News & Events
News & Events
The Employment Tribunal has handed down its judgment in Clayson & Ors v Ministry of Justice & Lord Chancellor in which Andrew Allen KC and Alexander Line represented the successful party. Judgment was handed down on 31st August 2023 by the Employment Tribunal in a group claim brought by salaried Circuit Judges, relying on their former Recorder status, in Clayson & Others v Ministry of Justice & Lord Chancellor (Case No: 2204416/2022 & Others). Andrew Allen KC and Alexander Line represented the successful party in this part-time worker challenge. Following their recent success in the EAT in Ministry of Justice & Lord Chancellor v Dodds [2023] UKEAT 31, Andrew Allen KC and Alexander Line, instructed by the Government Legal Department,…
News 1 Sep, 2023
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in MIMO Connect Limited v (1) Mathew Robert Buley, (2) Grace Avalon Fever, (3) M/Y Connect Maritime Limited, (4) Karl James Mardell (CA-2023-001179), in which Anson Cheung, led by Mohinderpal Sethi KC, acted for the successful Claimant/Applicant. Background to the appeal The Claimant was a company which provided internet connectivity to the maritime industry, particularly superyachts and other like-vessels. The First to Second Defendants were minority shareholders in the Claimant, and established the Third Company as a competing company. The Fourth Defendant was a former employee of the Claimant, who moved over to the Third Company. The hearing before the Court of Appeal arose out of an urgent interim injunction application against…
News 2 Aug, 2023
Outer Temple’s Daniel Barnett (general editor) has published the latest edition of the Employment Law Handbook, with contributions from Jeremy Scott-Joynt, Courtney Step-Marsden (both of Outer Temple) and Nicholas Bidnell – Edwards. The book covers every aspect of employment law, and is available now to order. Outer Temple Chambers are proud to share the publishing of the 9th edition of the Employment Law Handbook. The book written by experts in this field (Daniel Barnett, Jeremy Scott-Joynt, Courtney Step-Mardsen and Nicholas Bidnell-Edwards), is authoritative, clear and reader-friendly. The new edition of this invaluable handbook provides a comprehensively updated overview of employment law. Fully revised and rewritten, it covers: Employment status Unfair and wrongful dismissal Discrimination Redundancy Transfer of undertakings Health &…
News 31 Jul, 2023
Discrimination law specialist Naomi Cunningham was invited to write an article for Discrimination Law Association Briefings on the Scottish court ruling on the meaning of ‘sex’. Naomi’s article highlights the issue that, under the Scotland Act 1998 (the Act), any provision of legislation passed by the Scottish Parliament is of no effect in so far as it is ‘outside the legislative competence of the Parliament’; a provision is outside the legislative competence of the Parliament if it relates to reserved matters. Equal opportunities is a ‘reserved matter’ by schedule 5 to the Act, but that reservation is subject to certain exceptions, one of which relates to ‘the inclusion of persons with protected characteristics in non-executive posts on boards of [a…
External Publications 18 Jul, 2023
We are proud to announce that Outer Temple Chambers has been shortlisted across 9 areas, including ‘set of the year’ for chancery, employment, sport, technology, data & crypto at The Legal 500 Bar Awards. The Bar Awards, presented by The Legal 500, celebrates the finest barristers, chambers, and legal expertise, bringing together some of the brightest minds in the industry. The awards evening will take place on Tuesday 3rd October 2023, at the London Hilton on Park Lane. We are delighted to share that we have been shortlisted for the following Set Awards: Chancery set of the year – Outer Temple Chambers Employment set of the year – Outer Temple Chambers Sports set of the year – Outer Temple Chambers Technology,…
News 13 Jul, 2023
Naomi Cunningham has written an article titled ‘Women’s Sport and the law’ in New Law Journal. In this article, discrimination law specialist, Naomi Cunningham, and Fiona McAnena, director of sport at Fair Play For Women, examine what is fair and what is legal when it comes to trans inclusion in elite women’s sports, weighing up the law and the latest guidance. For as long as there has been organised sport, men and women have competed in separate categories. In March 2023, World Athletics announced that no athlete who had gone through male puberty would be allowed to compete in women’s world ranking competitions. Soon after, UK Athletics followed suit. Naomi and Fiona discuss whether sporting bodies risk legal claims brought…
