Employment E-Alerts
Employment E-Alerts
- Age discrimination: burden of proof and importance of credible explanation (26th August 2010)
- TUPE: duty to inform; duty to consult; compensation for failure to do so (13th August 2010)
- Disability discrimination: demise of Novacold, Malcolm, the hypothetical comparator and other observations by the Court of Appeal (6 August 2010)
- TUPE: ETO, consultation and unfair dismissal (30th July 2010)
- Statutory Interpretation: the meaning of 'likely' in s.129(1) Employment Rights Act 1996 (23rd July 2010)
- Practice: settlement with alleged primary discriminator may bar aiding claim against secondary party (23rd July 2010)
- TUPE: collective agreements; enforceability of contractual terms; impact of local government pension regulations (15th July 2010)
- Age Discrimination: redundancy payments (9th July 2010)
- Practice and Procedure: claiming against an unincorporated association (2nd July 2010)
- Disability Discrimination: direct discrimination based on perception of disability (23rd June 2010)
- Disability Discrimination: guidance and perceived disability (18th June 2010)
- Practice and Procedure: valid notice of appeal to contain all reasons for judgement (4th June 2010)
- Discrimination: the without prejudice rule and Mezzortero (28th May 2010)
- Practice and Procedure: jurisdiction: meek compliant judgments (21st May 2010)
- Disability Discrimination: reasonable adjustment: can be appropriate to medically retire and then redeploy (5th May 2010)
- Discrimination: injury to feelings: claimant's knowledge of discrimination?, or knowledge of act? (23rd April 2010)
- Equality Act 2010 (15th April 2010)
- Unfair Dismissal: no obligation to hear grievance appeal before a disciplinary hearing. Compensation: approach to contributory fault in unfair dismissal (9th April 2010)
- Whistleblowing: worker can suffer detriment by current employer for whistleblowing in relation to previous employer (1st April 2010)
- Unfair Dismissal: utilising the appropriate disciplinary approach (26th March 2010)
- Unfair Dismissal: compensation: supervening illness following dismissal (18th March 2010)
Latest News
- Kirsten Mercer successfully completes pupillage (1st September 2010)
- Park Court Chambers nominated for Chambers Bar Awards - Regional Set (24th August 2010)
- Discrimination Law Review by Ceri Widdett (14th May 2010)
- Article in Archbold by Simon Jackson QC: "Defining the terms "Employer/Employee in the Context of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 (14th May 2010)
- Steven White represents Leeds Solicitor in successful sex discrimination challenge to redundancy termination (14th May 2010)
- Laurence Saffer appointed Judge of the First-tier Tribunal on the Health Education and Social Care Chamber(26th April 2010)
- Simon Phillips QC joins Simon Bourne-Arton and Tom Bayliss on the SFO Queen's Counsel List (9th April 2010)
- Simon Phillips and Paul Greaney appointed Queens Counsel (23rd March 2010)
- Simon Anderson joins Park Court Chambers from 15th February 2010 (28th January 2010)
- Simon Bourne-Arton and Tom Bayliss appointed to the SFO Queen's Counsel List (13th January 2010)
- Tart-athon held at Park Court Chambers - £615 raised for charity (24th November 2009)
- Paul Greaney named as junior crime barrister of the year at the Chambers Bar Awards 2009. Click here to see him accept his award from Robert Smith QC (Head of Chambers) and Jo Pickersgill (Senior Clerk)(16th November 2009)
- Park Court Chambers takes the prize in the McCormicks Halloween Quiz (2nd November 2009)
- David Young and Dapinder Singh joins Park Court Chambers as Associate Tenants (9th October 2009)
- Stephen Uttley secures acquittal of professional rugby league player (9th October 2009)
- Paul Greaney named as Criminal Law Junior of the Year at Chambers Bar Awards 2009 (2nd October 2009)
- Park Court Chambers sponsors the Niche Law Firm Award at the Yorkshire Lawyer Awards 2009 (1st October 2009)
Events
Further events will be organised in the autumn. Please check the website regularly for details.
For further information please contact Karen Wade by email: karen@parkcourtchambers.co.uk
Should you wish to book a place on any of the above seminars please contact Karen Wade, Chambers Administrator by email at karen@parkcourtchambers.co.uk or tel 0113 203 5506.
