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On 30 April 2024, the International Court of Justice in The Hague rejected Nicaragua‘s request for interim relief against Germany, in a case concerning Germany‘s conduct in the current Gaza war. Notably, by 15 votes to 1, the Court found... Read more
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Daniel Stilitz KC and Patrick Halliday will be speaking at the ELA Conference 2024 with Bruce Robin from UNISON on Thursday 2 May. They will be speaking on ‘Industrial relations: strikes, collective bargaining and minimum service levels’. The session will... Read more
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On 17 April 2024 the Court of Appeal handed down an important judgment in R (British Medical Association, Fire Brigades Union & Ors) v HM Treasury & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 355. Two trade unions, the FBU and the BMA,... Read more
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The Legal 500 and Legal Business Disputes Yearbook 2024 has been published and Oliver Jackson features in one of the eight cases of the year, the Mastercard Proceedings, in which thousands of merchants and consumers seek damages from Visa and... Read more
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Aileen’s Practice note on ‘transgender pupils in schools’ summarises out the law relating to the treatment of transgender pupils in schools in England. The note discusses relevant guidance including the draft non-statutory guidance on gender questioning children recently issued by... Read more
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We are delighted to announce that Lucy Barbet has won Champion of the Year in the Women in Law categories at the Legal 500 ESG UK Awards 2024. Members and Staff congratulate Lucy, we are delighted the role she has... Read more
Podcasts
The April episode of the 11KBW Employment Podcast is out now. This month Andrew Smith talks to Aileen McColgan KC about Omar v Epping Forest DCA [2024] ICR 301 [2023] EAT 132. When will words used in the heat of the moment lead to an effective... Read more
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The Supreme Court will hear the appeal in Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers v Tesco Stores Ltd on 23 and 24 April 2024. The appeal raises questions of contractual construction, implied terms and the availability of injunctive relief... Read more
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We are pleased to announce that we have been longlisted for 4 awards at the upcoming Legal Cheek Awards 2024. We have been longlisted for: Best chambers for training 2024 Best chambers for quality of work 2024 Best chambers for... Read more
