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Marc Delehanty succeeds for Ritz Casino in £2m claim against defendant alleging gambling addiction

The Ritz Hotel Casino Ltd v Mr Safa Al Geabury…

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David Reade QC named The Legal 500 UK Employment Silk of the Year

We are proud to announce that The Legal 500 UK…

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Charles Samek QC succeeds in appeal in relation to purported Part 36 offer

Charles Samek QC Hertel v Saunders [2015] EWHC 2848 (Ch)…

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Stuart Ritchie QC and Alexander Robson in Privy Council Compound Interest Win

The vexed question as to the availability of compound interest…

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Same sex marriage discrimination lawful under Schedule 9 exemption – Matthew Sheridan acts in Pemberton Case

On 28 October 2015 the Birmingham Employment Tribunal gave its…

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David Reade QC & John Mehrzad advise & represent Bristol Rugby in action against Steve Borthwick and the RFU

David Reade QC and John Mehrzad, members of the Sports…

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Martin Fodder successfully defends claim brought by Consultant Surgeon against NHS Trust

Martin Fodder has successfully defended a claim of unfair dismissal…

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Adam Solomon and Charlotte Davies successful in obtaining novel form of springboard relief

Adam Solomon and Charlotte Davies successful in obtaining novel form…

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David Reade QC and Alexander Robson succeed in defending Sunderland Football club against the claim

David Reade QC and Alexander Robson have successfully defended Sunderland…

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David Reade QC succeeds in judicial review of Pensions Regulator on the territorial scope of auto enrolment

David Reade QC succeeds in judicial review of Pensions Regulator…

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Katherine Apps in Upper Tribunal judgment on scope of Equality Act 2010 and case management powers

In LO’L v SSWP[2016] UKUT 0010  a Claimant appealed from…

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Georgina Bryan successful in fringe theatre worker status dispute

Georgina Bryan appeared for the successful Respondent in the remitted…

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Smith v Carillion JM Limited: employment contracts still safe in their common law harbour

Jeremy Lewis KC Are employment contracts subject to different rules…

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The “pay, hours and holiday” of airline pilots

In cases of compulsory trade union recognition, is there an…

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David Reade QC wins in CJEU in Woolworths 2 (Valerie Lyttle (and others) v Bluebird UK Bidco 2 Ltd)

David Reade QC The CJEU has handed down Judgment in…

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Important Guidance on Substitution Appeals

Nicholas Siddall, who successfully appeared on behalf of the Appellant,…

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Andrew Clarke QC succeeds in application for injunction to prevent strikes across FE colleges

The decision in Westminster Kingsway College v University and College…

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Michael Duggan QC wins in the Court of Appeal on important garden leave issues

Michael Duggan QC has won in the Court of Appeal in Michael…

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John Mehrzad involved in UEFA disciplinary into Serbia-Albania abandonment

On 14 October 2014 the Serbia v Albania UEFA European…

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When will the court grant freezing orders in support of foreign proceedings?

This article was originally published in LexisNexis. Adam Solomon was counsel…

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John Mehrzad on successful Twitter EAT Decision

The EAT has finally decided a workplace social media misconduct…

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Reade and Quinn secure quashing of barrister’s disbarring order

Two Littleton barristers, David Reade QC and Chris Quinn, have successfully…

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Stuart Ritchie QC successful in Privy Council Jurisdiction Battle

Stuart Ritchie QC The Privy Council judgment in Nilon Ltd…

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Mark Humphreys succeeds in the EAT on the meaning of ’employee’ within the Equality Act

Mark Humphreys succeeds in the EAT on the meaning of…

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David Reade QC succeeds in argument on incompatibility under the Human Rights Act

David Reade QC succeeded in a further Judgment on an…

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Daniel Tatton Brown succeeds in Court of Appeal in unfair dismissal territorial jurisdiction case

Daniel Tatton Brown, who was led by Andrew Stafford QC,…

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Keeping the contract alive: contractual notice and covenants

Michael Duggan QC The High Court, Queen’s Bench Division had…

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David Reade Q.C. & Niran de Silva Succeed in Supreme Court on Law of Illegality

David Reade KC and Niran de Silva KC appeared for…

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David Lascelles Triumphs in Commision Claim

In Howarth v Verizon (2013) David Lascelles acted for the…

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Administration & Service Provision Change under TUPE

Recent appellant cases concerning service provision change (“SPC”) have included…

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Dale Martin Successfully Defends Appeal from Employment Tribunal to Administrative Court

Dale Martin KC Mr Justice Edwards-Stuart has today handed down…

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CA decides that LLP members are not workers

The Court of Appeal has today handed down judgment allowing…

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Clive Freedman QC & Alexander Robson win in High Profile Claim for $10M Commission

Daad Sharab v Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal Bin Abdul-aziz Al-saud…

