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Congratulations to Gavin Mansfield QC and Mohinderpal Sethi: new Chair and Treasurer of ELBA

We are delighted to announce that Gavin Mansfield QC has…

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Littleton wins Employment Set of the Year at The Chambers UK Bar Awards

We are delighted to have won the award for Employment…

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Nicholas Siddall to speak in seminar on Redundancy and Dismissal

On 3rd December 2015, at The Caledonian Club, 9 Halkin…

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David Reade QC shortlisted for Employment Silk of the Year

We are delighted to announce that David Reade QC has been…

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

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

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Nicholas Siddall advises on UK distribution of the special edition of Charlie Hebdo

Nicholas Siddall advised a national print distributor on the potential legal…

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Naomi Ellenbogen QC and Jeremy Lewis instructed by the BBC as Independent Reviewers of its On-Air Review

Naomi Ellenbogen QC and Jeremy Lewis have been instructed by…

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Naomi Ellenbogen QC appointed Deputy High Court Judge

Littleton Chambers is delighted to announce that Naomi Ellenbogen QC,…

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David Reade QC, Niran De Silva and Georgina Leadbetter named in The Lawyer’s top appeals of 2020

Three members of Littleton namely David Reade QC, Niran De…

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Capacity Issues in the Employment Tribunal

Employment tribunals have particular expertise in dealing with matters relating…

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Legal Advice Privilege and Dismissal

Two recent cases have cast light on the issue of…

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Nosworthy v Instinctif Partners: bad leavers, loyalty and restraint of trade

An employer seeking to guard against the loss of key…

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Harcus Sinclair LLP v Your Lawyers Limited: the enforceability of a covenant included in an NDA nego

Readers will be familiar with the principle that covenants in…

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Prosyscor Limited v. Netsweeper Inc and Others [2019] ECHW 1302 (IPEC)

The recent case of Prosyscor v. Netsweeper concerned a dispute…

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John Bowers QC’s Employment Law Blog

Non-disclosure agreements We should now stand back from the moral…

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Does a Limb B) worker qualify as an employee for purposes of TUPE?

In Dewhurst and Others v Revisecatch Limited t/a Ecourier and…

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David Reade QC in a new EAT case on whistleblowing and the nature of disclosure

David Reade QC in a new EAT case on whistleblowing…

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Discrimination at work under the DIFC’s New Employment Law

On 30 August 2019, the DIFC’s new Employment Law (“the…

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John Bowers QC writes on Principles of external investigations

Many lawyers are being asked to lead investigations into employment…

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Littleton is delighted to have been shortlisted in two categories at the Chambers Bar Awards 2019

Littleton is delighted to have been shortlisted in two categories…

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John Bowers QC’s Employment Law Blog: November

S145B of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Consolidation Act…

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Grahame Anderson edits Practical Law entry on Illegality in Employment Contracts

Grahame Anderson is an expert on the impact of illegality…

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Mo Sethi and Lucy Bone respond to Law Commission Consultation on Employment Law Hearing Structures

Mo Sethi (ELBA Secretary) and Lucy Bone, together with leading…

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Adam Solomon QC successful in Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in Tillman…

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National Minimum Wage – When is a Deduction not a Deduction?

In a rare victory for Middlesbrough FC (“MFC”) it has…

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Antony Sendall: How Could You Have Failed to Notice?

Antony Sendall writes, sometimes the giving of notice to terminate…

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David Reade QC and Lydia Banerjee are in action in the Manchester Employment tribunal on behalf of Jess Varnish

David Reade QC and Lydia Banerjee are in action in…

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John Bowers QC on Employment Law: May Blog

The following commentary is the latest in a series of…

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Court of Appeal resolves question of whether Employment Tribunals may construe contracts in Unlawful Deductions from Wages Claims

The Court of Appeal (Underhill, Bean and Hamblen LJJ) has…

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Reade QC & Bickford Smith on Lawyers, Internal Investigations and Privilege: Recent Developments

This article was written by David Reade QC and James Bickford…

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Bloch & Brearley “Employment Covenants and Confidential Information: Law, Practice and Technique”

We are delighted to announce the publication of Bloch and…

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John Bowers QC to speak on Strike Ballots at MBL Employment Law Conference – Review of the Year 2018, 5 October

John Bowers QC will be speaking on Strike Ballots at this…

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Restrictive Covenants: enforceability and construction by Daniel Tatton Brown QC

