Employment
Solicitor’s complaint over unfair work allocation “faces problems”
A solicitor who says he made a protected disclosure about the unfair allocation of work at his former firm has been told he will struggle to prove his unfair dismissal claim.
Solicitor dismissed over health problems awarded £1.1m damages
A solicitor whose career in company secretarial work was “thrown severely off course” after being sacked due to having asthma has been awarded damages of £1.1m.
Law firm consultant was worker, not employee, tribunal rules
A solicitor who worked as a consultant for a South London law firm was not an employee and so could not sue for unfair dismissal and breach of contract, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Employment tribunal rejects circuit judges’ pension claims
An employment tribunal has dismissed a test case brought by three retired circuit judges who argued that they were treated unfairly by having to join a less generous judicial pension scheme.
Solicitor’s disability and sex discrimination claims thrown out
An employment tribunal has struck out a clinical negligence solicitor’s claims of sex discrimination and that she was disabled.
Law firm “entitled” to recoup CILEX fees of departing employee
A Devon law firm was entitled to demand repayment of a caseworker’s CILEX course fees after she left, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Employment law and HR group aims to double in size
A group of businesses which includes an employment law firm and HR company is looking to double in size over the next three years by acquiring either legal or HR businesses, its founder has said.
Bar Council to meet Can’t Buy My Silence over NDAs
The Bar Council is to meet non-disclosure agreement pressure group Can’t Buy My Silence in the wake of its criticism of the barrister body’s stance.
SRA evidence “not enough” to revive ex-managing partner’s ET claim
An employment tribunal has refused to reconsider rulings that went against a former law firm managing partner despite new evidence that undermined a key finding about his honesty.
Consultant paralegal was law firm ‘worker’, tribunal rules
A consultant paralegal was a ‘worker’ at a law firm and could sue for unauthorised deductions from wages but was not an employee who could claim breach of contract, a tribunal has ruled.
Blog
How does the legal profession become neuroinclusive?
My learning journey as mum to an autistic son with profound additional needs completely changed the way in which I work as a child protection lawyer.
The real cure for inequality at law firms? Listening
How can men, as one male panellist put it, “get out of the way of people coming up through the ranks?”
Most of these conversations only happen after the men leave the room.
Andy Burnham and the Hillsborough Law: should solicitors be worried?
Now that Andy Burnham has become prime minister, the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, otherwise known as the Hillsborough Law, will receive a real boost of political capital.
