Employment
Law firm wrongfully dismissed solicitor after two weeks
A solicitor who was fired two weeks into a six-month contract was wrongly dismissed and entitled to be paid for the full six months, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Law firm spins out employment advice AI into standalone business
An employment law advice service powered by artificial intelligence and now spun out of a London law firm is looking to team up with unions, charities and advice centres.
Mother cleared for claim against law firm after solicitor son’s death
The mother of a solicitor who committed suicide five days after being given notice by his law firm can bring an employment tribunal claim out of time, a judge has ruled.
Struck-off solicitor wins increased redundancy payments
The former director of a law firm and his wife have won increased awards for unpaid wages and redundancy from the government because the practice was insolvent.
No continuing loss from law firm’s breach of contract, tribunal rules
A trainee solicitor whose never took up his job after the terms of employment were changed four days before he began work has failed in his bid for damages greater than his contractual notice period.
Ex-Hogan Lovells staffer to pay costs for attacks on firm’s integrity
A former employee of Hogan Lovells whose unfair dismissal claim was thrown out has been ordered to pay costs because of attacks he made on the City firm’s integrity.
Paralegal wins claims for disability discrimination and harassment
A paralegal at a London law firm was unfairly dismissed over unpaid wages, subjected to disability discrimination and harassed on the basis of her sex, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Barrister fails in appeal over discrimination claim against chambers
An employment tribunal did not show bias in dismissing a claim brought by a black barrister against his chambers, an appeal tribunal has ruled.
Firm’s post-dismissal conduct worsened pregnant paralegal’s stress
The way a law firm dealt with a pregnant paralegal after it unfairly dismissed her exacerbated the stress she suffered, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Law firm to pay £19k for unfairly dismissing pregnant paralegal
A law firm has been ordered to pay damages of nearly £19,000 for unfairly dismissing a pregnant paralegal after going through a tick-box redundancy exercise.
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The rise of the agent
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