11KBW Employment Podcast Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:05:13 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2068323 en-us © 2026 11KBW Employment Podcast yes 55d6887e-29a0-5e93-93a3-e59c30d6833e 11KBW Employment Team episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) 11KBW Employment Team https://storage.buzzsprout.com/grgwcs3zsdwthw5tcihf8ypgbklu?.jpg 11KBW Employment Podcast Peggie, Kelly, Darlington and beyond: Single sex spaces at work Peggie, Kelly, Darlington and beyond: Single sex spaces at work In this extended special edition episode, Dan Stilitz KC and Katherine Taunton explore the difficult recent case law on single sex spaces in the workplace: Kelly v Leonardo UK Ltd; Peggie v Fife Health Board and Upton; Hutchinson & others v County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust; and R. (on the application of Good Law Project Ltd) v Equality and Human Rights Commission [2026] EWHC 279. How did the Tribunal panels analyse the issues in these cases differently?  What guidance can employers take from them? What light does the High Court’s recent judgment shed on these difficult issues? 

]]> In this extended special edition episode, Dan Stilitz KC and Katherine Taunton explore the difficult recent case law on single sex spaces in the workplace: Kelly v Leonardo UK Ltd; Peggie v Fife Health Board and Upton; Hutchinson & others v County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust; and R. (on the application of Good Law Project Ltd) v Equality and Human Rights Commission [2026] EWHC 279. How did the Tribunal panels analyse the issues in these cases differently?  What guidance can employers take from them? What light does the High Court’s recent judgment shed on these difficult issues? 

]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-18867198 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 4774 full false Acceptable in the 80s: special historical edition Acceptable in the 80s: special historical edition Christopher Jeans KC regales Sean Jones KC with tales of employment law across the decades, in a special episode to celebrate the publication of the 40th edition of the Tolley’s Employment Handbook. How have things changed in the ET since 1978?


]]> Christopher Jeans KC regales Sean Jones KC with tales of employment law across the decades, in a special episode to celebrate the publication of the 40th edition of the Tolley’s Employment Handbook. How have things changed in the ET since 1978?


]]> https://www.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/ 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-18595059 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2160 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast full false DBP v Scottish Ambulance Service: Anonymity DBP v Scottish Ambulance Service: Anonymity Peter Lockley and Michael White discuss recent developments in anonymity in DBP v Scottish Ambulance Service [2025] EAT 147. Can anonymity be granted even after there has been a full open hearing? Are ETs and the EAT giving applicants for anonymity an easier ride than they used to? 

]]> Peter Lockley and Michael White discuss recent developments in anonymity in DBP v Scottish Ambulance Service [2025] EAT 147. Can anonymity be granted even after there has been a full open hearing? Are ETs and the EAT giving applicants for anonymity an easier ride than they used to? 

]]> https://www.11kbw.com/practice-areas/employment/ 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-18370093 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000 1348 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast full false Wicked Vision: Whistle Blowing Dismissals Wicked Vision: Whistle Blowing Dismissals Seán Jones KC and Oliver Mills discuss the Rice v Wicked Vision Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1466. When can a whistleblowing claimant claim their dismissal was a detriment? Now the Court of Appeal has its say in this blockbuster whistleblowing case. Will this end up in the Supreme Court, and what will the Justices make of it? 

]]> Seán Jones KC and Oliver Mills discuss the Rice v Wicked Vision Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1466. When can a whistleblowing claimant claim their dismissal was a detriment? Now the Court of Appeal has its say in this blockbuster whistleblowing case. Will this end up in the Supreme Court, and what will the Justices make of it? 

]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-18266072 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0000 1611 #UKemplaw #11KBW #11KBWemploymentpodcast full false Szucs: Abuse of Process Szucs: Abuse of Process Judy Stone KC and new tenant Jack Steele discuss strike outs for abuse of process in Szucs v GreenSquareAccord Ltd [2025] EAT 110. What does it take to strike out a claim as an abuse? When does the rule in Henderson v Henderson apply? How should employment lawyers navigate abuse arguments in practice?

Host: Jack Steele

Guest: Judy Stone KC

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]]> Judy Stone KC and new tenant Jack Steele discuss strike outs for abuse of process in Szucs v GreenSquareAccord Ltd [2025] EAT 110. What does it take to strike out a claim as an abuse? When does the rule in Henderson v Henderson apply? How should employment lawyers navigate abuse arguments in practice?

