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Virtual Hearings

3PB's specialist public and regulatory law barrister Gabriel Adedeji provides guidance for legal experts on virtual court, committee and Tribunal hearings.

Beckwith v. Solicitors Regulation Authority [2020] EWHC 3231 (Admin)

Sunyana Sharma, a regulatory and criminal law barrister reviews the case of Beckwith v. Solicitors Regulation Authority [2020] EWHC 3231 (Admin). In this case, the High Court concludes that Regulator overstepped the mark into Solicitor’s private life.

Health and Social Care Fitness to Practise in the context of Covid-19

Regulatory law barrister Jennifer Agyekum produces an article on health and social care fitness to practise during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care v Health and Care Professions Council, Roberts [2020] EWHC 1906 (Admin)

Specialist regulatory law barrister Sunyana Sharma reviews the case of Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care v Health and Care Professions Council, Roberts [2020] EWHC 1906 (Admin). Th case concerned a member of staff that had used racist language.

Legal Assessors’ Hints and Tips on Case Preparation and Advocacy

Four of 3PB's specialist regulatory law barristers and legal assessors David Swinstead; Peter Jennings; Jane Rowley and Lachlan Wilson have joined forces to create an article with detailed advice on case preparation and advocacy for legal professionals.

Crew Employment Services Camelot v Mr W Gould [2021] UKEAT/0330/19/VP

Employment law specialist Mark Green reviews the case of Crew Employment Services Camelot v Mr W Gould [2021] UKEAT/0330/19/VP.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed the approach where there is a question about the ET’s jurisdiction due to the location where the Claimant works, in circumstances where work is undertaken in more than one country

Rachael Goodall analyses Finch v Baker [2021] EWCA Civ 72 in which the Court of Appeal refused a wife’s appeal against the circuit judge’s decision not to permit further evidence from the pension expert following his draft judgment.

This analysis was first published on Lexis®PSL on 29 January 2021.

Sarnoff v YZ [2021] EWCA Civ 26

Specialist employment and discrimination law barrister Sarah Bowen reviews the case of Sarnoff v YZ [2021] EWCA Civ 26. 

In this particular case, the Court of Appeal held that an employment tribunal order requiring disclosure by a third party outside of Great Britain was lawful.

University College London v Mr T Brown UKEAT/0084/19/VP

Employment law specialist Andrew MacPhail reviews the case of University College London v Mr T Brown UKEAT/0084/19/VP.

The case is a reminder that, where the activities of trade union officers are concerned, employers should take particular care before interceding.

Adedeji v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust [2021] EWCA Civ 23

Experienced employment law barrister Karen Moss reviews the case of Adedeji v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust [2021] EWCA Civ 23.

On the 15th January 2021 Lord Justice Underhill handed down judgment in Adedeji v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, which confirms what employment lawyers had long suspected: it can be tricky to challenge an employment tribunal’s determination as to whether it is just and equitable to extend time or not, under s.123(1) Equality Act 2010.

The UK’s New Building Product Safety Regulator - Some Reflections from Abroad

Specialist construction law barrister Philip Bambagiotti comments on the UK's new Building Product Safety Regulator.

Naomi Webber analyses Steer v Stormsure Ltd UKEAT/0216/20/AT, a case which could well add another tool in the armoury for claimants bringing in claims for discriminatory dismissals.