The Supreme Court has put an end to a long-running dispute between The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) and Deliveroo. Ruling today, the Supreme Court justices said that Deliveroo riders were self-employed, and not employees of the food delivery giant. Its decision mirrors that of the Court of Appeal and High Court, which […]
Another partner from Shearman & Sterling’s London office has left the firm. Employment specialist Sam Whitaker is joining Debevoise & Plimpton as an international counsel. He joins the US firm’s corporate department, where he will advise on transaction-specific employment issues as well as stand-alone employment matters. Whitaker was Shearman’s sole employment law partner in London, […]
Listed law firm RBG Holdings (RBG), which incorporates Rosenblatt and Memery Crystal, has accused its former chief executive of “preferring her personal financial interests over her duties” to the firm. The allegation is alongside several more explosive claims, detailed in the firm’s defence and counterclaim to Nicola Foulston’s lawsuit against it for breach of contract following her […]
The High Court will hear applications today in the first stage of a group action brought by students over Covid-19 and strike-related disruptions. Over 105,000 students have signed up to seek compensation from British universities in a case run by Harcus Parker partner Ryan Dunleavy and Asserson partner Shimon Goldwater. The case today (Wednesday) is […]
A former employee at Hogan Lovells has been ordered to pay the City firm £4,000 in costs after he accused the firm of being “liars and scammers.” Hogan Lovells had sought £20,000 in costs from Mr Donskoi, the claimant and an ex-staffer at the firm after he made “numerous attacks on the professional integrity” of […]
Lewis Silkin has further expanded its presence in the north of England by opening an office in Leeds, The Lawyer can reveal. The firm has hired Knights employment partner James Keogh to kickstart the operation. Keogh has worked at Knights for three years now, having joined from Squire Patton Boggs in 2020 when the listed […]
Accurate Background, which acquired UK arm Vero Screening last year, has appointed a new associate general counsel. Gavin Tagg joins as SVP associate general counsel from human resources specialist Adecco Group. This is a new role for Accurate, having branched into the UK last year with its acquisition of Vero Screening. The role has been […]
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Listed law firm RBG Holdings, which incorporates the businesses of Rosenblatt and Memery Crystal, has failed to strike out a race discrimination claim by its former head of employment. According to an Employment Tribunal (ET) judgment for a preliminary hearing, the firm’s former CEO Nicola Foulston made racial comments at a dinner party in which […]
National firm Winckworth Sherwood is set to represent a group of UK Twitter employees, after new owner Elon Musk announced last week that 3,700 staff were to be laid off globally. The Lawyer understands that a substantial number of employees have approached Winckworth for legal advice since the announcement, with numbers continuing to mount up. […]
Squire Patton Boggs has fended off an unfair dismissal claim by a former associate, who was made redundant in 2020 after low levels of work in its disputes team. A judgment released by the Employment Tribunal noted how Maria Davies was a level one associate in the law firm’s London office along with four others. […]
The Employment Tribunal has found that Garden Court Chambers did discriminate against its criminal defence barrister Allison Bailey because of her gender-critical beliefs. Bailey brought the discrimination lawsuit against Garden Court and LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall. The chambers has been ordered to pay Bailey compensation, including aggravated damages, of over £22,000. In December 2018, Bailey had […]