Home Office plans new protest offences and anti-Zionism is a protected belief – UK Human Rights Blog

‘The Home Office has announced its intention to create new offences relating to actions taken by attendees at protests. The plans include making it an offence to possess flares or pyrotechnics at a protest, to wear a face covering at a protest, and to climb on war memorials. The changes will be added as amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill. The Home Office has emphasised that the new rules are not a blanket ban on face coverings, and only apply where the protester’s intention is to conceal their identity.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 12th February 2024

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Law group’s redundant workers awarded £570k by tribunal – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 8th, 2024 in compensation, consultations, employment tribunals, news, redundancy by tracey

‘Dozens of former Metamorph staff laid off when the group went under are collectively entitled to £570,000 in compensation, a tribunal has ruled.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 7th February 2024

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Anti-Zionism as a protected belief: Miller – Law & Religion UK

‘In Dr David Miller v University of Bristol [2024] ET 1400780/2022, the claimant was appointed Professor of Political Sociology at the University from 1 September 2018. In 2019 there were complaints about his conduct, including what was said to be his use of antisemitic language. The Community Security Trust charity said that a lecture he had given had been a “false, vile, anti-Semitic slur”. As part of the internal complaints procedure the University appointed an independent barrister to investigate; the overall conclusion of the resulting report, delivered on 4 December 2020, was that there was no formal case to answer in connection with any of the matters investigated.’

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Law & Religion UK, 7th February 2024

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Bristol University academic unfairly dismissed for anti-Zionist views – BBC News

‘An academic experienced discrimination when he was sacked from his university for comments he made about Israel, a tribunal has ruled.’

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BBC News, 6th February 2024

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Government resurrects employment tribunal fees – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 30th, 2024 in employment tribunals, fees, news by tracey

‘The government is proposing to reintroduce fees for employment tribunal claims, nearly seven years after the Supreme Court quashed the previous charging regime as unlawful.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 29th January 2024

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Wasted costs against representative acting according to client’s instructions refused – Law Society’s Gazette

‘An employment judge has refused an application for wasted costs against a lay representative after finding he only “did his client’s bidding.”’

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Law Society's Gazette, 22nd January 2024

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UK tribunal decision ‘offers comfort’ to employers addressing underrepresentation – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 16th, 2024 in diversity, employment, employment tribunals, news by tracey

‘A recent employment tribunal decision offers reassurance to employers that are taking steps to improve diversity, provided that care is taken in how they go about it, an employment law expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th January 2024

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Police officer forced to strip down to her underwear wins £800,000 in discrimination case – The Independent

Posted January 11th, 2024 in compensation, employment tribunals, harassment, news, police, sex discrimination by sally

‘A former firearms officer who was forced to strip down to her underwear during training has won over £800,000 in a sex discrimination case against West Midlands Police.’

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The Independent, 10th January 2024

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EAT rejects barrister’s appeal over £3m claim against chambers – Legal Futures

‘The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has rejected an appeal from a barrister expelled from chambers after posting a tweet about a “stroppy teenager of colour”.’

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Legal Futures, 11th January 2024

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Barrister who caused assistant’s “collapse” must pay £155,000 – Legal Futures

‘A barrister who caused her assistant to suffer a mental and physical “collapse” has been ordered to pay her over £155,000 in compensation by an employment tribunal.’

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Legal Futures, 9th January 2024

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Tribunal doubles costs award against “unreasonable” CIty firm staffer – Legal Futures

‘A former employee of City giant Hogan Lovells tried to cause “maximum disruption” to the law firm in bringing employment tribunal proceedings, “perhaps as some form of revenge for his dismissal”, a judge has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 5th January 2024

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Grenfell solicitor wins unfair dismissal claim over redundancy – Legal Futures

‘A solicitor made redundant after her work on the Grenfell Tower disaster ended has won a claim for unfair dismissal because her law firm did not properly consider another role for her.’

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Legal Futures, 3rd January 2024

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Rastafarian soldier wins racism case against Army – BBC News

‘One of the British Army’s first Rastafarian guardsmen has won a claim of race discrimination and harassment against the Ministry of Defence.’

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BBC News, 13th December 2023

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Humiliated Covid whistleblower says boss tried to ‘break’ her – BBC News

Posted December 5th, 2023 in coronavirus, doctors, employment tribunals, news, unfair dismissal, whistleblowers by sally

‘A senior doctor who won a record £3.2m payout says her boss tried to “break” her after she raised concerns about how Covid was being handled.’

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BBC News, 5th December 2023

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Migrant fruit picker who ‘struggled to buy food after being underpaid by British farm’ sues employers – The Independent

‘A migrant fruit picker is suing a British farm in a landmark employment tribunal over claims she was underpaid, worked six-day weeks and had to buy her own protective equipment.’

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The Independent, 3rd December 2023

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Charlotte Hadfield looks at the lessons to be learned from a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling. – Local Government Lawyer

‘Charlotte Hadfield looks at the lessons to be learned from a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 24th November 2023

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“Rude and disruptive” caseworker must pay £20,000 costs to law firm – Legal Futures

Posted November 22nd, 2023 in costs, employment, employment tribunals, equality, law firms, news, race discrimination by sally

‘A “rude and disruptive” caseworker who “embroiled” a national law firm in a “vast, unmeritorious” discrimination claim must pay £20,000 in costs, an employment tribunal has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 22nd November 2023

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National firm win costs order over ‘vexatious’ employment tribunal claim – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 20th, 2023 in costs, employment, employment tribunals, equality, law firms, news, vexatious litigants by tracey

‘A national firm has been awarded £20,000 in costs after an employment tribunal found the claimant was vexatious and conducted proceedings unreasonably “almost from their inception.” ’

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Law Society's Gazette, 20th November 2023

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Lessons for Employers in handling Gender-transition at work – AB v Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames – Old Square Chambers

‘The London South Employment Tribunal (EJ McLaren and lay members) has handed down judgment and written reasons in AB v Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames.’

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Old Square Chambers, 19th October 2023

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How should schools and colleges investigate allegations of sexual assault against its staff? – Local Government Lawyer

‘Investigating allegations against staff is one of the most challenging issues for schools and colleges. Some lessons can be learned from a recent case, writes Joanne Moseley.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th November 2023

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