New ebook: Supporting Migrant Workers
Download your free employment and immigration law ebook, which includes a detailed guide to migrant workers’ rights, the gig economy and modern slavery claims.
Tribunal rejects Addison Lee’s challenge to cycle-courier’s pay claim
A cycle-courier with Addison Lee who was found by a Tribunal to be entitled to basic employment rights has had his claim upheld by the Employment Appeal Tribunal, after it rejected the company’s arguments entirely.
#Windrush scandal deepens as Home Office issues guidance to employers on ‘right to work’ checks
Employers and employees affected by Windrush cases are unlikely to gain much assistance from the Home Office’s latest guidance on right to work checks for Commonwealth citizens.
New vlog: How many zeros?
The number of zero-hours contracts rose by about 100,000 in 2017 according to new figures. Where does this leave the government’s ‘good work’ scheme and the regulation of the #gigeconomy? Watch my new vlog discussing employment trends.
‘Shockingly’ underpaid domestic worker wins unfair dismissal claim
In a welcome judgment, the Court of Appeal has upheld the unfair dismissal claim of a domestic worker subjected to ‘shockingly’ bad treatment over a 4-year period.
My first case: a new vlog
Learn more about my journey into being a barrister, how I handled #myfirstcase, and my top tip for those of you starting out as UK lawyers in the profession.
Unfinished business: the Qatari commercial dispute that landed a Cayman Islands Judge in conflict
This international commercial dispute gave rise to allegations of ‘unconscious bias’ on the part of a Judge of the Cayman Islands Grand Court. The resulting decision highlights that the perception of judicial independence is crucial.
UPDATED: Immigration law time limits cheat sheet
This free and easy resource for individuals and advisors gathers all the common immigration law time limits in one place.
Door open for UK Supreme Court to review the principles of unlawful detention claims
Can a foreign national be lawfully detained even though the decision to remove them from the UK is unlawful? Bizarrely, yes. However, a new case from the Court of Appeal suggests that the UK Supreme Court may need to review this state of affairs.
My Q&A for LexisNexis on Glencore’s legal challenge to £21 million tax bill
New UK government powers seek to hold corporations to account for hiding their profits in offshore tax havens. The Court of Appeal has rejected energy giant Glencore’s legal challenge against a £21 million tax bill.