External Publications 6 Jun, 2023
We are delighted to announce that Andrew Short KC has been shortlisted for ‘Barrister of the Year’ at The Lawyer Awards 2023. The Lawyer Awards have been the ultimate stage for legal mastery in the UK, honouring top-notch lawyers and powerhouse firms across diverse areas. Andrew Short KC’s practice centres on pensions, employment, and general commercial work. He has acted in many of the leading employment cases relating to discrimination in pay and pensions, including Abdulla v Birmingham City Council, Brierley v Asda, McCloud v Lord Chancellor, and Sargeant v LFEPA. His recent notable pensions cases have included the landmark case of Lloyds Banking Group Pension Trustees Ltd v Lloyds Bank [2030] EWHC 3135 (Ch), Britvic PLC v Britvic Pensions Ltd & Mohun [2021] EWCA Civ 867 and…
News 5 May, 2023
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd v Clark and Others in which the successful claimants were represented by Andrew Short KC and Saul Margo. In this long-running equal pay claim against Sainsbury’s Supermarket, a number of the claimants brought their claims on a claim form that only contained one EC number relating to one of the claimants on the form. The claims were rejected on that basis, but the claimants successfully appealed to the EAT where it was held that it is sufficient if one EC number is given on the claim form for any claimant who brings a claim on the same form. Sainsbury’s appealed against the order of the EAT. Court of Appeal In…
News 6 Apr, 2023
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to announce the arrival of Oliver Lawrence to Outer Temple’s Employment Team. Oliver joined the London office in March 2023 and will be taking instructions on all employment matters. He has an expanding tribunal, appellate and advisory Employment practice and receives repeat instructions from both Claimant and Respondent employment firms on cases across the full range of statutory employment, commercial employment and discrimination law. He acts in complex litigation at first instance and on appeal, working with clients in the NHS, financial services, food, tech and retail sectors. Oliver has significant experience as a trial and appellate advocate relative to his year of call and has appeared in the Court of Appeal (led), the EAT (unled)…
News 13 Mar, 2023
Judgment was handed down by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (‘EAT’) on 7th March 2023 in a group claim brought by salaried judges; Ministry of Justice & Lord Chancellor v Mr R Dodds & Others [2023] EAT 31. Andrew Allen KC and Alexander Line represented the Ministry of Justice and Lord Chancellor. The Background Claims had been brought by a group of salaried judges under the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000. Representative claims from that group were determined by the Employment Tribunal (‘ET’) in December 2021. Three of the representative claimants were salaried Circuit Judges who each had authorisation to sit in the High Court under s.9(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981. They claimed that, when…
News 10 Mar, 2023
Patrick Tomison has been named ‘Lawyer of the Week’ by The Times after acting for a dyslexic Marks and Spencer worker made redundant over mistakes in emails. The Times has named Patrick Tomison ‘Lawyer of the Week’ after he acted for an employee in a high profile disability discrimination case employment tribunal. Patrick acted for Rita Jandu, who worked for Marks and Spencer for more than 20 years and was made redundant because of mistakes in her emails. Jandu, who is dyslexic, claimed disability discrimination and unfair dismissal. The central London employment tribunal awarded her more than £50,000, ruling that her employers ignored the impact that dyslexia had on her work. “We had to prove the impact of her dyslexia…
News 8 Dec, 2022
Outer Temple’s Andrew Allen KC and Naomi Cunningham presented at our ‘After Forstater: Sex and Gender in the Workplace’ seminar on 21st September 2022. The slides and full video of the talk are now available. Barristers Andrew Allen KC and Naomi Cunningham, who both specialise in Employment & Discrimination, spoke at the recent ‘Sex and Gender in the Workplace Seminar’. This event provided advice for both employers and employees on how to approach the current gender critical debate in the workplace by focussing on recent case law and the practical measures that employers can or must do. The Discussion Andrew Allen KC, joining remotely, opened the event with a short tour of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and the Equality…
Webinars & Recordings 7 Oct, 2022
