Category Archives: Lawyers

Equality Act 2010 – there is an actual devil in the detail

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Usefully Employed

Section 60(9) of the Equality Act 2010: “Work” means employment, contract work, a position as a partner, a position as a member of an LLP, a pupillage or tenancy, being taken as a devil, membership of a stable, an appointment … Continue reading →

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Butterworths Employment Law Handbook 2010

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Usefully Employed

Butterworths Employment Law Handbook is the reference for most employment lawyers. Most lawyers will buy theirs from a traditional legal bookseller, where this year the RRP is £90. Instead, why not buy for a 25% discount, £67.50 including delivery,  from … Continue reading →

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Moneybox Live – Employment Rights

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Usefully Employed

This week’s Moneybox Live was on the subject of employment rights, and contains some interesting discussion on flexible working rights. The episode can be downloaded as a podcast for the next week, here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/moneybox/

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Contingency Fee Agreements – final regulations unveiled

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Usefully Employed

The use of contingency fees (where the representative charges a proportion of the amount recovered) in employment tribunal claims is now on a statutory footing, and is regulated. From 6th April 2010 the Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2010 (which can be … Continue reading →

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Acas Annual Report 2008/2009

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Usefully Employed

Acas have released their annual report, and many of the statistics make for interesting reading. It shows that the number 0f claims referred to them by the Employment Tribunals fell overall from 151,249 in 2007/2008 to 138,535 in 2008/2009 (that … Continue reading →

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ELBA offer training over Skype

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Usefully Employed

Those  barristers who aren’t already should join the Employment Law Bar Association. Their latest offering is a seminar on understanding tax in the context of Employment Law. That may or may not set your heart racing, but what will excite … Continue reading →

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Daniel Barnett reaches milestone

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Usefully Employed

Part of the lack of updates to this blog recently means I’m late reporting on a true employment law internet luminary reaching a real milestone. Daniel Barnett, barrister at 1 Temple Gardens, has been sending email employment law bulletins to … Continue reading →

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Article 6 right to legal representation in disciplinaries

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Usefully Employed

It’s a common request – “Can I bring a solicitor to my disciplinary?” – and a surprise to many employers that they have a right to refuse. There is a right under the Employment Relations Act 1999 to be accompanied … Continue reading →

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Regulation of solicitors

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Usefully Employed

It’s been a common view for a while that SRA regulation: is inappropriately one-size-fits-all, with the same requirements of High Street solo practices and of magic circle firms; that the regulation they practice is more suited to the former. Jordan … Continue reading →

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Will ignorance of the law become an excuse?

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Usefully Employed

The recent case in which Counsel for Revenue & Customs had to apologise to the Court of Appeal for relying on regulations that were five years out of date has drawn much comment. For a report, see Frisby Law, a … Continue reading →

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