Host: Jack Steele

Guest: Judy Stone KC

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-18110045 Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 1206 1 35 full false Melki: Time Limits in the EAT Melki: Time Limits in the EAT Dan Stilitz KC talks to new tenant Ishaani Shrivastava about the approach to time limits in Melki v Bouygues [2025] EWCA Civ 585. When will an error when filing an appeal in the EAT cause the appeal to be out of time?

Host: Ishaani Shrivastava

Guest: Daniel Stilitz KC

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]]> Dan Stilitz KC talks to new tenant Ishaani Shrivastava about the approach to time limits in Melki v Bouygues [2025] EWCA Civ 585. When will an error when filing an appeal in the EAT cause the appeal to be out of time?

Host: Ishaani Shrivastava

Guest: Daniel Stilitz KC

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-17922793 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0100 1311 1 34 full true Pråhl v Lapsinki: International Jurisdiction of the ET Pråhl v Lapsinki: International Jurisdiction of the ET Daniel Isenberg and Samuel Willis discuss international jurisdiction in the ET post-Brexit in Pråhl v Lapsinki [2025] EAT 77. When will territorial jurisdiction confer international jurisdiction? Is it necessary to apply to the High Court before serving ET claims outside the jurisdiction? And what is the continuing relevance of EU law in this area after Brexit?

]]> Daniel Isenberg and Samuel Willis discuss international jurisdiction in the ET post-Brexit in Pråhl v Lapsinki [2025] EAT 77. When will territorial jurisdiction confer international jurisdiction? Is it necessary to apply to the High Court before serving ET claims outside the jurisdiction? And what is the continuing relevance of EU law in this area after Brexit?

]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-17749061 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0100 1983 1 33 full false Ayinde: The Perils of AI Ayinde: The Perils of AI Andrew Edge talks to Leo Davidson about Ayinde v LB Haringey [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin), in which the President of the King’s Bench Division and Mr Justice Johnson considered whether to initiate  contempt of court proceedings against lawyers after the citation of fake cases generated by AI.  A cautionary tale for lawyers, as well as those instructing and supervising them.

Host: Leo Davidson

Guest: Andrew Edge

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]]> Andrew Edge talks to Leo Davidson about Ayinde v LB Haringey [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin), in which the President of the King’s Bench Division and Mr Justice Johnson considered whether to initiate  contempt of court proceedings against lawyers after the citation of fake cases generated by AI.  A cautionary tale for lawyers, as well as those instructing and supervising them.

Host: Leo Davidson

Guest: Andrew Edge

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-17552338 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0100 2546 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 32 full false Fasano v Reckitt Benckiser: Group Companies and the Equality Act Fasano v Reckitt Benckiser: Group Companies and the Equality Act Mike Lee talks to Katherine Taunton about Fasano v Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc [2025] EWCA Civ 592, in which the Court of Appeal shines a light on the principles governing the liability of group companies as agents under the Equality Act.  When and how will a group company be liable for the acts of another company in the group?

Host: Katherine Taunton
Guest: Mike Lee

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]]> Mike Lee talks to Katherine Taunton about Fasano v Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc [2025] EWCA Civ 592, in which the Court of Appeal shines a light on the principles governing the liability of group companies as agents under the Equality Act.  When and how will a group company be liable for the acts of another company in the group?

Host: Katherine Taunton
Guest: Mike Lee

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-17395804 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0100 1065 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 31 full false Sullivan v Isle of Wight - Applicant Whistleblowers Sullivan v Isle of Wight - Applicant Whistleblowers Oliver Jackson talks to Aliya Al-Yassin about Sullivan v Isle of Wight Council [2025] EWCA Civ 379, the Court of Appeal’s important decision that, outside of the NHS, external job applicants cannot bring whistleblowing claims. Why can’t external job applicants bring whistleblowing claims? Is being a job applicant a ‘status’ for the purposes of Article 14 of the ECHR? What counts as a detriment in the whistleblowing legislation?

Host: Aliya Al-Yassin
Guest: Oliver Jackson

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]]> Oliver Jackson talks to Aliya Al-Yassin about Sullivan v Isle of Wight Council [2025] EWCA Civ 379, the Court of Appeal’s important decision that, outside of the NHS, external job applicants cannot bring whistleblowing claims. Why can’t external job applicants bring whistleblowing claims? Is being a job applicant a ‘status’ for the purposes of Article 14 of the ECHR? What counts as a detriment in the whistleblowing legislation?

