News and INsights
John Horan wins £50,000 damages in Employment Tribunal for profoundly deaf client
£50,000 award for John Horan’s profoundly deaf client in Employment Tribunal against the DWP for oppressive and discriminatory behaviour.
Employment Lawyers Association appointments
Caspar Glyn KC has been elected Chair of the Employment Lawyers Association, and both Olivia-Faith Dobbie and Jennifer Danvers have been elected to join its management committee.
“Your win is our win”: Climate activists achieve win at Europe’s top court
Joshua Jackson was instructed in Duarte Agostinho and Others v Portugal and 32 Others, the judgment for which was issued earlier this month. While the ECtHR held that the case of Duarte Agostinho was inadmissible, it remains a significant day in the pursuit of climate justice.
Simon Dyer KC and Linda Jacobs secure CXE v West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust settlement
Simon Dyer KC and Linda Jacobs of Cloisters instructed by Alexandra Bennett of Stewarts secured approval today before HHJ Sadiq sitting as a Judge of the High Court, of a settlement of £18.6m on behalf of a seriously brain injured claimant.
Barristers at Cloisters driving workplace AI regulation
Robin Allen KC and Dee Masters have worked closely with the TUC and Cambridge University Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy to devise a new legal blueprint for regulating AI in the workplace. The TUC’s AI (Regulation and Employment Rights) Bill sets out new legal rights and obligations for employers and employees.
Adam Pincott, Hana Abas and Emma Darlow Stearn – second six pupils taking instructions
Our second six pupils Adam Pincott, Hana Abas and Emma Darlow Stearn are on their feet and accepting instructions in their own cases across our core areas.
Channel 4 News Reports on Cloisters Barristers’ Victory in Broadbent v Police Federation of England and Wales
With judgment delivered following a 2022-23 trial, in which claimants were represented by Schona Jolly KC, Anna Beale, Laurene Veale and Caroline Musgrave-Cohen, Channel 4 has reported news calling for a public inquiry into the Police Federation of England & Wales.
Seyi Omooba v (1) Michael Garrett Associates Ltd (t/a Global Artists) and (2) Leicester Theatre Trust Ltd
Judgment has today been handed down in the case Seyi Omooba v (1) Michael Garrett Associates Ltd (t/a Global Artists) and (2) Leicester Theatre Trust Ltd.
Update on AI in the workplace by Robin Allen KC and Dee Masters
In Discrimination Law Association’s latest Briefings journal, Robin Allen KC and Dee Masters provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace.
Tribunal Toolkits: essential employment law webinars from Cloisters barristers
Calling all junior employment law solicitors: ‘Tribunal Toolkit’ webinar series. Dates: 13th March to 8th May. Location: online. Speakers: 10 Cloisters barristers. Topics: anonymity orders to deposit orders, settlement agreements to worker status, and much more.
Dee Masters is honoured guest speaker at inaugural LSE Law Summit
Dee Masters joins the ‘Law and AI’ panel at inaugural LSE Law Summit, to inspire and guide future generations of lawyers by sharing her AI expertise at the first-ever gathering of practitioners, scholars and students organised by the LSESU Law Society.
Discrimination, belief and the “fundamental party rights”: the judgment in Ali v Green Party of England and Wales
The County Court has given judgment in Ali v Green Party of England and Wales, for the first time having to consider the interaction between the Equality Act 2010 association provisions, the protected characteristic of belief, and the rights of political parties and their members under the European Convention on Human Rights.
Rachel Barrett and Josh Jackson co-author Human Rights Act 1998 chapter in the new edition of ‘Supperstone, Goudie and Walker: Judicial Review’
Alongside a number of experts in judicial review, Rachel Barrett and Josh Jackson have co-authored a chapter on the Human Rights Act 1998 in the new edition of Supperstone, Goudie and Walker: Judicial Review.
Robin Allen KC’s AI insights on last week’s Sky News report
Robin Allen KC shared his AI expertise in a Sky News report about companies increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) for recruitment purposes, namely scanning CVs, and analysing body language and facial expressions in video interviews.
Schona Jolly KC joined ‘Special International Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine’ conference
Schona Jolly KC joined the ‘Special International Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine’ conference on 1st February, alongside esteemed lawyers, politicians, diplomats and civil society from the UK and Ukraine, discussing justice and accountability for Ukraine and the approach to establishing a special tribunal.
Declan O’Dempsey giving evidence to equality parliamentary committee
Renowned equality law advocate, campaigner, author, speaker and trainer, Declan O’Dempsey, is sharing his expertise on older people’s rights at the Women and Equalities Committee Inquiry meeting on 7th February 2024.
Cloisters’ Sheryn Omeri KC interviewed about ICJ provisional measures decision in South Africa v Israel
Today, Sheryn Omeri KC was interviewed by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on the possible outcomes of South Africa’s request for the International Court of Justice to indicate provisional measures bringing an end to Israel’s military action in Gaza pending the Court’s final determination of whether Israel has breached its obligations pursuant to the Genocide Convention.