News for: Simon Tibbitts

Simon Tibbitts has secured awards of costs for his respondent clients in two recent cases before the Employment Tribunal both on the basis that the original claims presented were unreasonable / misconceived. The first, which was heard in London Central Employment Tribunal at the end of August 2017 resulted in a cost award of £2,000. The second, an unconnected matter, resulted in a costs award being made of just over £16,000 following a week long...

Simon Tibbitts provides an employment case law update covering: (1) Discrimination awards – all rise by 10%!: De Souza v Vinci Construction (UK) Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 879 (2)  Conduct of an employee does not have to be culpable (whether negligent, reckless or dishonest) in order to constitute a potentially fair reason under s.98(2)(b) ERA 1996: JP Morgan v Ktorza (UKEAT/0311/16/JOJ) (3)  Privilege against self-incrimination and when it arises in the ET: Coletta v Bath Hill...

Chambers is pleased to announce that William Hansen has been promoted from the B panel to the A panel of the Attorney General’s Panels of Junior Counsel to the Crown, with effect from 1 September 2017. The appointment will last for a period of five years. The Attorney-General’s panels of counsel consists of just over 400 junior counsel who undertake civil and EU work for all government departments. There are three London panels (an A...