News for: Simon Tibbitts

Welcome to April's newsletter In this edition we welcome Mathew Gullick QC's appointment as Silk and our new tenant Alex Leonhardt. We also introduce you to our new on-line employment law resources. Our team has reviewed the judgments in the following cases: Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake & Others [2021] UKCS 8; Asda Stores Ltd v Brierley; Rodgers v Leeds Laser Cutting Ltd; Mallon v AECOM Ltd; Page v Lord Chancellor and ors; Smith v Pimlico Plumbers Ltd UKEAT/0211/19/DA and...

Equal pay claim of Asda v Brierley: is it time for large employers to undertake a widespread review of their pay structures?

29th March 2021

Supreme Court Judgment on the Equal Pay claim of Asda Stores Ltd v Brierley – Is it a ‘watershed moment’ as some commentators have suggested or purely a clarification of existing principles? Simon Tibbitts, employment law specialist at 3PB Barristers provides his analysis and commentary on the Judgment of the Supreme Court which was handed down last Friday, 26th March 2021. The case provides clarity on the approach and principles to be adopted when dealing...

Chambers & Partners 2021 UK Bar directory lists a record nine of our employment barristers as leading Juniors in its latest edition. With one of our team ranked in the South Eastern Bar and the remaining eight ranked in the Western Bar, 3PB’s Employment and Discrimination group achieves an overall Band 2 rating in the Western Bar. The directory acknowledges ‘A set with an excellent profile in discrimination law and other employment issues. In addition...

Daniel Brown edits the Employment and Discrimination team's October newsletter

6th October 2020

Daniel Brown has edited 3PB's October Employment and Discrimination newsletter, including contributions from Matthew Curtis, Sarah Clarke, Simon Tibbitts, Stephen Wyeth, Karen Moss, Grace Boorer, Lachlan Wilson, Grace Nicholls, Andrew MacPhail and Charlotte Hadfield. The newsletter brings you 3PB news, recordings as well as our case and legal analysis. You are also invited to register to attend our 8 October webinar on injunctions, restrictive covenants and team moves. Click here to view the newsletter. News...

Record Ten 3PB employment barristers ranked in latest Legal 500 edition

5th October 2020

The Legal 500 2021 Bar directory has listed a record ten of our employment barristers as leading Juniors in its latest edition, with the team achieving 15 rankings in total. Further, 3PB’s Employment and Discrimination group is ranked Top Tier in South Eastern, Tier 2 in Western and Tier 3 in London. The directory says that 3PB has a 'strong, client-focused employment group that is able to deliver strong advocates on short notice', with ‘accessible...

3PB employment barristers Stephen Wyeth and Simon Tibbitts bring you a round-up of relevant case law updates in this 25-minute briefing. During this recorded case law update Stephen and Simon outline the most recent decisions and offer their thoughts on the implications for practitioners. For further information about employment law issues or for enquiries contact Russell Porter or call 01865 793 736.

Sarah Clarke has edited 3PB's latest Employment and Discrimination newsletter, including contributions from Simon Tibbitts, Grace Nicholls, Daniel Brown, and Grace Boorer. The newsletter provides a round up of the latest employment law news, case law reviews from our leading barristers; and an update on the latest in our series of webinars and our new recorded case law updates. Click here to view the newsletter. News and topics reviewed include: 3PB cautiously reopens offices New:...

3PB’s employment and discrimination barrister Simon Tibbitts was instructed by law firm Clarks Legal LLP to represent the claimant, a hugely successful IT sales executive, before the London Central employment tribunal in a final hearing lasting over 6 days in December 2019. The claimant, Nadine Lee, brought several claims against her ex-employer Splunk Services UK, which is part of a US multinational technology company based in San Francisco. Splunk were represented by Jane Mulcahy QC...

Katherine Anderson has edited 3PB's latest Employment & Discrimination newsletter, including contributions from Sarah Clarke, Simon Tibbitts and Grace Nicholls. Cases reviewed are: Jesudason v Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWCA Civ 73 - Whistle-blowers beware: just because there is a PD doesn’t necessarily mean that the employer can’t respond (and damage your reputation) in order to ‘set the record straight’ Robinson v His Highness Sheikh Khalid Bin Saqr Al Qasim UKEAT/0106/19/RN - Illegality...

Two former paratroopers brought claims of victimisation, direct race discrimination and harassment against the MOD. 3PB’s employment barrister Simon Tibbitts represented the MOD throughout. The victimisation claims were all struck out at a preliminary hearing in April 2019 with the direct race discrimination and racial harassment claims proceeding to be heard over 10 days in Central London ET in July 2019. The trial (final hearing) attracted widespread media attention and the Judgment, which has recently...

Simon Tibbitts edits 3PB's latest Employment & Discrimination newsletter, including contributions from Gareth Graham and Joseph England. Click here to read our latest News, and Case Law Updates and book to attend one of our events.

Simon Tibbitts has just finished a 10 day hearing in London Central Employment Tribunal that has received widespread media attention. The trial has been reported in the Telegraph, Guardian, BBC News and the Independent amongst others. Simon appeared on behalf of the Ministry of Defence defending claims of racial harassment and discrimination brought by two former paratroopers. Judgment is reserved but a link to an article from the Independent can be found here. Click here...