Insights

7th February 2017

In this article Steve Conlay looks at a landmark Employment Tribunal judgment ruling that an employee can sue a newco company founded following a pre-pack administration.

7th February 2017

Chris Aldridge considers the Employment Appeals Tribunal’s case of City of York Council Appellant v Mr P Grosset, which concerned whether or not the school’s decision to dismiss Mr Grosset following his decision to show his underage students the 18 rated film 'Halloween' was an act of disability discrimination.

7th February 2017

Since July 2013, claimants have been required to pay a fee to bring a claim in the employment tribunal (ET), unless they were eligible for “remission” (i.e. a full or partial exemption from paying the ET fees) due to their financial means. Can a poorer claimant bring an unmeritorious claim without running any costs risk, as they have no means to pay any costs? A couple of recent ET cases have explored this question.

1st February 2017

BPE Solicitors has now signed up as a corporate partner of Macmillan Cancer Support for the next two years. The fundraising began with our Christmas cards and will continue with attempting to complete the Macmillan Way in July

30th January 2017

Unfortunately, most people have experienced the breakdown of a relationship or family in one way or another. Many of our clients come to us knowing some information about the process or law that applies to their situation but they have often heard something that isn’t quite true.

27th January 2017

BPE Solicitors offered Boutlbee Brooks their expertise on a £9.5m development facility backed by EU funding to redevelop their commercial office space in Manchester