Employment
Barrister settles whistleblower claim against Foreign Office for £423k
A barrister who raised concerns of serious corruption while working for the Foreign Office in Kosovo has settled her employment tribunal claim for £423,000.
Firm cleared of disability discrimination against senior support manager
A senior manager at law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer has failed in a claim that her stress, anxiety and depression constituted a disability.
SRA seeks whistleblowing role as part of SLAPPs action
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is set to make it easier for law firm staff to blow the whistle on their employers, as part of its work on SLAPPs – of which it is investigating more than 20.
Tribunal rejects claims from LAA solicitor in WhatsApp row
An employment tribunal has rejected claims from a solicitor at the Legal Aid Agency, disciplined after a heated WhatsApp exchange and a threat to share it with the Law Society.
Law firm entitled to fire employee who “lost it” during meeting
A law firm was entitled to summarily dismiss an employee who lost control during an informal meeting with a manager about his behaviour towards other staff, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Leading firm overlooks another employment claim made against it
“Systematic and human errors” at leading legal aid firm Duncan Lewis meant it failed to respond to a discrimination and constructive dismissal claim against it for six and a half months.
Departing legal recruiter wrong not to hand over LinkedIn password
A legal recruitment consultant was wrong to refuse to disclose his personal LinkedIn password before he left his employer to set up his own business, the High Court has ruled.
Ex-managing partner misled tribunal in discrimination claim
A former law firm managing partner misled an employment tribunal in the course of pursuing a disability discrimination claim against his ex-partners.
Law firm receptionist fired for being pregnant awarded £23,500
A receptionist fired by a law firm because she was having a difficult pregnancy and taking time off work has been awarded compensation of £23,500 by an employment tribunal.
System failure led to default judgment against leading law firm
Leading legal aid firm Duncan Lewis has been ordered to pay a former director costs of £6,500 for setting aside a default employment tribunal judgment caused by its internal failures.
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Don’t be fooled by the civil court statistics
The latest civil justice figures look deceptively upbeat, with faster claims. But these numbers mask a deeper truth: people are still waiting more than a year for justice.
SEO is changing: Are you measuring the right things?
AI means firms may see falling organic traffic and wonder if SEO is still working. The more interesting question is whether traffic is still the right measure of success.
Forms are evolving – and more interesting than you might think
I have spent much of my working life thinking about something most people would probably prefer not to think about at all: legal forms.
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