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Jackson Boyd

Reinstatement of Employment Tribunal cases which were struck out for non-payment of fees

December 13, 2017September 27, 2017 by Jackson Boyd

Following our update on 26 July 2017, containing the breaking news that the Supreme Court had deemed Employment Tribunal fees as unlawful as preventing access to justice, it is now emerging that the Employment Tribunals … Read more

Jackson Boyd

Employee Monitoring and Human Rights

December 13, 2017September 22, 2017 by Jackson Boyd

The European Court of Human Rights has recently given its judgment in a long-running case concerning the decision of a company to dismiss an employee after monitoring his electronic communications and accessing their contents, and … Read more

Dave Berry

Psychiatric Injury: The Background

November 13, 2019September 21, 2017 by Dave Berry

In the unfortunate event that an individual suffers from a psychiatric injury following an accident that was caused by the fault of another party, there may be a claim to be made against the responsible … Read more

Jackson Boyd

Bărbulescu v Romania: Are work related messages private?

August 15, 2019September 19, 2017 by Jackson Boyd

The recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of Bărbulescu v Romania involves whether employers monitoring private messages sent by an employee through a work related Yahoo account without … Read more

Dave Berry

Jackson Buoys – Channel Swim

February 16, 2023September 14, 2017 by Dave Berry

Ever hear the joke ‘what do you call a group of lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? A good start. Well, we’re flipping that joke around. What do you call two legal claim handlers … Read more

Jackson Boyd

Injury to Feelings on the ‘Vento’ Scale

August 15, 2019September 13, 2017 by Jackson Boyd

On 20 July 2017 the Presidents of the Employment Tribunal in England & Wales and in Scotland launched a consultation on proposed changes to Employment Tribunal awards for injury to feelings and psychiatric injury following … Read more

Dave Berry

Car Crash and Whiplash: What To Do

October 2, 2018September 11, 2017 by Dave Berry

Following a road traffic accident, common themes arise. Liability, the extent of damage caused, injuries and hire costs are regularly disputed by the responsible party or their insurer. Taking the following steps immediately after an … Read more

Dave Berry

Informed Consent – Update

December 13, 2017September 7, 2017 by Dave Berry

Following the case of Montgomery –v- Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] UKSC 11, the law in Scotland in relation to informed consent was largely brought into line with the position South of the Border. It follows … Read more

Dave Berry

Improving the Safety of New and Learner Drivers

December 13, 2017September 6, 2017 by Dave Berry

The number of road traffic accidents taking place on the country’s rural roads has prompted road safety charity Brake to call for changes to the current learner driver system.

Jackson Boyd

Dhami v Tesco Stores Limited

August 15, 2019September 5, 2017 by Jackson Boyd

Following the abolition of employment tribunal fees, the Employment Tribunal has handed down an interesting judgment in the case of R (on the application of Unison) v Lord Chancellor. The Claimant was employed by Tesco … Read more

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