11KBW Employment Podcast

Barristers from the UK’s leading employment law chambers chat about a recent case.

First Greater Western v Moussa: Knowledge in Whistleblowing and Victimisation Claims

This month Judy Stone KC talks to Joseph Lavery about First Greater Western Ltd v Moussa [2024] EAT 82. When can an employer be liable for detriments inflicted by a decision maker who has no knowledge of the protected disclosure or protected act? What is a collective memory? They discuss this important judgement from the EAT and the difficulty of reconciling the case law in this area. Host: Joseph LaveryGuest: Judy Stone KCwww.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/www.linkedin.com/c...

10-28
21:50

Tesco v USDAW: Fire and Rehire

This month Sean Jones KC is back to talk to Aliya Al-Yassin about Tesco v USDAW [2024] UKSC 28. When will an implied term prevent an employer from firing and rehiring? And when will an injunction be granted to restrain dismissal? They discuss this landmark Supreme Court judgment.Host: Aliya Al-YassinGuest: Sean Jones KCwww.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/www.linkedin.com/company/11kbw

09-25
30:19

Bailey v Stonewall: Causing and Inducing Discrimination

This month Daniel Isenberg talks to Oliver Mills about Bailey v Stonewall Equality Ltd [2024] EAT 119. When will a third party be liable for instructing, inducing or causing someone else’s act of discrimination? They discuss this important new judgment from Mr Justice Bourne on the application of s.111 Equality Act 2010.Host: Oliver MillaGuest: Daniel Isenbergwww.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/www.linkedin.com/company/11kbw

08-28
31:32

Adams v Walsall Housing: Bypassing Collecting Bargaining

Richard Leiper KC talks to Paddy Halliday about their case, Adams v Walsall Housing Group Ltd. When will offers be unlawful because they have bypassed a collective bargaining process?Host: Paddy HallidayGuest: Richard Leiper KCwww.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/www.linkedin.com/company/11kbw

07-22
20:06

Wicked Vision: Whistleblowing Detriment

Mike Lee talks to Katherine Taunton about Wicked Vision Ltd v Rice [2024] EAT 29. When can a whistleblowing claimant claim that their dismissal was a detriment? They discuss the strategic implications of the EAT’s decision, and the potential for future debate about whether it is consistent with the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Osipov v Timis.Host: Katherine TauntonGuest: Mike Leewww.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/www.linkedin.com/company/11kbw

06-26
17:14

Employment Litigation in the Middle East

Amy Rogers KC talks to Tom Ogg about litigating in the Middle East. What principles and procedure apply to employment litigation in the Middle East?Host: Tom OggGuest: Amy Rogers KCwww.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/www.linkedin.com/company/11kbw

05-28
20:49

Omar v Epping: Heat of the Moment

Andrew Smith talks to Aileen McColgan KC about Omar v Epping Forest [2024] ICR 301. When will words used in the heat of the moment lead to an effective dismissal or resignation? This new judgment provides helpful guidance.Host: Aileen McColgan KCGuest: Andrew Smithwww.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/www.linkedin.com/company/11kbw

04-23
31:20

The Silks Episode

Our three new employment silks - Amy Rogers KC, Judy Stone KC and Simon Forshaw KC - speak to Ruth Kennedy about a case from their final year as junior barristers. They discuss team moves, post-employment restrictions, how solicitors can recover fees, and what they originally wanted to be when they grew up.Host: Ruth Kennedy, Guests: Amy Rogers KC, Judy Stone KC and Simon Forshaw KCwww.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/www.linkedin.com/company/11kbw

03-25
20:08

Miller: Direct Discrimination and Anti-Zionism

Andrew Edge talks to Hannah Slarks about Miller v University of Bristol 1400780/2022, an important first instance decision on protected belief discrimination. To what extent is anti-Zionism a protected belief? Andrew and Hannah examine how Higgs and Forstater play out in practice. Does the law now mean that an employer can be guilty of direct discrimination when motivated by an employee’s objectionable manifestation of their belief – rather than the belief itself?Host: Hanna...

