Latest EAT Judgments- Simpson v Endsleigh Insurance Services Ltd & Ors [2010] UKEAT 0544_09_2708 (27 August 2010)
- JP Morgan Europe Ltd v. Chweidan [2010] UKEAT 0286_09_2608 (26 August 2010)
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. A Beck [2010] UKEAT 0141_10_2408 (24 August 2010)
- West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust v. Evans [2010] UKEAT 0398_09_1908 (19 August 2010)
- Community Dental Centres Ltd v. Sultan- Darmon [2010] UKEAT 0532_09_1208 (12 August 2010)
- St Andrews Catholic Primary School & Ors v Blundell [2010] UKEAT 0330_09_0608 (6 August 2010)
- Brownbill & Ors v St Helens & Knowsley Hospital NHS Trust [2010] UKEAT 0074_10_0608 (6 August 2010)
- Wilson Devonald Ltd v Suckling [2010] UKEAT 0131_10_0308 (3 August 2010)
- Carclo Technical Plastics Ltd v. Jeyanthikumar [2010] UKEAT 0129_10_0308 (3 August 2010)
- Parfums Givenchy Ltd v Finch [2010] UKEAT 0517_09_3007 (30 July 2010)
Category Archives: Solicitors
Contingency fees in employment – Law Society wades in…
…with both a practice note for firms undertaking what are now called “Damages Based Agreements”, and a call to the (by now old) government to repeal the regulations governing their use. By way of reminder, the charging of a contingency … Continue reading
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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 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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Peninsula – apparent bias by Employment Judge
A number of sources have picked up on the recent case in the EAT concerning Peninsula Business Services, and their (now successful) claim that an Employment Judge should have recused himself on the basis of apparent bias against them. By … Continue reading
Replacement for Training Contracts unveiled
The Law Society / SRA have been announcing the end of the training contract for years and as someone who went through a training contract I’m interested to see what eventually emerges. Legal Week outline some of the new features but … Continue reading
DIY Divorce
Fellow blogger John Bolch of Family Lore has written an e-book all about divorce. There are far too many divorce solicitors out there who’ll charge a couple of grand for a simple uncontested divorce and agreed financial settlement, so the … Continue reading
Costs orders in favour of non-lawyers
Employment law solicitors who have spotted the judgment of the EAT in Ramsay & Ors v.Bowercross Construction Ltd & Anor ought to be cracking out the champagne. I have blogged before about the fact that solicitors are in severe competition … Continue reading
No legal advice privilege for non-lawyers
I like to bang on about employment law provision by non-lawyers, and the case of Howes v. Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council [2008] UKEAT brings up a problem that will no doubt be raised again as the range of providers … Continue reading
Compromise Agreements – subsequent discovery of misconduct
I remember Collidge -v- Freeport plc [2008] EWCA Civ 485 when it was at first instance, dealing as it does with the very common clause found in compromise agreements that: “Subject to and conditional upon the terms set out below, [Freeport] … Continue reading
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Solicitors – Qualified for…
The Law21 blog entry on marketing has again inspired me to rant on the future of the legal profession. ‘Your solicitor, qualified to answer’ is a major national advertising and PR campaign to promote solicitors to the public. Our aim … Continue reading
Unfair Dismissal – Burden of Proof
My earlier assurances that my blogging wouldn’t be interrupted by work have been shown to be completely hollow – over two weeks have passed since my last post. And it’s not even as if there’s been nothing to report. Favourite … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Employment Tribunal, Solicitors, Unfair Dismissal
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