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St Philips reception
Employment
11/06/2021

COVID Employment Issues (and how to resolve them)

Join Anthony Johnston and Francis Mortin of St Philips Chambers in conjunction with Leeds Law Society for a discussion on: COVID Employment Issues (and how to resolve them) As more employees begin to return to the workplace, so the range of...

Sarah George
Employment
03/06/2021

Appointment of a Salaried Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales): Sarah George

St Philips Employment is delighted to share the news that the Ministry of Justice has just announced the appointment of Sarah George as a Salaried Employment Judge....

St Philips Chambers reception
Employment
17/05/2021

ELA & Birmingham Law Society: The ‘new normal’: the employment law considerations of lifting Covid restrictions

Free Webinar, Thursday 27th May 2021 16:15-17:15 The event will be chaired by Jog Hundle, Employment Partner from Mills and Reeve, and will be joined by the following key panellists: Kam Bains, Senior Legal Adviser from Make UK, The Manufacturers’...

Sophie Garner
Employment
15/04/2021

How remote working post pandemic could benefit disabled employees

When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the UK, figures showed that disabled people had been hit particularly hard. A survey by UK disability charity Leonard Cheshire Trust painted a grim picture in September 2020, revealing that 71 per cent of...

Jonathan Gidney
Employment
25/03/2021

Covid-19 related absence dismissal was not automatically unfair

The Leeds Employment Tribunal has recently determined one of the first dismissals arising out of the coronavirus pandemic in Rogers v Leeds Laser Cuttings Ltd [2021] No. 1803829/2020, writes Jonathan Gidney. The Claimant (who had less than two...

St Philips Chambers reception
Employment
09/03/2021

EAT Report: Strike Out and Discrimination Claims

Can a tribunal strike out a direct discrimination or harassment claim in which the employee alleges that the employer behaved deceitfully and unreasonably? Possibly, held the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Morgan v DHL Services Ltd, but not...

St Philips Chambers reception
Employment
03/03/2021

A Conversation with Acting Regional Employment Judge Findlay, Regional Employment Judge Swann

A Conversation with Acting Regional Employment Judge Findlay, Regional Employment Judge Swann and compere Julie Duane, St Philips Chambers to discuss: https://www.elaweb.org.uk/training-and-events/1188

Francis Mortin
Employment
18/01/2021

St Philips Chambers are delighted to announce that Francis Mortin has joined their Employment Team as a Third Six pupil

Francis Mortin is a recent transfer to the bar having practiced as a Solicitor Advocate at renowned international law firm Addleshaw Goddard since 2018. He has considerable experience advising on high value, high stakes issues for high net worth...