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Francis Mortin Gold ELIPS Volunteer award
Employment
26/06/2025

Francis Mortin receives Gold ELIPS Volunteer Award

Congratulations to Employment Barrister Francis Mortin, for receiving the Gold volunteer award from the Employment Tribunal Litigants In Person Support Scheme (ELIPS) for 36 hours of contributions. The ELIPS scheme is led by the Employment Lawyers...
Employment
23/06/2025

Connor Wright successfully represented the Respondent in 6-day Employment Tribunal

Connor Wright successfully represented the Respondent in a 6-day Employment Tribunal hearing concerning Reasonable Adjustments under the Equality Act 2010. Background The Claimant was a job applicant in the Respondent’s recruitment process. The...
Employment
16/06/2025

Elizabeth Hodgetts & Connor Wright Secure Extended Civil Restraint Order against Persistent Employment Tribunal Litigant  

Elizabeth Hodgetts, leading Connor Wright, instructed by James Powell of Capsticks LLP and Stephen Ellerby of TLT LLP, represented the Solicitors Regulation Authority and 5 other Claimants in their application for an ECRO in the High Court....
Investigation
Business & Property
06/06/2025

Independent Investigations: Strategic Guidance for Legal Advisers Seminar, 1 July

Our Employment and Business & Property Teams are pleased to invite you to their forthcoming Seminar: ‘Independent Investigations: Strategic Guidance for Legal Advisers‘ Independent investigations are increasingly being used by...
Ed Beever
Employment
05/06/2025

Ed Beever Represents Council in Transgender Tribunal Case

Ed Beever successfully defended Nottinghamshire County Council against a teacher’s claim of unfair dismissal and religious discrimination. A transgender pupil had joined the Council run School. The teacher declined to adhere to the School’s...
Wendy Miller
Employment
15/05/2025

Strike Out Success for Wendy Miller as Tribunal Confirms Administrators not Liable as Employers

Wendy Miller has secured the strike out of multiple claims against administrators in a complex multi-respondent Employment Tribunal matter involving whistleblowing, unfair dismissal, and insolvency issues. The Tribunal: A significant result in a...
Elizabeth Hodgetts
Employment
25/04/2025

Elizabeth Hodgetts represents MoD in its successful defence of race discrimination and victimisation claims

Elizabeth Hodgetts, instructed by the Government Legal Department, represented the Ministry of Defence in its successful defence of race discrimination and victimisation claims arising out of a sequence of events over 18 months. The claimant was...
Sophie Garner
Employment
16/04/2025

Supreme Court Provides Certainty on Definition of ‘man’ and ‘woman’ in Equality Act 2010

The Supreme Court’s ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 provides certainty at last in relation to the issue of whether the definition of ‘woman’ and ‘man’ in the Equality Act 2010 (‘EqA’)...
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