“Is it enforceable?” It is the most common question posed…

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Court of Appeal updates test for harassment

In Pemberton v Inwood [2018] ICR 1291 (CA) the Court…

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Adam Solomon QC and Sophia Berry in High Court Costs Victory

On Friday 16 March 2018 the High Court handed down…

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Lydia Banerjee: Time limits for appeals to the EAT and the danger of the ET judgment website

Lydia Banerjee considers the Court of Appeal decision in Rana v…

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John Bowers QC on Employment Law: October blog

Law Commission paperThe recent Law Commission paper on Employment hearings…

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David Reade QC and Nicholas Siddall Succeed in an Important Appeal Addressing Affirmation of Breaches in ‘Last Straw’ Constructive Dismissals

David Reade QC and Nicholas Siddall successfully appeared in the…

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David Reade QC appears in Court of Appeal on first case on the public interest in whistleblowing

David Reade QC appeared for Chesterton in  the appeal of…

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David Reade QC appears in first Court of Appeal Judgment on the 2013 whistleblowing protection under the Employment Rights Act 1996

David Reade QC appeared in the Court of Appeal for…

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EAT gives Mencap permission to appeal the EAT’s Judgment on “sleep-ins” and the minimum wage

The EAT has given permission for Mencap to appeal to…

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Martin Fodder & Jeremy Lewis on important new decision from Court of Appeal on worker status for whistleblowers

The Court of Appeal has reversed the decision of the…

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Polkey and the Problem of “Definitely Maybe”

Nicholas Siddall considers the recent decision of the EAT in…

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Employees, Directors & the Future Path of Corporate Governance Reform

Shortly before the calling of a General Election the Business…

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Ed Kemp and Grahame Anderson in Court of Appeal success

In Green v SIG Trading Ltd A2/2017/1650, the Court of…

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Summer Round-Up 2017: James Bickford Smith gives a Practical View from the Bar

James Bickford Smith summarises recent decisions on civil procedure and…

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New edition of Blackstone’s Employment Law Practice 2017 available this week

Blackstone’s Employment Law Practice 2017 Ninth Edition. Edited by John…

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Both John Bowers QC and Adam Solomon appear in the Supreme Court on behalf of different parties

Both John Bowers QC appeared on behalf of the General…

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Paul Gilroy QC acts for BAE Systems in challenge against sex discrimination payout

Click on the links below to read press reports on…

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The Calumny of bankers: who’d be a Senior Manager now?

Katherine Apps* on the Supreme Court judgment in FCA v…

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Employment Litigation in the High Court: Littleton talks at Employment Lawyers Association course

In January Littleton barristers spoke at a two day course…

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Polkey and contribution – Avoiding double penalties on employees by Lydia Banerjee

Polkey and contribution – Avoiding double penalties on employees by…

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Daniel Tatton-Brown QC on Misuse of confidential information and interim remedies

A rogue employee leaving their employer and taking with him…

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John Bowers QC to give evidence to MPs on the issues surrounding Workplace Dress Codes

John Bowers QC is to appear later today 12 July…

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The Management of Disability-Related Absence in the Post-Griffiths Landscape

Daniel Northall comments on the management of disability-related sickness absence.…

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Paul Gilroy QC to be Guest Speaker at Employment Law Association of Ireland’s Annual Dinner

Paul Gilroy QC to be Guest Speaker at the Employment…

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Daniel Tatton-Brown and Jonathan Cohen Appointed Queen’s Counsel

Littleton is delighted to announce that Daniel Tatton-Brown and Jonathan…

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Adam Solomon succeeds in obtaining High Court injunction to prevent litigation in the Employment Tribunal

Adam Solomon was successful in obtaining the equivalent to a…

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Trainee Doctors and Whistleblowing

In the judgment of the EAT in Day-v-Health Education England…

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Nicholas Siddall succeeds on the issue of whether doctors in training have a whistleblowing claim against their training organiser

In the judgment of the EAT (Langstaff J) in Day v…

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Illegality and the impact on worker based claims. Hounga extended? Unfinished business from Hounga

David Reade QC and Freshfields have succeeded in claims before…

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Adam Solomon succeeds in Injunction

Adam Solomon representing the insurer claimant in the case Ropner…

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Whistleblowing detriment and the liability of co-workers: valuable or valueless? by Daniel Northall

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 introduced a substantial…

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Paul Gilroy QC comments on recent accusations of discrimination in BBC recruitment

Twice in the space of four days, the BBC has…

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Adam Solomon and Charlotte Davies succeed in obtaining novel form of springboard relief. Read a copy of the judgment in Dorma UK Ltd v Bateman & Ors

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

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Service Provision Changes and Multiple Organised Groupings

Service Provision Changes and Multiple Organised Groupings Nicholas Siddall analyses…

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Preservation of evidence and misconduct during employment: is the law right?

