Legalatest
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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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Civil Proceedings Order granted to prevent serial claimant from instituting further proceedings without the permission of the court. Judgment
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Data breach. Injunction granted against “Persons unknown”. Judgment
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Family. Writ of habeas corpus does not extend to directly challenging court orders. Summary of Judgment
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In Re JR222 [2024] UKSC 35
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In Re JR222 [2024] UKSC 35
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Norney v Watt [2024] NIKB 78