02-28
30:46

Jump Trading: Non-competes and Speedy Trials

Rupert Paines talks to Katherine Taunton about Verition v Jump Trading [2023] EWCA Civ 701. How long is too long to keep an employee out of the market? Is a variable-length restrictive covenant permissible? And how does delay factor into injunction applications?Host: Katherine TauntonGuest: Rupert Paineswww.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/www.linkedin.com/company/11kbw

01-24
34:18

Deliveroo: Supreme Court on Worker Status and Article 11

Dan Stilitz KC talks to new tenant Lucy Jones about Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee and another [2023] UKSC 43. What is the latest from the Supreme Court on worker status? And, to what extent does Article 11 provide a right to compulsory collective bargaining?Host: Lucy JonesGuest: Daniel Stilitz KCwww.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/www.linkedin.com/company/11kbw

12-12
27:27

Steel v Spencer Road: Bonus Clawback Provisions

Mike Lee talks to Christian Davies about Steel v Spencer Road LLP (Omerta) [2023] EWHC 2492 (Ch). When will a bonus clawback provision be a restraint of trade?Host: Christian DaviesGuest: Mike Leewww.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/www.linkedin.com/company/11kbw

11-15
20:23

Agnew: The Supreme Court on Holiday Pay

Sean Jones KC talks to new tenant Aliya Al-Yassin about Chief Constable of Northern Ireland v Agnew [2023] UKSC 33, and somehow gives us a complete history of holiday pay in (almost) half an hour. When can an employee claim for a series of payments?Host: Aliya Al-YassinGuest: Sean Jones KCwww.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/www.linkedin.com/company/11kbwOn Twitter, we’re @11KBW and on LinkedIn, we’re 11KBW.

10-18
37:07

Clifford v Millicom: Privacy Orders

Paddy Halliday talks to Leo Davidson about Clifford v Millicom [2023] EWCA Civ 50, a welcome Court of Appeal judgment containing a roadmap for Rule 50. What principles will the ET apply when deciding whether to grant a privacy order?Host: Leo DavidsonGuest: Paddy Hallidaywww.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/www.linkedin.com/company/11kbwOn Twitter, we’re @11KBW and on LinkedIn, we’re 11KBW.

09-21
33:18

Boydell v NZP Ltd: The Court of Appeal on Covenants Again

Judy Stone talks to Raphael Hogarth about Boydell v NZP Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 373. When can a non-compete clause stop a departing employee from doing something that… doesn’t compete?Host: Raphael HogarthGuest: Judy Stonewww.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/www.linkedin.com/company/11kbwOn Twitter, we’re @11KBW and on LinkedIn, we’re 11KBW.

08-25
20:17

Higgs v Farmor: Manifestation of belief

Hannah Slarks talks to Ben Mitchell about the important decision in Higgs v Farmor’s School [2023] EAT 89. How do the legal tests for belief discrimination work together?Host: Ben MitchellGuest: Hannah Slarkswww.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/www.linkedin.com/company/11kbwOn Twitter, we’re @11KBW and on LinkedIn, we’re 11KBW.

07-26
24:52

Lycatel v Schneider: Concurrent Proceedings

Katherine Taunton talks to Michael White about Lycatel Services Ltd v Schneider [2023] EAT 81. How do you persuade a judge that your client’s case should be heard first in their preferred forum, whether that’s the ET or the High Court?Host: Michael WhiteGuest: Katherine Tauntonwww.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/www.linkedin.com/company/11kbwOn Twitter, we’re @11KBW and on LinkedIn, we’re 11KBW.

06-28
19:40

Higgs and Rolec: Bias on the Bench

Aileen McColgan KC talks to Daniel Isenberg about toxic debates, conflicting beliefs and opinionated judges in Higgs v Farmor’s School [2023] EAT 45 and Rolec Ltd v Georgiou [2023] EAT 46. When must a judge be recused to avoid the appearance of bias?Host: Daniel IsenbergGuest: Aileen McColgan KCwww.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/www.linkedin.com/company/11kbwOn Twitter, we’re @11KBW and on LinkedIn, we’re 11KBW.

05-17
27:35

Benyatov v Credit Suisse: Implied Indemnities and Limits on Career Losses

Richard Leiper KC talks to Katherine Eddy about Benyatov v Credit Suisse (Securities) Europe Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 140. When an employee is wrongly convicted for acts done in the course of employment, is the employer liable for the financial losses that follow? Host: Katherine EddyGuest: Richard Leiperwww.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/www.linkedin.com/company/11kbwOn Twitter, we’re @11KBW and on LinkedIn, we’re 11KBW.

04-26
27:56

Kong v Gulf International Bank: The Whistleblowing “Separability Principle”

Jamie Susskind talks to Katherine Taunton about Kong v Gulf International Bank [2022] EWCA Civ 941. When an employer fires a whistleblower, the Tribunal has to decide why they were fired. How can the Tribunal separate the fact that the person blew the whistle from the way that they did it? Host: Katherine TauntonGuest: Jamie Susskindwww.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/www.linkedin.com/company/11kbwOn Twitter, we’re @11KBW and on LinkedIn, we’re 11KBW.

03-16
19:52

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