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      3PB triumphs in latest Legal 500 ratings of the UK's best barristers  

      3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), the UK's third largest chambers, is delighted to report its best rankings yet - totalling 130 - in the Legal 500 2023’s edition published last night, up 12% on last year’s 116. The set has achieved its rankings across 5 large UK regions - or Circuits (London, South Eastern, Western, Midlands and Chester and Wales) - in 21 categories of law. Earlier this year, 3PB also celebrated its first rankings...

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    • Our June 2022 employment law newsletter is out now!

      Welcome to June's employment law newsletter In the June edition of our newsletter, we highlight the government's forthcoming reform of exclusivity clauses and the start in the UK of the world's largest 4-day week trial.  Case law analysis is provided by our members and pupils: - Oliver Hirsch analyses Knightly v Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2022] EAT 63 in which the EAT considers if an employer who fails to make reasonable adjustments to its dismissal...

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    • March 2022 employment law newsletter out now!

      Welcome to March's newsletter In this edition of our employment law newsletter, our news section considers the impact of the lifting of the last Covid restrictions on employers; updated Acas guidance for bereavement and the Home Office's postponement of the digital right-to-work checks.  Legal analysis is provided by our members: - Alex Leonhardt looks at the limits of “firing and re-hiring”, with his analysis of USDAW & Ors v Tesco Stores Limited [2022] EWHC 201 (QB); - Andrew...

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    • February 2022 employment law newsletter out now!

        Welcome to February's employment law newsletter In our February newsletter, our news section considers the final decision in the case of Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd and ors; the latest Covid-19 legal requirements and the government's likely decision to scrap the jabs for NHS staff policy.  Case law analysis is provided by - Alex Leonhardt on the CoA decision on vicarious liability and “horseplay” in the workplace in Chell v Tarmac Cement and Lime Ltd [2022] EWA...

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    • November 2021 employment law newsletter out now

        Welcome to November's employment law newsletter Our team has much to celebrate this month yet again, with Mathew Gullick's formal appointment at the Queen’s Counsel Appointment Ceremony in Westminster Hall on Monday. This comes hot on the heels of Chambers and Partners announcing a record 11 of our employment juniors ranked in 3 circuits, following equally outstanding results in the Legal 500 back in October. Case law analysis is provided by - Grace Nicholls on the importance of case...

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    • September 2021 employment law newsletter out now

        Welcome to September's employment law newsletter As we settle back into work after the summer break, our news section looks at - a new consultation by the ICO on employers’ use of personal data; - whether people working from home should take a pay cut; - a checklist of what employers should do to make a success of hybrid work; - the pros and cons of workation policies; - Scotland's forthcoming 4-day week trial and finally; - when the...

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    • Employment and discrimination newsletter out now - July 2021

      Welcome to July's employment law newsletter Though Covid and its impact on the workplace remain centre-stage in our news section, we also highlight the importance of the Dobson case on working mums' rights; another court appearance for Maya Forstater and her former employer CGD and the 4th judgment on Deliveroo riders' employment status. Case law analysis is provided this month by Craig Ludlow with an in-depth review of Mercer v (1) Alternative Future Group Ltd (2)...

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    • Employment and discrimination newsletter out now - April 2021

      Welcome to April's newsletter In this edition we welcome Mathew Gullick QC's appointment as Silk and our new tenant Alex Leonhardt. We also introduce you to our new on-line employment law resources. Our team has reviewed the judgments in the following cases: Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake & Others [2021] UKCS 8; Asda Stores Ltd v Brierley; Rodgers v Leeds Laser Cutting Ltd; Mallon v AECOM Ltd; Page v Lord Chancellor and ors; Smith v Pimlico Plumbers Ltd UKEAT/0211/19/DA and...

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    • Employment and discrimination newsletter out now - March 2021

      Welcome to March's newsletter In our latest edition we bring you employment law news on unwarranted media criticism of the ET system and revocation of the Public Sector Exit Payment Cap together with our latest webinar. Our team has analysed key employment law cases in written form, including the Uber case. Finally, we invite you to register for our employment law webinar of 21 April. Sign up for employment news Media criticism of the ET system receives...

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    • February's employment law newsletter out now

      In our latest edition we bring you employment law news on harassment, Covid-19 and its impact on discrimination matters and hearings.
      Our team has analysed key employment law cases in written as well as podcast and video formats.
      Finally, we invite you to register for our first live employment law webinar of 2021, due to take place on 18 February.

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      Employment law case update out now

      This month's round up of all the latest employment case law is now available in both podcast and video form! Karen Moss and Grace Nicholls take you through their analyses of two of the most significant cases decided in December 2020. Karen talks about Quilter Private Client Advisers v Falconer and Continuum (Financial Services) LLP; whilst Grace takes us through Steer v Stormsure Ltd in the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Quilter and Falconer is a case...

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    • Employment and discrimination law - January newsletter out now

      This month's newsletter is packed full of employment law news, case analysis and useful information written by our team of expert employment barristers.
      In this edition we bring you the news of a forthcoming new Silk appointment in our team, the latest employment news as well as our articles.
      We have a podcast recording on PI claims arising out of discrimination claims as well as an employment law update in video and podcast form.
      Finally, we invite you to register for our first live employment law webinar of 2021, due to take place on 18 February.

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