Why parliamentary parties aren’t trade organisations
- 1st December 2021
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In an interesting LinkedIn article, Peter Daly of Doyle Clayton Solicitors and Chris Milsom of Cloisters Chambers argue that MPs are entitled to bring discrimination c...
Read MoreA right to sex? (Part II)
- 23rd October 2021
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In May 2021, we wrote about the controversial decision of Hayden J in the case of A Local Authority v C & Ors. Under Read More
A right to sex?
- 2nd May 2021
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A judgment by Mr Justice Hayden in the Court of Protection about the lawfulness of arranging for a man in care (‘C’) to have contact with a sex worker* has attracted much criticism. We wanted to explain why we ...
Read MorePassenger Locator Forms and fraud – some jurisdictional issues
- 18th February 2021
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With due apologies for parochialism, we will concentrate in this blog on the legal position in England, though it seems likely that similar issues will arise in relation to the law of Wales.
Traditionally, at common law, n...
Read MoreIs lying about where you’ve been on holiday capable of amounting to fraud?
- 15th February 2021
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On 12 February, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2021 were published. These regulations amend the Read More
School uniforms, indirect discrimination and Jon Holbrook’s tweet
- 3rd February 2021
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On 31 January 2021, barrister Jon Holbrook either resigned or was expelled (depending on whose version you believe) from Cornerstone Chambers following complaints about one of his tweets. Mr Holbrook retweeted a tweet from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (‘the EHRC’...
Read MoreShould there be an appeals system for coronavirus fixed penalty notices?
- 29th November 2020
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Criminal offences are generally prosecuted through the courts, but from the 1950s onwards, police officers were given the power to issue on-the-spot fines for minor offences. This began with parking offences (which were subsequently decriminalised), but over time the power h...
Read MoreFreedom of expression and the Public Order Act 1986
- 10th October 2020
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Has the gender pay gap report made you wonder if you are receiving equal pay?
- 6th April 2018
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Is your colleague being paid more than you, and the sole reason is because they are a different gender? Is there something you can you do about it? In the UK, there are equal pay laws and sex discrimination laws which say that men and women should receive equal pay for equal work. Firstly find ou...
Read MoreSuccess for prison whistleblowers
- 12th March 2018
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Levins successfully represented John Bromilow and Harry Wildman in their whistleblowing claim before an employment tribunal in Liverpool. The two men were employed at HMP Liverpool by an external contractor. They raised their health-and-safety concerns with the prison govenor, and as a result they w...
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