Employment Law

Littleton’s Chris Quinn represents Spearmint Rhino and nine of their performers, in ongoing litigation against a campaigning organisation who filmed them secretly, in an effort to expose breach of the Club’s licensing rules .

David Reade QC and Grahame Anderson successfully represented the Claimant in defending an appeal against employer’s appeal from the EAT decision in Okedina v Chikale. The case looks at the issue of the impact of illegality, through lack of immigration status, on the claims of a domestic worker. David and Grahame were instructed by Freshfields Bruckhaus

Littleton’s Chris Quinn is representing two senior executives pursuing a claim in the High Court against their former employers, PNC Global Logistics on the basis that they were wrongfully dismissed

Littleton's Naomi Ellenbogen QC publishes report following enquiry into culture in the House of Lords

David Reade QC appeared for the Claimant in Simpson v Cantor Fitzgerald Europe, UKEAT/0016/18/DA, 21 June 2019 (Choudhury P)

The Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd (“EZ”), which is the first employment competition case to have reached the highest court in the land in over 100 years. Adam appeared on behalf of the Appellant, EZ, who were successful in their appeal.

Nicholas Siddall QC considers the recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Merinson-v-Yukos International UK BV & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 830 which is a salutary warning to drafters of the effect of the Recast Brussels Regulation (“Brussels”) on jurisdictional provisions in a settlement agreement.

Littleton’s Adam Solomon QC successfully defends Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (“CFE”) in high profile whistleblowing claim brought by a former high-yield trader.

The new Employment Law in the Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC”) has been enacted and will take effect from 28 August 2019. The new Law contains a variety of changes compared to the draft Law which was published for consultation in March 2018 (LINK) with some interesting potential repercussions. Ed Kemp reviews aspects of the new Law (LINK).

The recent case of Prosyscor v. Netsweeper concerned a dispute of ownership of a patent application, where the applicant’s employer claimed ownership. The judgement, given by the Presiding Judge of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, HHJ Hacon, considers the principles underpinning employee inventions.