Equality Act 2010 – there is an actual devil in the detail
Section 60(9) of the Equality Act 2010: “Work†means employment, contract work, a position as a partner, a position as a member …
Butterworths Employment Law Handbook 2010
Butterworths Employment Law Handbook is the reference for most employment lawyers. Most lawyers will buy theirs from a traditional legal bookseller, where …
Moneybox Live – Employment Rights
This week’s Moneybox Live was on the subject of employment rights, and contains some interesting discussion on flexible working rights. The episode …
Contingency Fee Agreements – final regulations unveiled
The use of contingency fees (where the representative charges a proportion of the amount recovered) in employment tribunal claims is now on …
Acas Annual Report 2008/2009
Acas have released their annual report, and many of the statistics make for interesting reading. It shows that the number 0f claims …
ELBA offer training over Skype
Those  barristers who aren’t already should join the Employment Law Bar Association. Their latest offering is a seminar on understanding tax in …
Daniel Barnett reaches milestone
Part of the lack of updates to this blog recently means I’m late reporting on a true employment law internet luminary reaching …
Article 6 right to legal representation in disciplinaries
It’s a common request – “Can I bring a solicitor to my disciplinary?” – and a surprise to many employers that they …
Regulation of solicitors
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 …
Will ignorance of the law become an excuse?
The recent case in which Counsel for Revenue & Customs had to apologise to the Court of Appeal for relying on regulations …
