Insights

7th June 2018

In July 2016, following a Court of Appeal Judgment I wrote an article reporting on the Court’s finding that anti-oral variation (or No Oral Modification) clauses were non-binding. On 16 May 2018, the Supreme Court over-turned the Court of Appeal decision, finding that No Oral Modification clauses are indeed binding.

5th June 2018

In this article Will Carter considers the recent court of appeal decision regarding the case of City of York Council v Grosset. This case discussed the question of whether a dismissal on the basis of gross misconduct can amount to unfavourable treatment when the act of gross misconduct occurred as a result of a disability even if the employer was not aware of any disability.

5th June 2018

In this article, we consider the case of Kaur v Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust [2008] EWCA Civ 978 in which the Court of Appeal considered whether a ‘last straw’ act by an employer could revive an employee’s right to terminate their employment contract even if they had earlier affirmed prior repudiatory conduct.

5th June 2018

In this article Steve Conlay looks at an EAT case regarding gross misconduct dismissals where an employer could not identify a single gross misconduct act.

5th June 2018

In this article, Heyma Holmes reviews the new government dress code guidance and what it means for employers and the way that their staff members dress.

4th June 2018

Small and mid-sized firms keen to make use of Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) schemes will now continue to be able to do so