Host: Aliya Al-Yassin
Guest: Oliver Jackson

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-17066169 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:00:00 +0100 1931 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 30 full false Higgs v Farmor CA: Manifestation of Belief in the Court of Appeal Higgs v Farmor CA: Manifestation of Belief in the Court of Appeal In this special extended episode, Andrew Edge and Hannah Slarks discuss the biggest employment judgment of 2025, Higgs v Farmor’s School [2025] EWCA Civ 109. Just days after the parties seek permission to appeal to the Supreme Court, Andrew and Hannah take a deep dive into where discrimination law has gone wrong, and how the Supreme Court might fix it.

Host: Hannah Slarks
Guest: Andrew Edge

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]]> In this special extended episode, Andrew Edge and Hannah Slarks discuss the biggest employment judgment of 2025, Higgs v Farmor’s School [2025] EWCA Civ 109. Just days after the parties seek permission to appeal to the Supreme Court, Andrew and Hannah take a deep dive into where discrimination law has gone wrong, and how the Supreme Court might fix it.

Host: Hannah Slarks
Guest: Andrew Edge

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-16856248 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0000 3478 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 29 full true Syspal Capital v Truman: Leaver Provisions Syspal Capital v Truman: Leaver Provisions Ruth Kennedy talks to Oliver Mills about Syspal Capital Ltd v Truman [2024] EWHC Civ 1561 (Ch). Why do employers use shareholding arrangements to incentivise employees? Why is it so important to draft Articles of Association carefully? What are the dangers of employers dismissing employees to deprive them of particular benefits? 

Host: Oliver Mills
Guest: Ruth Kennedy

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]]> Ruth Kennedy talks to Oliver Mills about Syspal Capital Ltd v Truman [2024] EWHC Civ 1561 (Ch). Why do employers use shareholding arrangements to incentivise employees? Why is it so important to draft Articles of Association carefully? What are the dangers of employers dismissing employees to deprive them of particular benefits? 

Host: Oliver Mills
Guest: Ruth Kennedy

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-16698537 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:00:00 +0000 958 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 28 full false Derma Med Ltd v Ally: Full and Frank Disclosure Derma Med Ltd v Ally: Full and Frank Disclosure Rupert Paines talks to Lucy Jones about Derma Med Ltd v Ally [2024] EWCA Civ 175, a Court of Appeal decision on non-compete and confidentiality injunctions, granted without notice.

Host: Lucy Jones
Guest: Rupert Paines

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]]> Rupert Paines talks to Lucy Jones about Derma Med Ltd v Ally [2024] EWCA Civ 175, a Court of Appeal decision on non-compete and confidentiality injunctions, granted without notice.

Host: Lucy Jones
Guest: Rupert Paines

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-16533142 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0000 2422 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 27 full false Cheshire Estate v Blanchfield: Fiduciary Duties Cheshire Estate v Blanchfield: Fiduciary Duties Jamie Susskind talks to Rita Dias about Cheshire Estate & Legal Ltd v Blanchfield [2024] EWCA Civ 1317.  When will directors taking steps towards setting up a competitor breach fiduciary duties?

Host: Rita Dias
Guest: Jamie Susskind

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]]> Jamie Susskind talks to Rita Dias about Cheshire Estate & Legal Ltd v Blanchfield [2024] EWCA Civ 1317.  When will directors taking steps towards setting up a competitor breach fiduciary duties?

Host: Rita Dias
Guest: Jamie Susskind

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-16300063 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1480 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 26 full false Dowding v Character Group: Tribunal Costs Dowding v Character Group: Tribunal Costs Tom Ogg speaks to Michael White about Dowding v The Character Group plc [2024] EAT 153, a case which touches on the most common questions relating to costs in the Tribunal.  How should a Tribunal assess whether a claim had no reasonable prospect of success?  What kind of conduct is ‘unreasonable’ such that costs should be awarded – including in relation to the refusal of settlement offers?  How should Tribunals decide upon the amount of a costs award?  And in what circumstances should ‘indemnity’ costs be awarded?

Host: Michael White
Guest: Tom Ogg

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]]> Tom Ogg speaks to Michael White about Dowding v The Character Group plc [2024] EAT 153, a case which touches on the most common questions relating to costs in the Tribunal.  How should a Tribunal assess whether a claim had no reasonable prospect of success?  What kind of conduct is ‘unreasonable’ such that costs should be awarded – including in relation to the refusal of settlement offers?  How should Tribunals decide upon the amount of a costs award?  And in what circumstances should ‘indemnity’ costs be awarded?

