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St Philips Chambers reception
Employment
15/12/2020

ELA Midlands Regional Representative

We are delighted to announce that Julie Duane, a specialist member of our Employment team, has recently taken up the position of the ELA Midlands Regional Representative. As part of her role Julie will strive to continue to promote engagement...

Julie Duane
Employment
10/11/2020

Young apprentice wins racial harassment and victimisation claim against a colleague

St Philips Employment Barrister, Julie Duane was instructed by the well-respected Leeds-based firm Blacks Solicitors LLP (Blacks) in respect of several racial harassment claims and two separate acts of victimisation against a young Asian...

St Philips Chambers reception
Employment
15/10/2020

Post-furlough redundancies: ‘It is important that workers know their rights’

St Philips’ Employment Barrister, Julie Duane contributed to this article on Post-furlough redundancies in HR Grapevine. We have reproduced this with permission of HR Grapevine. The coronavirus pandemic has caused a wealth of uncertainty for...

Julie Duane
Employment
16/07/2020

Running out of time

A question often asked regarding Early Conciliation and timescales for issuing claims, is: “What happens where new claims arise following the issue of an Early Conciliation certificate, but before proceedings have been initiated. Can a Claimant...

Ed Beever
Employment
18/05/2020

Enforcement of Settlement Agreements and Breach of Confidentiality

Does the employer still have to pay where the employee has failed to keep the terms confidential? That was the question posed in Duchy Farm Kennels Ltd v Steels, which was a decision of Cavanagh J in a High Court appeal from a County Court decision....

St Philips Chambers reception
Employment
06/05/2020

“Furlough Agreements” Law Sessions trailer, with Alex MacMillan

00:00 01:00 Furlough Agreements – Alex MacMillan (2015 call). Thu 14th May at 10am; REGISTRATION CLOSED Fri 15th May at 12pm (JJEL session – for junior employment lawyers) REGISTRATION CLOSED

St Philips Chambers reception
Employment
29/04/2020

Upcoming Employment Group Events

Covid-19 Case Study: Managing The Employment Law Risks by Sarah George, Jon Gidney & Julie Duane Join us for a free webinar in which our employment specialists will be discussing employment law issues with a Coronavirus Case...

Paul Wilson
Employment
24/04/2020

New High Court ruling regarding Debenhams furloughed employees

by Paul Wilson, Barrister There has been a further ruling from the High Court on the CJRS and its interrelationship with insolvency law principles underpinning the adoption of contracts of employment by administrators  In the Matter of Debenhams...