Augustine Clement

Stoffel & Co -v- Grondona [2020] UKSC 42

On appeal from [2018] EWCA Civ 2031 Illegality as a defence Professional negligence Breach of retainer JUSTICES: Lord Reed (President), Lord Hodge (Deputy President), Lady Black, Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lady Arden BACKGROUND TO THE APPEAL This appeal concerns the defence of illegality. The Supreme Court is asked to decide whether a firm of solicitors, Stoffel & […]

Asda Stores Ltd –v- Brierley and others [2021] UKSC 10

On appeal from: [2019] EWCA Civ 44 Justices Lord Reed (President), Lord Hodge (Deputy President), Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lady Arden, Lord Leggatt Background to the Appeal This appeal arose from the trial of a preliminary issue in the equal pay claims that the Respondents are bringing against the Appellant, Asda Stores Limited, one of the UK’s […]

Shannon –v- Rampersad & another (t/a Clifton House Residential Home (2021) UKSC 8

on appeal from (2018) EWCA Civ 1641 Justices Lord Kerr, Lord Wilson, Lord Carnwath, Lady Arden, Lord Kitchin Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, Background to the Appeal These appeals were brought by two care workers who were “sleep-in” workers, that is, by arrangement they were permitted to sleep at or near their place of work, and […]

Uber BV and others -v- Aslam and others [2021] UKSC 5

On appeal from: [2018] EWCA Civ 2748 Justices Lord Reed (President), Lord Hodge (Deputy President), Lady Arden, Lord Kitchin, Lord Sales, Lord Hamblen and Lord Leggatt Background to the Appeal This appeal concerns the employment status of private hire vehicle drivers who provide their services through the Uber smartphone application (the “Uber app”). The main […]

Royal Mencap Society – v- Tomlinson-Blake (Appellant) [2021] UKSC 8

On appeal from: [2018] EWCA Civ 1641 Justices Lord Kerr, Lord Wilson, Lord Carnwath, Lady Arden, Lord Kitchin Background to the Appeal These appeals were brought by two care workers who were “sleep-in” workers, that is, by arrangement they were permitted to sleep at or near their place of work, and the appeals concern the […]

Virtual hearing to become the norm at Employment Tribunals.

Virtual hearings will become a constant feature of the employment tribunal even once coronavirus restrictions are lifted, according to Judge Barry Clarke and Judge Shona Simon, presidents of the employment tribunals in England and Wales and Scotland, respectively.  In their roadmap which was published last week, they submitted that reverting to face-to-face hearings would not […]