Host: Michael White
Guest: Tom Ogg

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-16168812 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0000 1712 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 25 full false First Greater Western v Moussa: Knowledge in Whistleblowing and Victimisation Claims 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 Lavery
Guest: Judy Stone KC

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]]> 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 Lavery
Guest: Judy Stone KC

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-16005530 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 1310 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 24 full false Tesco v USDAW: Fire and Rehire 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-Yassin
Guest: Sean Jones KC

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]]> 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-Yassin
Guest: Sean Jones KC

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-15812391 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:00:00 +0100 1819 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 23 full false Bailey v Stonewall: Causing and Inducing Discrimination 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 Milla
Guest: Daniel Isenberg

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]]> 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 Milla
Guest: Daniel Isenberg

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-15657677 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 1892 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 22 full false Adams v Walsall Housing: Bypassing Collecting Bargaining 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 Halliday
Guest: Richard Leiper KC

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]]> 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 Halliday
Guest: Richard Leiper KC

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-15451924 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0100 1206 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 21 full false Wicked Vision: Whistleblowing Detriment 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 Taunton
Guest: Mike Lee

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]]> 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 Taunton
Guest: Mike Lee

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-15317082 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100 1034 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 20 full false Employment Litigation in the Middle East 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 Ogg
Guest: Amy Rogers KC


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]]> 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 Ogg
Guest: Amy Rogers KC


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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-15143314 Tue, 28 May 2024 15:00:00 +0100 1249 #UKemploymentlaw, #11KBW, #11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 19 full false Omar v Epping: Heat of the Moment 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 KC
Guest: Andrew Smith

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]]> 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 KC
Guest: Andrew Smith

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-14939835 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0100 1880 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 18 full false The Silks Episode 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 KC

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]]> 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 KC

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-14761598 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 15:00:00 +0000 1208 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast, newsilks 1 18 full false Miller: Direct Discrimination and Anti-Zionism 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: Hannah Slarks
Guest: Andrew Edge

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]]> 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: Hannah Slarks
Guest: Andrew Edge

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-14592255 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000 1846 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 17 full false Jump Trading: Non-competes and Speedy Trials 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 Taunton
Guest: Rupert Paines

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]]> 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 Taunton
Guest: Rupert Paines

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-14368199 Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:00:00 +0000 2058 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 16 full false Deliveroo: Supreme Court on Worker Status and Article 11 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 Jones
Guest: Daniel Stilitz KC

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]]> 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 Jones
Guest: Daniel Stilitz KC

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-14132335 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 1647 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 15 full false Steel v Spencer Road: Bonus Clawback Provisions 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 Davies
Guest: Mike Lee

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]]> 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 Davies
Guest: Mike Lee

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-13976866 Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 1223 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast, Restraintoftrade, EmploymentLaw 1 14 full false Agnew: The Supreme Court on Holiday Pay 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-Yassin
Guest: Sean Jones KC

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]]> 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-Yassin
Guest: Sean Jones KC

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-13803497 Wed, 18 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0100 2227 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 13 full false Clifford v Millicom: Privacy Orders 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 Davidson
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Host: Leo Davidson
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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-13632765 Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0100 1998 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 12 full false Boydell v NZP Ltd: The Court of Appeal on Covenants Again 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 Hogarth
Guest: Judy Stone

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Host: Raphael Hogarth
Guest: Judy Stone

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-13470500 Fri, 25 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0100 1217 UKemplaw, 11KBW, 11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 11 full false Higgs v Farmor: Manifestation of belief 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 Mitchell
Guest: Hannah Slarks

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Host: Ben Mitchell
Guest: Hannah Slarks

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-13291286 Wed, 26 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0100 1492 #UKemplaw, #11KBW, #11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 10 full false Lycatel v Schneider: Concurrent Proceedings 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 White
Guest: Katherine Taunton

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]]> 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 White
Guest: Katherine Taunton

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-13124430 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:00:00 +0100 1180 #UKemplaw, #11KBW, #11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 9 full false Higgs and Rolec: Bias on the Bench 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 Isenberg
Guest: Aileen McColgan KC

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]]> 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 Isenberg
Guest: Aileen McColgan KC

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-12859525 Wed, 17 May 2023 16:00:00 +0100 1655 #UKemploymentlaw, #11KBW, #11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 8 full false Benyatov v Credit Suisse: Implied Indemnities and Limits on Career Losses 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 Eddy
Guest: Richard Leiper

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]]> 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 Eddy
Guest: Richard Leiper

