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Sarah Harty
Employment
30/03/2023

Sarah Harty Acts for Unfairly Sacked Salesman

Sarah Harty recently represented David Wade, a former poultry farming equipment salesman, in an Employment Tribunal. The Tribunal found that Mr Wade had been unfairly dismissed. No fair process had been followed and the Tribunal held that the real...
Jonathan Gidney
Employment
27/03/2023

Jonathan Gidney appointed as a Salaried Employment Judge

We are delighted to announce that Jonathan Gidney has been appointed as a Salaried Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) and will be deployed to the London Central Tribunal with effect from 20th April 2023. Jonathan...
Jonathan Heard
Employment
22/03/2023

Jonathan Heard acts in an EAT appeal concerning Unless Orders

Introduction The number of recent appeals to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) about unless orders has been such that in Minnoch and others v Interservefm Ltd and others [2023] EAT 35 the EAT observed that they were ‘…too large...
Oliver Edwards
Employment
21/03/2023

New Employment & Personal Injury Senior Clerk

We are pleased to welcome Oliver Edwards to Chambers in the role of Senior Employment and Personal Injury Clerk. Oliver has a wealth of experience gained over 20 years working in two top London sets and most recently in Chambers in Bristol. On...
Paul Wilson
Employment
02/03/2023

Paul Wilson successfully defends Trent College against religious belief discrimination

Paul Wilson successfully defends Trent College against religious belief discrimination claims brought by its former School Chaplain. Paul Wilson has successfully defended Trent College against all claims brought by its former School Chaplain in the...
Ed Beever & Elizabeth Hodgetts
Employment
14/02/2023

Reappointments to Attorney General’s Regional Panel of Counsel to the Crown

We are pleased to announce that following the recent competition, Ed Beever and Elizabeth Hodgetts have been reappointed to the Attorney General’s Regional Panel of Counsel (‘A’ Panel).  Both Ed and Elizabeth are now longstanding members...
Paul Wilson and Sarah Harty
Employment
09/02/2023

“Managing Litigants in Person” Employment Law Seminar

Session: The involvement of litigants in person in Employment Tribunal proceedings often causes an unnecessary layer of added difficulty. Problems range from a reluctance to deal with lawyers acting for Respondents to...
Elizabeth Hodgetts
Employment
07/02/2023

WhatsApp posts, Art. 8 rights and lawful dismissals

Elizabeth Hodgetts recently represented West Midlands Fire & Rescue Service in defending the consolidated claims for unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal of 5 former firefighters. Each claimant was a member of a 9-member WhatsApp group that...
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