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Robert Spicer
Jan 27, 20221 min read
WHISTLEBLOWING
Automatic unfair dismissal Main or principal reason test Case Secure Care UK Ltd v Mott (2022) Morning Star, January 4, EAT Facts M was...
Robert Spicer
Jan 27, 20222 min read
SUPREME COURT
Human rights Torture Case In re McQuillan, McGuigan and McKenna [2021] UKSC 55 Facts The appeals were as follows: · The death by...
Robert Spicer
Jan 27, 20221 min read
UNFAIR DISMISSAL
Refusal of Covid-19 vaccination Religious belief Case Allette v Scarsdale Grange Nursing Home Ltd (2022) Leeds Employment Tribunal,...
Robert Spicer
Jan 10, 20221 min read
Unfair dismissal: gross misconduct
UNFAIR DISMISSAL Gross misconduct Case Hope v British Medical Association EA-2021-000187-JOJ Facts H, an employee of BMA, brought a...
Robert Spicer
Jan 10, 20221 min read
Supreme Court: breach of embargo:contempt
SUPREME COURT Breach of embargo Contempt of court Case Attorney General v Crosland [2021] UKSC 15, Supreme Court Facts In May 2021...
Robert Spicer
Jan 10, 20221 min read
Disability discrimination: risk to health
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Risk to health Secondment opportunity Case Judd v Cabinet Office EA-2020-000468-AT Facts J, a disabled person...
Robert Spicer
Dec 6, 20211 min read
New disability discrimination case
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Discrimination arising from disability Legitimate aim Case Stott v Ralli Ltd EA-2019-000772-VP Facts S was...
Robert Spicer
Nov 29, 20211 min read
Redundancy: consultation
REDUNDANCY Consultation Special circumstances Case Carillion Services Ltd and others v Benson and others (2021) Morning Star, November...
Robert Spicer
Nov 27, 20211 min read
Disability discrimination and the menopause
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Disability Menopause Case Rooney v Leicester City Council EA-2020-000070-DA, EAT Facts Ms R made a number of...
Robert Spicer
Nov 27, 20212 min read
Google data protection case
SUPREME COURT Google data protection case Case Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50 Facts The issue in the appeal was whether L could bring...
Robert Spicer
Nov 22, 20211 min read
Disability: burden of proof
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Burden of proof Case Bennett v Mitac Europe Ltd EA-2020-000349-LA Facts B and his manager were employed by M....
Robert Spicer
Nov 16, 20212 min read
Gig economy: new case on meaning of "worker"
WORKER Provision of services personally Case Stuart Delivery Ltd v Augustine [2021] EWCA Civ 1514, Court of Appeal Facts A worked as a...
Robert Spicer
Nov 12, 20212 min read
Whistleblowing: protected disclosures: new cases
WHISTLEBLOWING Case Watson v Hilary Meredith Solicitors Ltd and another UKEAT/0092/20/BA Facts W made protected disclosures to his...
Robert Spicer
Nov 10, 20212 min read
Trade unions and collective bargaining: landmark Supreme Court decision
Collective agreement Direct offer by employer Case Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley and others [2021] UKSC 47, Supreme Court Facts D and 56 other...
Robert Spicer
Nov 7, 20213 min read
Disability discrimination law problems
Disability discrimination The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) is a good example of the modern mystification of a new area of law. The...
Robert Spicer
Nov 4, 20212 min read
More new employment cases: settlements and deductions from wages
SETTLEMENT Personal injury claim excluded Case Farnham-Oliver v RM Educational Resources Ltd [2021] EWHC 2418 Facts F was employed by R...
Anastasiia Tolmacheva
Oct 25, 20212 min read
Landmark Supreme Court case on compensation for accidents abroad
SUPREME COURT Foreign law Service out of jurisdiction Case FS Cairo (Nile Plaza) LLC v Brownlie [2021] UKSC 45 Facts In January 2010 Lady...
Robert Spicer
Oct 22, 20212 min read
More new employment cases
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Costs Case Ibezakio v York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Locum Placement Group Ltd EA 2019-000145-LA...
Robert Spicer
Oct 14, 20212 min read
New employment cases: package holidays and disability discrimination
CONTRACT Tour operators Package holiday contracts Case X v Kuoni Travel Ltd [2021] UKSC 34, Supreme Court Facts Ms X was on a package...
Anastasiia Tolmacheva
Sep 20, 20213 min read
The DAO: Is it the end to the idea of using algorithmic authority to create a new form of sociality
Legal authority is a well-known “issue” in the cryptocurrency and block-chain world. For years, strong idealistic proponents of...
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