2016] EWHC 1036 (Ch); Ch Div, May 12 2016; [2016] STI 1657

   Employee benefits and tax – payments by an employer into employee benefit trusts represented earnings and were therefore liable to income tax and NI.

9. D v. P

   [2016] EWCA Civ 87, [2016] IRLR 355; Times, March 31 2016, CA, February 12 2016

   Confidential Information, business protection, remedies – guidance on issuing a prohibitory injunction.

10. Suhail v. Barking Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals

    [2015] UKEAT 0536_13_1106

    Employment law, worker status – worker status of a doctor who performed out of hours services on an ‘as and when’ basis. 

11. Halcyon House Limited v. Baines

    [2014] EWHC 2216 (QB)

    Business protection, protection from harassment – 11 day trial involving allegations of breach of contract, breach of confidence and harassment.

12. Merlin Financial Consultants Ltd v. Cooper

    [2014] EWHC 1196 (QB), [2014] IRLR 610, HC April 16 2014

    Business protection and restrictive covenants – financial advisor had been in breach of restrictive covenant by leaving employer and setting up own business.

13. Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health Board v. Korashi

    [2012] EWHC 448 (QB)

    Confidential information – injunction sought and obtained against a doctor who threatened misuse of confidential information.

14. Bon Groundwork Limited v. Foster

    [2012] EWCA Civ 252, [2012] IRLR 517

    Employment law, practice and procedure – whether employee’s claims could continue having regard to the principles of res judicata and Henderson abuse of process.

15. Ashby v. Birmingham City Council

    [2011] EWHC 424

    Employment Law, equal pay – claimants were entitled to pursue equal pay claims in the civil courts where they were out of time to do so in the employment tribunals.

16. Aon Limited v. JLT Reinsurance Brokers Limited

    [2010] IRLR 600

    Business protection, team move, interim relief – guidance given as to matters to be considered where a party sought an interim disclosure order.

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