News for: Gareth Graham

Following the publication of an independent evaluation of HMCTS video hearings, Employment Barrister Gareth Graham briefly compares the 3PB team's experiences with the research's key findings. The research reports on a process evaluation of the user experience of video hearings in the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber). The pool of data is limited, and the pilot used an early technical product to test the concept of video hearings, so it is perhaps of limited direct relevance...

It has now been a full month since tribunals reopened their doors to in-person hearings on 29 June 2020. Employment barrister Gareth Graham provides an update of what has changed since the reopening. During the past month, guidance as to how those in-person hearings should operate has not changed to any significant degree. On a practical level, hearing venues have taken steps to allow for social distancing. For example, at Reading, two of the four hearing rooms...

Simon Tibbitts edits 3PB's latest Employment & Discrimination newsletter, including contributions from Gareth Graham and Joseph England. Click here to read our latest News, and Case Law Updates and book to attend one of our events.

3PB barrister Gareth Graham analyses the latest employment law cases, covering: Harassment – Evans v Xactly Corporation Ltd UKEATPA/0128/18LA Whistleblowing: Timis & Sage v Osipov [2018] EWCA Civ 2321 Unfair Dismissal: Hawkes v Ausin Group (UK) Ltd UKEAT/0070/18/BA Direct Discrimination – Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd and others In other news… Employment Tribunal statistics Consultation Paper on reforming employment law hearing structures Click here to read Gareth's analysis. Click here to register for our Employment breakfast seminars in Bristol...

3PB’s Sports Group is happy to announce that Gareth Graham and Head of Sports Group Louis Weston have been appointed to the Sport Resolutions Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators. These appointments demonstrate the strength and depth of the 3PB Sports Law Team. Sport Resolutions is the independent, not-for-profit, dispute resolution service for sport in the United Kingdom. Established by the main stakeholder groups in sport, their aim is to provide an expert, speedy and cost effective alternative to internal...

On 12 December, 3PB head of employment James Dawson, and barristers Sarah Bowen and Gareth Graham delivered a mock Employment Tribunal to ACAS South West attendees. To discuss employment training sessions, contact Chambers Director Russell Porter at [email protected].

Gareth and Joseph were recently instructed on behalf of a national retail group to submit a written statement to the Court of Appeal arguing that permission should not be provided to the Claimant in an appeal from the EAT. The appeal concerned the correct process to be adopted at a preliminary hearing by an Employment Tribunal when considering striking out part of a claim, in particular the extent to which evidence should be heard and...

On 8 June, 3PB Employment barrister Sarah Bowen delivered an Employment Law Update at the ACAS South West conference in Bristol. Over 100 delegates attended. To view Sarah’s notes please click here. This followed a full day of training focused on Employment Tribunals and how to get the best out of witnesses, held for ACAS on 26 May and led by Head of 3PB’s Employment Law Group James Dawson with Gareth Graham and Andrew MacPhail...