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David Lascelles Successfully Obtains Permission for his Client to Bring Conspiracy Claims

David Lascelles continues to act on behalf of investors in…

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Financial disincentives to resign and restraint of trade

Case Report: 20:20 London Ltd v Riley [2012] EWHC 1912…

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Lucy Bone Wins GDC Registration Appeal

Fitzgerald v. GDC, 10 July 2013 [Panel Chair: Rosemary Rollason]…

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John Mehrzad Acts for Kean in Allardyce v Kean and Blackburn Rovers Case

John Mehrzad appeared in High Court defamation action before Mr…

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Damian Brown QC wins injunction to prevent dismissal of whistleblower

Damian Brown QC of Littleton Chambers wins injunction to restrain…

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Martin Palmer Secures EAT Judgment Upholding ET Costs’ Award for £92,000

Martin Palmer successfully represented various respondents in the Employment Appeal…

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CA judgment awaited on whether LLP Members are “workers”

The Court of Appeal [Lloyd, Stephen Richards and Elias LJJ]…

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Martin Palmer Successfully Represeents a Member of Parliament in Sex Discrimination Claim

Martin Palmer has successfully represented a Member of Parliament in…

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Lucy Bone is representing the Financial Times

Lucy Bone is acting for the Financial Times this week…

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New Supreme Court Judgement: Alternative Service Outside the Jurisdiction- How Exorbitant is that?

The following judgment was handed down from the Supreme Court…

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Andrew Gimson v The Telegraph

The Employment Tribunal sitting at London Central today handed down…

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Lydia Banerjee in Football Drugs Case

Lydia Banerjee appeared for the Defendant, Gerard Kinsella, at the…

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Legal fees and applications to vary freezing injunctions

Chris Quinn Freezing injunctions typically contain an exception so as…

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Lucy Bone Obtains Springboard Relief and Resists Application for Speedy Trial

Whitmar Publications Limited v. Gamage and Others [2013] Ch Div,…

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Is an objection to transfer a notice to terminate employment?

In Williams de Broë Limited and Investec Wealth & Investment…

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John Bowers QC represents Glasgow City Council in Equal Pay Case

John Bowers QC has been instructed to represent Glasgow City…

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Alexander Robson Successfully Defends Leading Airline in Race Discrimination Claim

In Kpakio v Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited, a case which…

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Clive Freedman QC in CA win on law of illegality in commercial contracts

Clive Freedman QC acted for the successful Respondents in the…

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Eleena Misra wins whistleblowing and disability discrimination claim

Eleena Misra acted for the successful Consultant Child Psychiatrist, Dr…

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Damian Brown acts for National Union of Mineworkers

Damian Brown QC is instructed by Bird and Bird to…

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Damian Brown QC & Ming-Yee Shiu Defend Nottingham University NHS Health Trust

Damian Brown QC and Ming-Yee Shiu are defending Nottingham University…

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Summary Judgment in Team Move/Passing off Cases

Judgment was handed down this morning in the potentially significant…

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Martin Fodder Acts for Employee in Whistleblowing case

Martin Fodder On Friday 21 February the EAT handed down…

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Eleena Misra Successfully Defends Her First Instance Win for the Walsall NHS Paediatric Department

Eleena Misra successfully defended her first instance win for the…

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Dale Martin Acts in Case Resulting in Important Review of Without Prejudice Rule by EAT

Dale Martin In Portnykh v Nomura International plc UKEAT/0448/13/LA, the…

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Buckland & Cast Revisited: Littleton Win in EAT

Can a successful internal appeal cure an earlier act of…

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David Reade QC Succeeds in Judicial Review of CAC Decision in Trade Union Recognition Application

David Reade QC succeeded in arguing before Mr. Justice Keith…

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John Bowers QC in EAT Victory on Church of England Minister’s Employment Contract

John Bowers QC The Reverend Sharpe v (1) The Worcester…

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Supreme Court Upholds Court of Appeal Decision in Cross-Border Commercial Dispute

David Lascelles On 19 May 2014, the Supreme Court (Lords…

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David Lascelles in Court of Appeal Cross-Border Insolvency Victory

In a judgment handed down today (Isis v Kaupthing Bank…

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David Reade QC and Jeremy Lewis in “War Horse” Dispute

David Reade QC and Jeremy Lewis act for the Royal…

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John Bowers QC Acts for the GMC in Successful Defence Against Racial Equality Claim

John Bowers QC acted for the General Medical Council (GMC)…

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Adam Solomon Seccessful in EAT in Case Determining EAT’s Power to Strike Out

The President of the EAT delivered a judgment in the…

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Jonathan Cohen Acts for Glencore Xstrata PLC Defending High Profile Wrongful Dismissal Claim

Jonathan Cohen KC is currently mid-trial in the High Court,…

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David Reade QC and Martin Palmer in Successful Appeal Before the Court of Appeal.

