News & Events
News & Events
Naomi Ling has successfully defended an appeal in the EAT from a magistrate, who was removed from judicial office having made comments on BBC television that he believed that it was best for a baby to be adopted by a man and a woman. The magistrate, Richard Page, appealed on the basis that he had been victimised for making a complaint of discrimination on the ground of religion and belief, and that his removal was a breach of his A10 right to freedom of expression. Naomi acted for the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice, who removed him from office on the basis that as a judge who heard adoption approval applications, he had compromised his judicial impartiality. A link…
News 20 Jun, 2019
Andrew Short QC, Lydia Seymour and Naomi Ling have been successful in the Court of Appeal in the claims of more than 200 judges and 6000 firefighters for age discrimination, equal pay and race discrimination. The Court of Appeal held that transitional protections that sheltered older judges and firefighters from the significant reductions in pensions entitlements which the claimants suffered as a result of the public sector pensions changes in 2015, were unlawfully discriminatory. It made findings on the correct approach to take to the exercise of objective justification where the state has a legitimate interest in the issue. It also held that the desire to protect older judges/firefighters when they would have been least affected by the 2015 changes…
News 20 Dec, 2018
Andrew Short QC and Naomi Ling successful in judges’ pensions case appeal, resisting appeal against ET decision that they were discriminated against on grounds of age. Andrew Short QC and Naomi Ling successfully resisted an appeal by the Ministry of Justice to the EAT from a finding that judges had been discriminated against on grounds of age. The claimants are more than 200 judges who were moved to a less generous pension scheme in 2015. The Employment Tribunal found that the aim of protecting those closest to retirement was not legitimate and, in any event, the judges were so badly affected by the change that it was not proportionate. The EAT found that the judge had made some errors in…
News 7 Feb, 2018
Three Outer Temple members, Andrew Short QC, Naomi Ling and Fiona Scolding are highlighted by The Lawyer for their involvement in two high profile cases throughout 2016. To read more please click here.
News 19 Jan, 2016
Employment litigation has not been immune from the effects of the Jackson reforms nor from those designed to reduce the financial burden on the public purse. The clutch of initiatives coming into force this summer includes measures intended to reduce litigation in the employment tribunals (ETs), such as a compulsory period for conciliation and fees to present a claim and to progress it to hearing. ETs have never previously demanded fees of any kind but from 29 July claimants will be required to pay £160 and £230 for issue and hearing respectively of simpler claims such as deductions from wages. For other claims, such as unfair dismissal and discrimination, the corresponding sums are £250 and £950. Read the full article…
News 25 Jun, 2013
Andrew Short QC and Naomi Ling have successfully argued before the Supreme Court that employees are entitled to bring claims for equal pay in the civil courts. In Birmingham City Council v Abdulla 174 former Council employees, represented by Leigh Day & Co, issued claims for breach of contract in the High Court. They did so on the basis that the Council had paid them less than predominantly male groups of staff, in breach of the Equal Pay Act 1970. In a judgment handed down on 24th October the Supreme Court ruled that they were entitled to do so. The Council applied to strike out the Claimants’ claims for equal pay on the basis that it was more ‘convenient’ to…
News 23 Oct, 2012
