Immigration
Sponsored Working
The UK has had rules for sponsored working in place since 2008. The main sponsorship...
ILR & British Citizenship
There are several different routes to obtaining Indefinite Leave to Remain (“ILR”) or British...
Human Rights & Family
Human rights and family immigration are governed by Article 8 of the European...
Tribunal & Court
The Home Office’s stated policy objective is to reduce migration. Unfortunately, this objective...
EEA Nationals
The UK leaving the European Union (“Brexit”) has understandably made many EEA...
Business
The UK is seen as an ideal place to do business. This is because the UK has...
Employment
Unfair Dismissal
Unfair Dismissal is where an employee is dismissed and the reason for the dismissal is...
Redundancy
The number of Redundancy related disputes appears to have increased significantly in...
Discrimination
The Equality Act 2010 provides, in effect, that it is unlawful for an employer to engage in...
Family
Child Contact
Family disputes where children are involved need to be handled differently from...
Adoption
Section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, provides that a Family Court...
Divorce
Navigating through a stressful divorce is difficult and, if the divorce is not handled...
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Engaging in grievance procedures does not reverse constructive dismissal
The case of Gordon v J & D Pierce (Contracts) Ltd UKEATS/0010/20/SS concerns the question of whether a constructively dismissed “employee”…
Unfair Dismissal: No procedure can be reasonable
In Gallacher v Abellio Scotrail Ltd UKEATS/0027/19 the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that where, following a complete breakdown in an…
OG v AG: a reminder to negotiate reasonably in financial remedy proceedings
Family lawyers know that poor litigation conduct can result in the Family Court imposing some form of adverse costs sanction under…
Can an employer cure a constructive dismissal?
It is well-established that an implied term in any contract of employment is that the employer will not, “without reasonable or proper…
What is constructive dismissal?
It is a sad fact of life that employees often feel as though they have been treated so badly by their employer that they have no choice…
The value of an unfair dismissal claim: Evans v London Borough of Brent
In Dr Richard Evans v The London Borough of Brent: UKEAT/0290/19/RN, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the Employment Tribunal…
Child contact applications: a quick overview
An application for a Child Arrangements Order is where the Family Court is asked to make an order in respect of the contact and living…
Parents of British & “seven years” children: visas & contact orders
As immigration barristers we frequently help clients who seek leave to remain in the UK based on a parental relationship…