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Case Summary – Miss I Zarkasi v Ms Luisa Anindita and Mr Meng Tse Tan – UKEAT/0400/11/JOJ

Facts The appellant, Ms Zarkasi, was an Indonesian woman who having agreed to assume a false identity, obtained a passport and tourist visa which enabled her to enter the UK. Ms Zarkasi lived and worked with the Respondents in the UK … Continue reading

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Consultation on proposed increases to High Court and Court of Appeal fees

  The Ministry of Justice has recently launched a consultation on proposed changes to fees in the High Court and Court of Appeal Civil Division. The consultation is aimed at users of the High Court and Court of Appeal Civil … Continue reading

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Sharon Shoesmith – UK Supreme Court refuses the Department of Education and Haringey Council leave to appeal

Sharon Shoesmith – UK Supreme Court refuses the Department of Education and Haringey Council leave to appeal The Supreme Court has today refused to grant officials leave to appeal against the decision that Ms. Sharon Shoesmith was unfairly sacked after … Continue reading

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‘Outing’ of Homosexual colleague – discrimination in the workplace – Grant v Land Registry

The Court of Appeal has handed down the decision of Grant v Land Registry ([2011] EWCA Civ 769), where the Equality and Human Rights Commission was given permission to be an intervener. Facts Mr Grant started working for the Land … Continue reading

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Sharon Shoesmith wins her case in the Court of Appeal

Sharon Shoesmith, Former Haringey council children’s Boss, has today won her Court of Appeal Case, against her controversial sacking (live on air by Ed Balls) following the tragic death of Baby P. The Court of Appeal has held that Ms Shoesmith was … Continue reading

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Strike Injunctions – The case law continues….

Strike Injunctions – The case law continues…. The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in The National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers v SERCO & others. The case was an appeal against two decisions of the … Continue reading

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Homophobic banter in the work place – Employment Appeal Tribunal decision

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld an employment tribunal decision that a heterosexual employee who was subjected to homophobic banter at work did not suffer harassment under the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003. The employment tribunal had correctly … Continue reading

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Reasonableness of Dismissal – Wilson Devonald Ltd v Suckling

Ms Suckling was a receptionist at a law firm, who had not been the subject of “previous concerns or complaints about her work” and was dismissed following one incident of misconduct.  Ms Suckling made the decision to allow two young … Continue reading

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