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Headnote: Whilst the scope for bringing such data-related class actions may have been largely reduced, this article suggests that the Supreme Court decision may have left some potential routes open and that the logic around the ‘same interest’ requirement could be tested by other claims in the future.

A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision rejected a disability discrimination claim when the employer only knew about the disability after the employee’s dismissal.

For as long as the pandemic continues, businesses will have their own COVID-19 safety protocols in place. These rules inevitably differ across businesses because what is deemed proportionate to mitigate workplace risk must depend on the nature of the business, how it operates, its size and location. This divergence in COVID-19 safety rules may give...

A recent employment tribunal decision held that a former Marketing Director of a company with over 800 employees and a turnover of £76 million was discriminated against when she announced her pregnancy and took maternity leave. The claimant was awarded £30,000 in damages.

A recent Supreme Court (SC) decision brought some calmness back to the tech world by overturning what was deemed to be a surprising decision by the Court of Appeal (CoA). The CoA had caused a stir when their interpretation of a liquidated damages clause removed the predictability and certainty that such clauses should provide; and...

Some interesting legal issues arise in relation to the claims made by Virginia Giuffre against the Duke of York.

Since the start of Covid-19 there have been many schemes introduced by the government in an attempt to support the country’s economy during this unprecedented pandemic. Furlough has been the most notorious and, in some opinions, helpful scheme that the government have implemented and it has aided a substantial number of companies to remain afloat...

INTRODUCTION In this increasingly globalised and, in some ways, borderless world, an increasing amount of trade is done with sovereign governments, otherwise known as states or countries.

Working these days with large amounts of data, staff based remotely or using a range of devices to link with the office brings a range of technical, legal and regulatory issues and potential headaches from a data handling perspective.

Possibly, depending on the circumstances. A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision has held that an employee was discriminated against when her employment was terminated after she refused to work at weekends.