Postperson wins employment appeal, upends discrimination law in the process
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has concluded that Claimants do not need to prove the primary facts of their claims for discrimination. Once a valid complaint is presented, it is for the employer to disprove it.
When can a party be excused for “very poor” conduct in civil litigation?
A company caught up in British Telecomm’s supply chain litigation asked for relief from sanctions after “very poor” conduct. The result will surprise you.
What’s new in the 2017 Administrative Court guide on judicial reviews?
Claimants and Defendants in judicial review claims should be familiar with this new Court guide or they could face adverse costs consequences. In this post, Law mostly gives you a comparative analysis of the key changes from last year’s guide.
No wasted costs orders against HOPOs* in the Immigration Tribunal
A powerful legal weapon, the Wasted Costs Order, cannot be used against Home Office employees if they behave improperly in the Immigration Tribunal, limiting the ways in which the government and its employees can be held accountable for their conduct in Tribunal proceedings.
Major case clarifies liability of healthcare professionals for gross negligence manslaughter
The Court of Appeal has clarified the correct approach to the issue of reasonable foreseeability in gross negligence manslaughter cases, with implications for a vast number of regulated healthcare professionals.
The Home Office held this LGBT woman in a ‘punishment room’ in breach of her human rights
The widespread use of ‘segregation’ to control persons detained by the Home Office is under the spotlight after a female asylum seeker won her court battle against the practice. A new Home Office policy has been published as a result.
Claims against RBS and Barclays Bank for mis-selling interest rate hedging products fail
RBS and Barclays Bank owed no duty of care to customers where the financial regulator required the banks to review mis-sold products.
Huge victory for workers as Employment Tribunal fees are quashed by the UK Supreme Court
In a stunning development, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that the government’s Employment Tribunal fees are unlawful and over £32 million in fees should now be paid back
Energy giant’s legal challenge to £21 million offshore tax bill fails
New UK government powers seek to hold corporations to account for hiding their profits in offshore tax havens. Now the High Court has rejected energy giant Glencore’s legal challenge against a Diverted Profits Tax bill.