David Reade QC and Martin Palmer  

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Clive Freedman QC & David Lascelles Succceed in €50Million Joint Venture Dispute

Clive Freedman QC and David Lascelles appeared for the successful…

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Liability of Owner of Company for Costs and Piercing the Veil

Threlfall v (1) ECD Insight Limited (2) Mr Glenn Whitney…

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Three Littleton Members in Supreme Court Case

Chris Quinn, Nick Goodfellow and Jonathan Cohen appear in the…

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Gavin Mansfield QC & Alexander Robson are Representing the Accountants BakerTilly, Claimants

Gavin Mansfield QC and Alexander Robson are representing the accountants…

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Sam Neaman Secures High Court “Mitchell” Appeal Victory

Sam Neaman successfully resisted the appeal of a Defendant who…

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David Reade QC in Judicial Review of CAC on the Impact of the Article 11 on Statutory Recognition

David Reade QC appeared for Boots Management Services Ltd in…

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Katherine Apps Wins in First Court of Appeal Case Interpreting the 1 July CPR Changes.

Katherine Apps In R(G) v Secretary of State for the…

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Mo Sethi KC and Sophia Berry in first ever leapfrog appeal from EAT to Supreme Court

On 31 January 2020 the Employment Appeal Tribunal handed down…

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John Mehrzad successful for international referee before Court of Arbitration for Sport

John Mehrzad, acting as a member of the CAS advocates…

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Paul Gilroy QC and John Mehrzad successfully represent Antonio Conte

Following eighteen months of litigation, the London Central Employment Tribunal…

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Judgment handed down in Walker v Wallem Shipmanagment LTD

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (Mr Justice Kerr sitting with members)…

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Commercial Court gives judgment in US$850 million Russian Banking Fraud Dispute.

On 23 January, Mr Justice Bryan handed down judgment in National…

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Ashley Cukier in successful High Court defence to Fresh Evidence application

The High Court yesterday handed down its judgment in Promontoria…

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Daniel Tatton Brown Q.C. successfully resists application to enforce non-compete injunction against multiple ex-employees

Daniel Tatton Brown Q.C. (instructed by Ed Cotton and Julien…

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Chris Quinn is representing two senior executives pursuing a claim in the High Court

Chris Quinn is representing two senior executives pursuing a claim in…

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David Reade QC and Grahame Anderson succeed for the Claimant in the Court of Appeal

David Reade KC and Grahame Anderson successfully represented the Claimant in…

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Adam Solomon QC succeeds in getting freezing order discharged.

Adam Solomon QC, acted for the Second Respondent in this…

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Littleton Welcomes Renowned International Arbitrator

Littleton is delighted to announce that Louise Barrington will be…

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Jonathan Cohen QC and Ashley Cukier in Court of Appeal victory over sale of Gauguin masterpiece

The Court of Appeal today handed down its judgment in…

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Nick Goodfellow succeeds in obtaining interim relief for Domestic & General in Rogue Trader fraud claim

At a hearing before Mr Justice Jay on 14 May…

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Littleton’s Adam Solomon QC in leading Restrictive Covenant case

Adam Solomon QC of Littleton is currently appearing in the…

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John Bowers QC successfully represents Orthodox Jewish nursery at EAT in religious discrimination claim

The Appeal Tribunal allowed the Appellant’s appeal against the Tribunal’s…

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Uncaged Tiger: Springboard application fails in trailer competition case

S Cartwright & Sons (Coachbuilders) Limited and Tiger Trailers Ltd…

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Ed Kemp and Grahame Anderson in important Court of Appeal case on territoriality of employment legislation

Ed Kemp and Grahame Anderson appeared in the Court of…

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Sam Neaman wins Court of Appeal franchise case

In Maurice MacNeill Iona Ltd (t/a Century 21 UK) v…

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Jamie Susskind in successful High Court claim arising out of 2008 global financial crisis

On Friday 9 November 2018 the Commercial Court gave judgment…

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Cross-examination on WFO Asset Disclosure by Video-link

In the long-running BTA Bank v Khrapunov litigation, the Court…

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The perils of unsigned contracts of employment and of rushing to Court

There are numerous important lessons to be learned from the…

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Paul Gilroy QC secures ‘no sanction’ RFU result for Danny Cipriani

England and Gloucester fly half Danny Cipriani has avoided further…

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Court of Appeal Considers Revival of Affirmed Breaches in Constructive Dismissal

David Reade QC and Nicholas Siddall were instructed by Suzanne…

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David Reade QC and Niran de Silva appeared for Mencap in the Court of Appeal

David Reade QC and Niran de Silva appeared for Mencap…

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Supreme Court reinvigorates tort of Conspiracy to Injure by Unlawful Means

On Wednesday 21 March the Supreme Court delivered judgment in…

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