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-12725779 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0100 1676 #UKemploymentlaw, #11KBW, #11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 7 full false Kong v Gulf International Bank: The Whistleblowing “Separability Principle” 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 Taunton
Guest: Jamie Susskind

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]]> 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 Taunton
Guest: Jamie Susskind

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-12452365 Thu, 16 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000 1192 #11KBWemploymentpodcast, #11KBW, #UKemploymentlaw 1 6 full false Planon v Gilligan: The Court of Appeal on Interim Relief for Non-competes Planon v Gilligan: The Court of Appeal on Interim Relief for Non-competes Amy Rogers talks to Mike Lee about Planon v Gilligan [2022] EWCA Civ 642 [2022] I.R.L.R. 684.  What can we learn from a rare Court of Appeal judgment on interim relief in the employee competition context?

Host: Mike Lee
Guest: Amy Rogers

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]]> Amy Rogers talks to Mike Lee about Planon v Gilligan [2022] EWCA Civ 642 [2022] I.R.L.R. 684.  What can we learn from a rare Court of Appeal judgment on interim relief in the employee competition context?

Host: Mike Lee
Guest: Amy Rogers

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-12259135 Wed, 15 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +0000 1613 #UKemploymentlaw, #11KBW, #11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 5 full false Piepenbrock: Anonymity Orders - Private Lives and Public Lies Piepenbrock: Anonymity Orders - Private Lives and Public Lies Dan Stilitz KC talks to Oliver Jackson about anonymity orders in Piepenbrock v London School of Economic and Political Science [2022] EAT 119.  When will the Tribunal make an anonymity order to protect details about someone’s private life?


Host: Oliver Jackson
Guest: Dan Stilitz KC

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]]> Dan Stilitz KC talks to Oliver Jackson about anonymity orders in Piepenbrock v London School of Economic and Political Science [2022] EAT 119.  When will the Tribunal make an anonymity order to protect details about someone’s private life?


Host: Oliver Jackson
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]]> Oliver Jackson, Dan Stilitz KC Buzzsprout-12067229 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000 1867 #UKemploymentlaw, #11KBW, #11KBWemploymentpodcast 1 4 full false Loreley: Hidden Identities and Litigation Privilege Loreley: Hidden Identities and Litigation Privilege Judy Stone talks to Ruth Kennedy about litigation privilege in Loreley Financing v Credit Suisse Securities and others [2022] EWCA Civ 1484.  Can client identities hide behind litigation privilege?

Host: Ruth Kennedy
Guest: Judy Stone

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]]> Judy Stone talks to Ruth Kennedy about litigation privilege in Loreley Financing v Credit Suisse Securities and others [2022] EWCA Civ 1484.  Can client identities hide behind litigation privilege?

Host: Ruth Kennedy
Guest: Judy Stone

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]]> Ruth Kennedy, Judy Stone Buzzsprout-11831956 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 16:00:00 +0000 975 #UKemploymentlaw, #litigation, #disputeresolution 1 3 full false McClung and Mackereth: Football, Gender and Protected Beliefs McClung and Mackereth: Football, Gender and Protected Beliefs Sean Jones KC talks to Andrew Smith about religion or belief discrimination in McClung v Doosan Babcock 4110538/2019 23 August 2022 and  Mackereth v DWP [2022] EAT 99.  What do these cases about football fandom and gender critical beliefs tell us about the Tribunal’s approach to protected beliefs?

Host: Andrew Smith
Guest: Sean Jones KC

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]]> Sean Jones KC talks to Andrew Smith about religion or belief discrimination in McClung v Doosan Babcock 4110538/2019 23 August 2022 and  Mackereth v DWP [2022] EAT 99.  What do these cases about football fandom and gender critical beliefs tell us about the Tribunal’s approach to protected beliefs?

Host: Andrew Smith
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]]> Buzzsprout-11700400 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000 2425 #employmentlaw, #discriminationlaw 1 2 full false Swiss Re: Threats, Offers and the WP Rule Swiss Re: Threats, Offers and the WP Rule Andrew Edge talks to Hannah Slarks about his case, Swiss Re v Sommer [2022] IRLR 650.  When will allegations of misconduct and costs warnings cross the line in WP correspondence?

Host: Hannah Slarks
Guest: Andrew Edge

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Host: Hannah Slarks
Guest: Andrew Edge

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]]> 11KBW Employment Team Buzzsprout-11521561 Tue, 18 Oct 2022 13:00:00 +0100 1625 #employmentlaw, #withoutprejudice 1 1 full false