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Julie Duane
Employment
03/07/2024

Julie Duane represented the Respondent in the Employment Appeal Tribunal in successfully defending a Rule 3(10) application

Julie Duane represented the Respondent in the Employment Appeal Tribunal in successfully defending a Rule 3(10) application by the Claimant. The original claims concerned allegations of race discrimination and unfair dismissal and the Claimant’s...

Royal Court of Justice
Employment
25/06/2024

Employment Injunctions & Claims in the High Court Seminar, 24 Sep 2024

Please join us in Chambers for an interactive and engaging review of employment-related High Court litigation issues, ranging from the practicalities of litigating injunctions to the fast-moving development of implied terms, presented by three of our...

Elizabeth Hodgetts
Employment
20/06/2024

Elizabeth Hodgetts appears in Court of Appeal in significant case on jurisdiction of Employment Tribunal

Clark & Bell v Chief Constable of Derbyshire Constabulary, Chief Constable of West Midlands Constabulary, & Secretary of State for Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 676 Underhill LJ (Vice-President), Lewis LJ, Warby LJ Judgment handed down 19...

Elizabeth Hodgetts
Employment
25/04/2024

Elizabeth Hodgetts obtains High Court injunction to prevent strike action

Elizabeth Hodgetts, instructed by Emma Appleton of East Riding of Yorkshire Council Legal Services, has successfully applied for an injunction against the National Education Union to prevent school staff from taking strike action on various days in...

Felix Levay & Connor Wright
Employment
26/03/2024

The Use and Abuse of Subject Access Requests in Civil Litigation

An article by pupil barristers Felix Levay and Connor Wright. The UK GDPR may have been intended to safeguard people’s privacy, but it has proved a useful tool for claimants seeking early disclosure by other means. In both Employment and Personal...

Sophie Garner Legal Awards
Employment
15/03/2024

Two accolades in 24 hours for Sophie Garner

Huge congratulations this morning go to employment barrister Sophie Garner who picked up the prestigious “Barrister of the Year” award at last night’s Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards. This success followed 24 hours on from Sophie being...

Employment law conference
Employment
06/03/2024

Employment Law Conference Programmes Announced, 16 May & 13 June 2024

We are delighted that St Philips Employment annual conference is returning in 2024. Following the huge success of our 2023 events, our specialist Employment Team will again be delivering a range of interactive and engaging sessions offering...

Ed Williams KC & Anthony Johnston
Employment
05/03/2024

Anthony Johnston, led by Ed Willams KC, represented the Respondent University in the Court of Appeal

Simon Pipe v Coventry University Higher Education Corporation [2024] EWCA Civ 191 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/civ/2024/191 Anthony Johnston, led by Ed Williams KC, represented the Respondent University in the Court of Appeal....