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The Employment Appeal Tribunal dismissed the consultant’s claim for 40% of all client fees, finding that under a properly interpreted consultancy agreement, the appellant was entitled only to the percentage of fees attributable to his personal work, not work performed by other fee earners. Background Mr Dobbie, a solicitor, worked as a consultant for Feltons…
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UKSC. State immunity. Diplomatic missions. Sovereign authority. Appellate duty. The UKSC has considered the extent of state immunity in employment disputes, adopting a dual-pronged test for determining when administrative embassy staff fall outside sovereign immunity protection whilst placing a procedural obligation on appellate courts to address immunity claims sua sponte. Background Mrs Costantine, a dual…
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Employment Law, Maternity, Discrimination, Vento bands, Grievance procedure. The Employment Appeal Tribunal allowed an appeal against a manifestly excessive award of £10,000 for injury to feelings, substituting it with £2,000 plus interest. This judgment provides authoritative guidance on assessing injury to feelings awards in discrimination cases, particularly the relationship between the manner of discrimination and…
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Sanctions. Jurisdiction. Proper place – CPR 6.37(3) Judgment
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Fire and rehire. Contract. Pay. Judgment
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2.42 billion euro ($2.7 billion) fine levied by EU antitrust regulators against Google upheld. Read more
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AA v ZZ [2024] EWHC 2008 (Fam)“…an unusual case” concerning LiPs and fact-finding over conflicting evidence. Judgment
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London Borough of Richmond v Trotman [2024] EWHC 2145 (KB) Contempt. Committal. Obiter: proportionality. Judgment
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Bland v Keegan [2024] EWCA Civ 934 Written resolution appointing voluntary liquidators following an allegedly unauthorized stock transfer form. Judgment