‘A conveyancing solicitor has won her unfair dismissal and discrimination claim against a well-known Essex law firm by default after it filed its defence two days late.’
Legal Futures, 26th April 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘One of the UK’s biggest police forces is refusing to back down after being accused of wrongly issuing a £10,000 fine to a nurse who was protesting over the government’s 1% pay rise for NHS workers, reigniting concern over new powers to inhibit protest.’
The Guardian, 24th April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Law firms are not being held to account for “toxic” work cultures, particularly where there is a lot of pressure on young lawyers, a leading expert on regulation has said.’
Legal Futures, 22nd April 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A report prepared by magic circle firm Freshfields into the alleged rape of a bank employee was not covered by legal privilege, according to an employment tribunal ruling that has now been made public.’
Law Society's Gazette, 21st April 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The major City law firms are on notice that their big hitters want a permanent post-Covid change in work patterns or some will look to leave, new research has found.’
Legal Futures, 16th April 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A solicitor fired after refusing a demand to vary her contract so her firm could furlough her or reduce her wages to help it cope with the impact of Covid has won a claim for unfair dismissal.’
Legal Futures, 15th April 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A firm’s drafting mistake in a standstill agreement was a breach of its duty but caused no loss to the client, a judge has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th April 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The extent to which losses caused by cyber attacks are covered by law firms’ professional indemnity insurance (PII) policies is to be clarified by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).’
Legal Futures, 14th April 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘There was no protection for staff under the TUPE after the sole owner of a law firm was made bankrupt and the practice taken over, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 8th April 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A law firm did not discriminate against a legal secretary turned apprentice with menopausal symptoms on the grounds of disability or sex, an employment tribunal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 6th April 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An accountant who acted as a law firm’s part-time finance director through a company was a worker and not self-employed, even though he had another client, an employment tribunal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 29th March 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An employment tribunal ordered to reconsider the damages it awarded to a paralegal subjected to foul-mouthed tirades by the senior partner of a London law firm has reduced them by 20%.’
Legal Futures, 11th February 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man who left a negative review of a legal firm on the TrustPilot website has been ordered to pay £25,000 ($34,000) in libel damages.’
BBC News, 9th February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Lawyers leading group litigation against British Airways have been told they cannot expect the defendant to pay the £1m costs of advertising for claimants if the action succeeds.’
Law Society's Gazette, 8th February 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The fee to bring an unlimited additional claim should be £10,000, rather than the £55 the court office had advised one of the parties in bitter litigation involving two law firms, a judge has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 10th February 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The High Court has ruled that legal professional privilege was waived by the liquidators of a company when they released a set of documents to a litigant to help her sue her law firm for negligence.’
Legal Futures, 9th February 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man sued by a Kent law firm for unpaid fees has lost his appeal against a suspended sentence handed out for contempt over his failure to comply with court orders.’
Legal Futures, 8th February 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Lawyers leading group litigation against British Airways have been told they cannot expect the defendant to pay the £1m costs of advertising for claimants if the action succeeds.’
Law Society's Gazette, 8th February 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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