Employment

Articles

Successful strike out of all claims by a scandalous litigant

An Employment Tribunal has struck out all claims by Ms. L Gallagher against Essity UK Ltd due to her scandalous and unreasonable conduct during the proceedings and the lack of any reasonable prospect of success in her claims

Diversity and inclusion in the legal industry

Tom Hanlon, a Director at Buchanan Law, looks at why it is important for the legal industry to open up the talent pool

Mental wellbeing of junior lawyers: are we there yet?

Avneet Baryan, president of the Junior London Solicitors Litigation Association, provides an overview of the progress made within the legal profession in regard to the mental wellbeing of junior lawyers

Supreme Court rules UK law on industrial action is incompatible with workers’ human rights

Louisa Simpson from Pump Court Chambers looks at the recent Supreme Court ruling in Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Respondent) v Mercer (Appellant) [2024] UKSC 12 and the wider implications of the judgment

Looking back in time: the duty of employers to protect their employees from the dangers of asbestos

Jim Hester from Parklane Plowden Chambers dissects White v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and Cuthbert v Taylor Woodrow [2024] EWCA Civ 244

Sexism in the city: the need for effective change

Catherine Hobby highlights the shortfalls in the Treasury Committee’s recent report and argues that effective change needs to start with a comprehensive understanding of the issues

SJ Interview: James Hartley

James Hartley had an ‘out of body experience’ watching the actor John Hollingworth play him in the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office A Partner and National Head of Dispute Resolution at Freeths, James speaks to the Solicitors Journal about the Post Office case, what adequate justice would look like for those impacted, and the reforms that he would like to see as a result of the scandal.

The fallout from the Post Office Horizon scandal: legal professionals under fire

Dr Stephen Castell discusses the need for due accountability and redress from the legal professionals who were responsible for the Post Office Horizon miscarriage of justice