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On 11th May 2018 the EAT handed down judgment in Addison Lee Ltd v Gascoigne 0289/17, the latest in a growing line of decisions dealing with the status of workers in the gig economy. Mr Gascoigne, a cycle courier, represented in the EAT... Read more
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Peter Oldham KC acts successfully in local authority’s appeal on special educational needs allowance In Swansea CC v Rees and others EAT 2053/2017, the employees were home tutors employed by the Council, working as part of a home tutoring unit.... Read more
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Natalie Connor represented the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Labour Party in this week’s hearing of the disciplinary charges against Marc Wadsworth, who accused Jewish MP Ruth Smeeth of working “hand in hand” with a Telegraph journalist at an... Read more
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The three judges in the majority (Lady Hale, Lord Wilson and Lady Black) took the view that a notice of termination of employment sent by post only takes effect when the notice has come to the attention of the employee... Read more
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Hallett v Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 796 (QB) (19 April 2018) The High Court (Simler J) has dismissed a test case supported by the BMA which sought to establish that hours and rest break monitoring arrangements used... Read more
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The Administrative Court has quashed a policy implemented by Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in which applicants for private hire vehicle driver licences were required to declare that they would drive their vehicles predominantly within the Knowsley area. Under the licensing... Read more
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The High Court has today given judgment in the linked cases of NT1 v Google LLC and NT2 v Google LLC. These high-profile challenges are the first claims before the English High Court in which claimants have relied on the... Read more
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Who’s Who Legal have identified Amy Rogers and Joe Barrett as “stand out” members of the Junior Bar, operating at a level beyond their year of call. Joe is listed in Government Contracts and Amy in Labour, Employment and Immigration. ... Read more
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The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld the Employment Tribunal’s decision to strike out a claim because the Claimant had discussed her evidence with a journalist during an adjournment: see Chidzoy v BBC, UKEAT/0097/17/BA. During a break in the course of... Read more
