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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’...
Sofia Ashraf
Personal Injury
13/05/2021

Part 36 Offers : Children and Protected Parties Wormald -v- Ahmed [2021] EWHC 973 (QB)

In claims concerning a child or a protected party, acceptance of a Part 36 offer is subject to the approval process under Part 21. Consequently, the accepted Part 36 offer is not deemed binding until the court approves the same. What would happen if...
Jonathan Gale
Business & Property
23/04/2021

Jonathan Gale gives expert comment on Aldi vs M&S cake dispute

TechRound recently invited a panel of legal experts to discuss the legal action over M&S Colin the Caterpillar brand and it’s issues with Aldi’s similar cake. Jonathan said: “This case between M&S and Aldi is about brand protection as...
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General News
19/04/2021

Many congratulations to Regional Employment Judge Lorna Findlay on her recent appointment

It is a richly deserved recognition of years of support and encouragement that she has provided to the legal sector. At St Philips employment, we’re especially proud to be associated with Lorna who practiced successfully for many years including as...
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...
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Personal Injury
14/04/2021

St Philips Chambers are delighted to announce that Sarah Platts has joined their Personal Injury Team as a tenant

Sarah is an experienced County Court advocate who now specialises in personal injury having enjoyed a varied common law background in her previous career to date. With a mixed claimant and defendant practice Sarah is looking forward to further...
St Philips Chambers reception
Crime
30/03/2021

St Philips Chambers Criminal Group Spring Newsletter 2021

Introduction by Ben Close, Editor. Welcome to the spring edition of the criminal group newsletter. In this edition of the criminal team’s newsletter, we have several articles from members at all levels of seniority. First, Lee Marklew QC writes...
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...
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