18 Jun, 2024 A common law approach to agency under section 109(2) of the Equality Act 2010 By Mukhtiar Singh For discrimination lawyers, agency and principal considerations may arise when an alleged discriminator or harasser is not employed by...
18 May, 2023 The FCA’s new initiatives to improve its whistleblowing function. By Mukhtiar Singh Introduction Early this month, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its findings of a qualitative survey of whistleblowers...
06 Feb, 2023 Climate, Whistleblowing and Work event on 8 February 2023 By Finnian Clarke Margherita Cornaglia On 8 February 2023, Doughty Street Chambers will be hosting an event entitled “Climate, Whistleblowing and Work”. The event will be of...
14 Dec, 2022 The criminal Bar on strike: collective action for the self-employed By Cormac Devlin Finnian Clarke On 10 October 2022, the Criminal Bar Association (“CBA”) announced that 57% of its members had voted to accept a pay deal proposed by the...
02 Nov, 2022 Better than nothing? Extended protections for new mothers announced amid soaring redundancy rates By Lameesa Iqbal On 21 October 2022, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy declared that the government would back the Protection from...
25 Oct, 2022 Worker status: three areas of uncertainty to look out for in 2023 By Cormac Devlin Finnian Clarke In 2018, the government committed to legislate on the tests for employment and worker status in their Good Work Plan. However, in their...
20 Oct, 2022 Looking beyond grievances towards resolution By Associate Louisa Weinstein Acas's report on the extent and impact of conflict at work is startling. It includes the fact that 9.7 million employees experienced...
10 Oct, 2022 What is Mediation and is it the right choice for you? – Doughty Street’s Mediators By Doughty Street Chambers Hear Doughty Street’s Mediators explain how the process of Mediation works, how this may benefit you or your clients, and the criteria...
13 Dec, 2021 Timed out? Time limits in employment discrimination cases under the Equality Act 2010 By Caragh Nimmo Yorkshire County Cricket Club recently settled an employment claim for race discrimination brought against it by former player Azeem...
01 Dec, 2021 Azeem Rafiq: can “banter” ever be an excuse for racism? By Finnian Clarke In August 2020, Yorkshire County Cricket Club commissioned an independent inquiry after ex-player Azeem Rafiq raised allegations of...
10 Mar, 2021 GDC interim orders during the pandemic By Peta-Louise Bagott The pandemic has made “covid security” vitally important to medical practitioners. The dental profession is no exception. Practitioners...