Known for acting on behalf of high-profile clients in complex employment disputes the team at Devereux acts across the full spectrum of employment law, notably on worker status cases and a wide range of employment law investigations. The team’s recent caseload demonstrates particular strength in complex group claims, with Peter Edwards acting in ABC & Others v Huntercombe / Active Care Group, representing 54 claimants in a group action claim against Huntercombe Hospital arising out of the alleged abuse, mistreatment and negligent treatment of young and vulnerable patients admitted under the provisions of the Mental Health Act. The case, tried in the High Court with appeal lodged before the Court of Appeal is concerned with whether an old employer’s vicarious liability for the negligence of its staff automatically transfer to the new employer under TUPE when those employees move to the new company. Active at the intersection of tax and employment law, Akash Nawbatt KC is acting in HMRC v Professional Game Match Officials Ltd, which is remitted back to the tribunal having going up all the way to the Supreme Court, concerning the employment status of England's top level football referees.
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