Employment
Ex-managing partner ordered to pay costs for misleading tribunal
A former managing partner has been ordered to pay costs for trying to mislead an employment tribunal in his claim against his firm.
MoJ brings back employment tribunal fees to “incentivise” settlement
The Ministry of Justice has launched plans to bring back “modest” employment tribunal fees of £55 per case, seven years after the Supreme Court ruled that a previous scheme was unlawful.
EAT rejects barrister’s appeal over £3m claim against chambers
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has rejected an appeal from a barrister expelled from chambers after posting a tweet about a “stroppy teenager of colour”.
Barrister who caused assistant’s “collapse” must pay £155,000
A barrister who caused her assistant to suffer a mental and physical “collapse” has been ordered to pay her over £155,000 in compensation by an employment tribunal.
Tribunal doubles costs award against “unreasonable” CIty firm staffer
A former employee of City giant Hogan Lovells tried to cause “maximum disruption” to the law firm in bringing employment tribunal proceedings, “perhaps as some form of revenge”.
Grenfell solicitor wins unfair dismissal claim over redundancy
A solicitor made redundant after her work on the Grenfell Tower disaster ended has won a claim for unfair dismissal because her law firm did not properly consider another role for her.
Law firm entitled to fire trainee who forwarded emails to private account
A law firm was entitled to summarily dismiss a trainee solicitor who forwarded client-related emails to a private email account, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Solicitor fails in discrimination claim over firm’s billing failure
A law firm’s failure to help a self-employed consultant solicitor bill tens of thousands of pounds of work was due to error and not discrimination, an employment tribunal has ruled.
“Rude and disruptive” caseworker must pay £20,000 costs to law firm
A “rude and disruptive” caseworker who “embroiled” a national law firm in a “vast, unmeritorious” discrimination claim must pay £20,000 in costs, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Ex-employee sanctioned over “campaign to disrupt” law firm
A former employee who “entered into a campaign conducted to cause disruption” to a law firm, culminating in an employment claim with fabricated evidence, has been told to pay costs.
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How ELD NextGen will improve employers’ liability tracing
The Employers’ Liability Tracing Office is continuing work towards the launch of ELD NextGen, the next generation of the employers’ liability database, in early 2027.
Fifteen years on: Lessons from ABS reform
Fifteen years ago this month saw the very first alternative business structure. At the time, the prospect of non-lawyers owning law firms was dubbed ‘Tesco Law’.
Hybrid working and client money controls – be aware of the risks
For legal finance teams, remote working has changed how information moves, how approvals are obtained and how colleagues communicate.
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