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Royal Mail Group Ltd v Efobi [2021] UKSC 33 - on appeal from: [2019] EWCA Civ 18

Lachlan Wilson considers Royal Mail Group Ltd v Efobi [2021] UKSC 33, in which the Supreme Court ruled on whether a change in the wording of equality legislation has altered the burden of proof in employment discrimination cases, and when a tribunal may draw adverse inferences from the absence of a potential witness.

Harcus Sinclair LLP and another (Respondents) v Your Lawyers Ltd (Appellant) [2021] UKSC 32

David Kemeny and Aaron Mayers analyse Harcus Sinclair LLP and another (Respondents) v Your Lawyers Ltd (Appellant) [2021] UKSC 32 in which the Supreme Court considers whether, in determining a promisee’s legitimate interests, a court can take into account what the parties thought (assessed objectively at the time it was signed) would occur as a consequence of entering into an NDA containing a restraint of trade clause, in addition to the express and implied provisions of the contract itself.

Valbonne Estates Ltd v City Value Estates Ltd

Dr Zhen Ye has analysed the impact of this property dispute between two property developers, owned by members of the same ultra-orthodox Jewish community, over a failed purchase of the Beckton Arms in East London.

Goknur Gida Maddeleri Enerji Imalet Ithalat Ihracat Ticaret Ve Sanayi AS v Aytacli [2021] EWCA Civ 1037

Specialist commercial and property law barrister, Charles Irvine has reviewed the recent Court of Appeal case Goknur Gida Maddeleri Enerji Imalet Ithalat Ihracat Ticaret Ve Sanayi AS v Aytacli [2021] EWCA Civ 1037 in which one party applied for a non-party costs order.

This article outlines the pupillage benefits at 3PB Barristers chambers.

3PB Barristers share tips for pupillage applications.

3PB Barristers explain the journey through pupillage.

Read our guide to spending a week as a mini pupil at 3PB. You'll get an idea of what to expect. The application form is also available here.

To order or not to order compulsory ADR: there is no question

Specialist commercial law barristers David Parratt QC and Rebecca Farrell review the Civil Justice Council’s Report, ‘Compulsory ADR’.

3PB’s specialist commercial and construction barrister Seb Oram has analysed the Supreme Court case Triple Point Technology Inc v PTT Public Co Ltd [2021] UKSC 29.

This case is significant for those who draft commercial contracts (particularly construction and technology contracts) in which parties include provisions to quantify damages in advance, or to cap their liabilities. It is also significant for commercial litigators, since it explains when and how such clauses will be enforceable in the event of termination.

This analysis was first published by LexisPSL® on 22 July 2021.