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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...
Atrium
Employment
07/02/2023

Employment Lawyers Association “Keeping Connected” Coffee Morning

Chambers is delighted to be hosting the Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) “Keeping Connected” Coffee Morning on Tuesday, February 28th 0830-1030 at 55 Temple Row, Birmingham. This free to attend, informal event is open to ELA members,...
Jonathan Gidney
Employment
20/12/2022

D Rodgers v Leeds Laser Cutting Ltd: Court of Appeal dismisses landmark Coronavirus case

Useful guidance is provided on s.100(1)(d) ERA 1996. Background Facts The Claimant Darren Rodgers worked for the Respondent, Leeds Laser Cutting, as a laser operator.  At the start of the Coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, the employer (via an...
Jonathan Gidney
Employment
03/11/2022

Court of Appeal to consider landmark Covid unfair dismissal case

In what is thought to be the first appellate case of its kind, the Court of Appeal will today hear the case of Mr D Rodgers v Leeds Laser Cutting Ltd, where they will consider whether a Coronavirus related absence dismissal was automatically unfair...
Anti-vaxxer seminar
Employment
02/11/2022

Seminar: “Anti-vaxxers” are they protected under the Equality Act?

We are pleased to confirm that our rescheduled “Anti-vaxxers” seminar will now take place, via Zoom, on 9th December at 0930 and be hosted by Ed Beever and Bruce Frew. Topic: “Anti-vaxxers” are they protected under the...
Adele Akers
Employment
06/10/2022

New probationary tenant for our employment group

We would like to offer a warm welcome to Adèle Akers, called 2017, who has joined Chambers’ employment group as a Probationary Tenant bringing with her a wealth of legal experience. On commencing her time at St Philips Adèle commented, “I am...
Bruce Frew
Employment
01/10/2022

Bruce Frew successfully represents John Lansdown in unfair dismissal case

Specialist employment law barrister Bruce Frew, instructed by Consilia Legal, has successfully represented John Lansdown the only seafarer to reject a payoff from P&O following the mass sackings that took place in March 2022, in his unfair...
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