19th December, 2013

Disability Discrimination Update

Daniel Northall reviews the latest authorities.

X v Mid Sussex Citizens Advice Bureau [2013] IRLR 146 (Supreme Court

The Claimant was a volunteer adviser for the Mid Sussex Citizens Advice Bureau (“the CAB”) from May 2006. At her interview it had been explained that there would be no binding legal contract between her and the CAB. She signed a volunteer agreement headed: “This agreement is binding in honour only and is not a contract of employment or legally binding”.

Emma Clarke Secures Discontinuance in Criminal Proceedings Against Four Police Officers

24th January, 2025

The case involved submissions as to the correct interpretation of s.87 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

Norman Lamb successful in a rare High Court application to compel a will draftsperson's attendance for cross-examination and recover costs - Addison & Anor -v- Niaz [2024] EWHC 3124 (Fam)

21st January, 2025

In Addison & Anor -v- Niaz [2024] EWHC 3124 (Fam), the High Court made a costs order against a solicitor who was the subject of a summons to attend court for cross-examination under s.122 Senior Courts Act 1981.

The Government of Guernsey has appointed Amy Rollings as a Chair of the Employment and Discrimination Tribunal

16th January, 2025

The appointment is for 3 years, from 1 January 2025.

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