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Practice Direction 27A and its application to financial proceedings

Specialist family law barrister Tonia Clark reviews Practice Direction 27A (PD27A) which was published just yesterday, 25th February 2021.

Uber BV and others v Aslam and others

Craig Ludlow analyses the Supreme Court’s judgment in Uber and examines its likely potential scope and impact on the issue of employment status in the future.

Allay (UK) Limited v Gehlen

Joseph England reviews the case of Allay (UK) Limited v Gehlen in which the employer used s.109(4) Equality Act 2010 as a statutory defence.

Importation and exportation of cannabinoid products post-Brexit

3PB’s Matthew Wyard, a specialist regulatory barrister has issued a briefing, in tandem with Ricardo Geada, head of the cannabis and regulatory team at law firm Mackrell Solicitors aimed at companies working within the CBD industry post-Brexit.

The briefing is a must-read for all businesses continuing to trade cannabinoid products post-Brexit and has been distributed by the Cannabis Trades Association to its members.

Virtual Hearings

3PB's specialist public and regulatory law barrister Gabriel Adedeji provides guidance for legal experts on virtual court, committee and Tribunal hearings.

Beckwith v. Solicitors Regulation Authority [2020] EWHC 3231 (Admin)

Sunyana Sharma, a regulatory and criminal law barrister reviews the case of Beckwith v. Solicitors Regulation Authority [2020] EWHC 3231 (Admin). In this case, the High Court concludes that Regulator overstepped the mark into Solicitor’s private life.

Health and Social Care Fitness to Practise in the context of Covid-19

Regulatory law barrister Jennifer Agyekum produces an article on health and social care fitness to practise during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care v Health and Care Professions Council, Roberts [2020] EWHC 1906 (Admin)

Specialist regulatory law barrister Sunyana Sharma reviews the case of Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care v Health and Care Professions Council, Roberts [2020] EWHC 1906 (Admin). Th case concerned a member of staff that had used racist language.

Legal Assessors’ Hints and Tips on Case Preparation and Advocacy

Four of 3PB's specialist regulatory law barristers and legal assessors David Swinstead; Peter Jennings; Jane Rowley and Lachlan Wilson have joined forces to create an article with detailed advice on case preparation and advocacy for legal professionals.

Crew Employment Services Camelot v Mr W Gould [2021] UKEAT/0330/19/VP

Employment law specialist Mark Green reviews the case of Crew Employment Services Camelot v Mr W Gould [2021] UKEAT/0330/19/VP.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed the approach where there is a question about the ET’s jurisdiction due to the location where the Claimant works, in circumstances where work is undertaken in more than one country

Rachael Goodall analyses Finch v Baker [2021] EWCA Civ 72 in which the Court of Appeal refused a wife’s appeal against the circuit judge’s decision not to permit further evidence from the pension expert following his draft judgment.

This analysis was first published on Lexis®PSL on 29 January 2021.

Sarnoff v YZ [2021] EWCA Civ 26

Specialist employment and discrimination law barrister Sarah Bowen reviews the case of Sarnoff v YZ [2021] EWCA Civ 26. 

In this particular case, the Court of Appeal held that an employment tribunal order requiring disclosure by a third party outside of Great Britain was lawful.