The Lawdown Episode 11: Privacy Orders in the Tribunal, Bankers, Restrictive Covenants and Trump’s Tweets
September 27th, 2019 by Stuart Smith
In this episode we discuss Mr X the millionaire businessman who sought a restricted reporting order from the Employment Tribunal to keep his identity secret; we talk about what employees can do if a job offer is withdrawn before the employee has even started, which recently happened to a highly paid banker who is now […]
In this episode of The Lawdown, Sarah Chilton and Beth Hale discuss the recent high profile (but very different) dismissals of Gavin Williamson, Alex Hales and Israel Folau and the employment law issues to which they give rise, including investigations, reputational damage, social media, drug testing and addiction, discrimination and harassment and conduct outside the workplace. We hope […]
The Lawdown Episode 9: Gender Pay, Alcohol Bans and Compensation in the Employment Tribunal
September 27th, 2019 by Stuart Smith
In this episode of the Lawdown, Wonu Sanda and Beth Hale discuss the latest gender pay gap reports (and what they tell us (and don’t tell us) about equality of pay in the UK) and the reported ban on alcohol and drug use at Lloyds of London. We also bust some myths about the level […]
The Lawdown Episode 8: NDAs, the Gender Pay Gap and Religious Discrimination
September 27th, 2019 by Stuart Smith
In this episode we discuss NDAs following the publication of proposals from the Government for reform; we also highlight the, in some cases, increasing gender pay gap, nearly one year on from the first reporting deadline; and finally we bring you a case update on the Jewish nursery case, a case highlighting the limitations of […]
The Lawdown Episode 7: Brexit, Workplace Culture and Non-Compete Restrictions
September 27th, 2019 by Stuart Smith
We are back after the festivities and thought it was time to talk Brexit. In this episode we clear up confusion about the European Court of Human Rights and the UK’s exit from the EU and discuss some of the risks of Brexit-related abuse. We also chat workplace cultures and, for those legal geeks and […]
The Lawdown Episode 6: Veganism, Hugging, Emergency Nannies and yet more Brexit
September 5th, 2019 by Stuart Smith
In our Christmas special (before we take a break until 2019), we talk about whether veganism could be a protectable belief under the Equality Act 2010, the Ted Baker enforced hugging scandal and Goldman Sachs’ decision to offer London staff access to emergency nannies and other family-friendly benefits. We look again at whether Article 50 […]
Managing Partner Clare Murray is Ranked Top Global Elite Thought Leader in Europe, and Partners David Fisher and Sarah Chilton are Named Experts in Labour and Employment Law by Who’s Who Legal Labour and Employment 2019
July 16th, 2019 by Stuart Smith
Managing Partner Clare Murray ranked number one Global Elite Thought Leader in Europe, and Partners David Fisher and Sarah Chilton named experts in Labour and Employment Law by Who’s Who Legal Labour and Employment 2019.
We have advised on a number of cases where a partner has left a firm to join a new firm, and not only taken a team with them, but quite often clients too. This can be hugely disruptive to the firm they are leaving. Here, Senior Associate Wonu Sanda explains why it is important, as a firm, to […]