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A group of Uber drivers is taking the company to the Employment Tribunal, and will ask the tribunal to decide whether they should officially be recognised as workers rather than self-employed. As workers, they would have employee benefits such as the right to sick pay and holiday pay. The case... ... read more
July 22nd, 2016
Robert Rhodes QC explains why mediation is often the best way to resolve disputes for direct access business and individual clients. ... read more
July 20th, 2016
More than 1,000 barristers have signed a letter to the prime minister urging him to allow parliament to decide whether the UK should leave the European Union. In the letter, they say the referendum result is only advisory because it is based on “misrepresentations of fact and promises that could... ... read more
July 13th, 2016
Following the decision of the United Kingdom electorate to leave the European Union, the Bar Council has established a Brexit working group, chaired by Hugh Mercer QC. ... read more
July 12th, 2016
A £80 million class action is being taken out against out Foxtons, the estate agency, over alleged overcharging of fees to tenants looking to rent property, according to The Guardian. ... read more
June 29th, 2016
Researchers in Cardiff University have found that in the period following Edward Snowden’ revelations about the CIA there has been an “unprecedented level of government surveillance of citizens”, with “far-reaching, concerning and significant consequences for civil rights”. ... read more
June 28th, 2016
A Court of Appeal judgment last week backing borrowers in a claim against their mortgage lenders was a landmark win for direct access, the process that enables members of the public to instruct barristers directly without having to go through solicitors. The Bar Council has hailed the case as a... ... read more
June 22nd, 2016
Thousands of people are being denied access to justice because of onerous court and tribunal fees, according to the justice committee of MPs. ... read more
June 21st, 2016
Nick Singer is an employment barrister. He has been involved in countless unfair dismissal and discrimination cases, many of which went to Tribunal. Here he gives some helpful tips for disciplinary officers in organisations both large and small.
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June 20th, 2016
In response to a statement by the Legal Services Board that came out in support of the idea of paying McKenzie Friends for their work, the Chairman of the Bar, Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC, has explained why unregulated, unqualified and uninsured individuals should not be paid for helping litigants in... ... read more
June 9th, 2016
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posted on December 19th, 2016
A new report by Citizens Advice has found that litigants in person (LiPs) are likely to achieve “worse outcomes compared with their represented counterparts”.
posted on April 8th, 2016