‘Employees are currently protected against harassment committed by their employer (s.26(2) EqA 2010). However, modern workplaces mean that many workers often interact with third-party contractors or partner organisations during their working days. Frequent interaction with customers is also of course common for many, and high-profile companies such as Ikea and McDonalds have recently signed up to agreements with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (the Commission) relating to sexual harassment policies.’

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Parklane Plowden Chambers, 24th March 2023

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‘Recent reports suggest that some of the changes set out in the Ministry of Justice’s 2022 ‘Root and Branch Review of the Parole System’ may be brought forward in the Victims Bill.’

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Doughty Street Chambers, 2nd March 2023

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‘The question decided by the court in this case was whether, by the Claimant revealing in a witness statement that his solicitors “took time to make progress with my claim, primarily because they felt that the business Fashion did not look at all valuable and did not appear to present a target worth pursuing“, he could be said to have waived privilege in relation to the advice given to him, such that it was appropriate to order disclosure of supporting documentation relating to the subject matter of the waiver.’

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Exchange Chambers, 23rd March 2023

Source: www.exchangechambers.co.uk

‘These cases, which were appeals from the County Court to the Court of Appeal, dealt with the construction of section 3 of the Civil Liability Act 2018 (“the Act”). The Court of Appeal was divided on a 2:1 majority (with the Master of the Rolls dissenting). This summary will focus of the binding decision of the majority judgment.’

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3PB, March 2023

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‘In December 2017 the claimant (a solicitor) was dismissed for falsifying a timesheet. In March 2018 she issued proceedings in the Employment Tribunal alleging that the managing partner, RVT, had subjected her to sexual harassment. The Tribunal dismissed the claimant’s claims noting that her personal WhatsApp messages (18,000 of which were included in the hearing bundle) undermined her credibility and demonstrated some of the conduct she complained of had not taken place.’

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Blackstone Chambers, 7th March 2023

Source: www.employeecompetition.com

‘Early numbers indicate that the controversial policy had a minimal or even beneficial impact on the Crown Court backlog, contrary to some fears. So why has it been abolished so soon?’

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3PB, 14th March 2023

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