By Daniel Tatton-Brown QC An employee believes that the working…

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Employment Law Implications for Liquidated Damages and the Penalty Rule following El Makdessi

Paul Gilroy QC looks at the employment law implications for…

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Paul Gilroy QC comments in The Sun

Paul Gilroy QC has been cited in The Sun on…

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Regulating witness statements: A practical view from the Bar

In his monthly column originally published by PLC, James Bickford…

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Duty to consult in collective redundancies remains a mystery

Employment analysis: In cases of collective redundancy, when does the…

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Collective Redundancy- Uncertainty Drawing to a Close

David Reade QC (appeared for Bluebird) On the 5 February 2015 AG…

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David Reade QC obtains permission to seek a Judicial Review of the Pension Regulator

David Reade QC succeeded before Mr Justice Mitting in obtaining…

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James Wynne successful in discrimination and harassment claim against one of Britain’s biggest Unions

Sally Nailard v Unite the Union The Employment Tribunal sitting…

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Managing work place stress – tips for employers & employees in light of Easton v B&Q

Lydia Banerjee According to many of my clients there has…

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Employment status of statutory officeholders: Matthew Sheridan succeeds in Court of Appeal

Does the test for implication of contracts which has been…

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Discrimination in sport

Watch our video of Andrew Clarke QC and Charlotte Davies discussing…

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Opinion of AG in Woolworths/Lyttle/Bluebird released – David Reade QC appeared in ECJ for Bluebird

The Opinion of the Advocate General has been released today…

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Tory proposals for cap on redundancy payments in public sector, David Reade QC comments on Sky News

David Reade QC appeared on Sky News, as a leading…

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Nicholas Siddall to speak in seminar on Redundancy and Dismissal

On 18th November Nicholas Siddall will be speaking in a…

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An Introduction to Judicial Review – Web Cast

Carol Davis KC and Eleena Misra look at Judicial Review:…

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Return to sender: A practical view from the Bar

  In his monthly column, originally published by PLC, James Bickford…

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David Reade QC and Alexander Robson representing Sunderland AFC in High Court case

David Reade QC and Alexander Robson are currently representing Sunderland…

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Collective redundancies: the ECJ clarifies the meaning of the term “establishment”

Sophia Berry  In a press release on the Woolworths judgment,…

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Daniel Tatton Brown acts for successful appellant in important CA discrimination case

Daniel Tatton Brown, instructed by Sarah Lamont and Jane Wallenstein…

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How well do you understand the concept of direct discrimination?

Most of our readers are intelligent and well informed so…

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A Practical View from Tribunal: Extending Time Because of Early Conciliation

Grahame Anderson writes for PLC in a regular feature, A…

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Fifth Supplement to Whistleblowing: Law & Practice (2012) Now Available

The new (fifth) cumulative supplement to the second edition of…

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Antony Sendall acts for former trader in successful damages claim against Mishcon de Reya

Antony Sendall acts for a former trader in successful damages…

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Littleton awarded Employment Chambers of the Year 2014

Building on the success of David Reade QC, who was…

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Panning For Gold: Points of Interest Following Landmark EAT Ruling

Carol Davis This week’s much anticipated EAT ruling has been…

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Mitchell does not apply in Employment Tribunals

Charlotte Davies  Since the decision of the Court of Appeal…

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John Bowers QC and Niran de Silva await Judgment in Important Holiday Pay Appeal

John Bowers QC and Niran de Silva appeared for different…

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Nicholas Siddall discusses his recent EAT success: Howorth v N Lancs PCT.

Nicholas Siddall KC assesses the interaction of unfair dismissal, human…

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The “band of reasonable responses” test in unfair dismissal

Judicial guidance regarding the meaning and application of s.98(4) of…

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Shortlist Updated