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An employment tribunal has found that a belief in Scottish independence amounts to a "philosophical" belief under the Equality Act 2010 (the Act)

If an employee leaves employment and begins work for a competitor in breach of restrictive covenants there may be tactical ...

The outcome of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions v Sommer [2022] EAT 78, (which we reported in this month's newsletter) provides an interesting illustration of the scope...

Mr Smith worked as a plumbing and heating engineer for Pimlico Plumbers Ltd for over five years.

As this year's Great British Bake-off (or ‘Great British Baking Show' to those in the US) nears the home straight, a Christian bakery in Northern Ireland ...

The unanimous Supreme Court landmark ruling that Uber drivers should be designated as workers and not as "self-employed" provides the drivers with a new raft of basic rights such as paid holiday...

In Jackson v Computershare Investor Services PLC the Court of Appeal has confirmed that TUPE and the Acquired Rights provisions aim at preventing the employee in an undertaking from being prejudiced as a result of the transfer.

In essence the case was to determine whether Uber drivers were (a) genuinely self-employed or (b) "workers".

The Supreme Court has confirmed in Royal Mail v Jhuti that when looking at the employer's reason, or principal reason, for dismissal, the court can take into account the hidden knowledge...

At the time of the hearing and not months in advance, said the Court of Appeal in Sharma v University of Nottingham [2025] EWCA Civ 1457.

The UK Supreme Court has performed a U-turn and decided to grant E.ON permission to appeal to sue its windfarm contractor for the £18.74 million cost of remedial work to grouted foundations...

The High Court case brought by Mari Vindis who is seeking a financial settlement from her late husband's £12 million estate brings into focus the difficulties that one can encounter when dealing with a claim against a deceased estate.

Each year there are 24,000 divorces heard in the courts in England and Wales which involve a foreign national.

On Monday 29 January 2024, Panorama will air an episode focusing on the failings in maternity care at a Trust in Gloucestershire.

The Supreme Court has handed down its decision in Owens v Owens.

The well documented case of Heather Ilott and her attempt to overturn her Mother's will appears to have come to an end with the Supreme Court ruling that, whilst she may have be granted some money from her Mother's estate, it is a far smaller sum than the Court of Appeal awarded.

We have just released our monthly update podcast, in which we discuss and debate the key recent judgments likely to be of interest to financial institutions.