employment
‘Emoji’ not “agreement in writing” for the purposes of unauthorised deductions from wages claim – Louisa Simpson successful in the Employment Tribunal
In August, Louisa Simpson successfully represented a GP Surgery Nurse in claims for unauthorised deductions from wages (relating to training costs), and detriment done for the sole purpose of penalising the Claimant for being a trade union member. A Rothwell v (1) Gray’s Inn Medical Group Ltd (2) Dr P Nouraei Fard The Tribunal made short […]
Louisa Simpson to speak at the annual Employment Lawyers Association Conference 2025
Pump Court is pleased to announce that Louisa Simpson will be participating in the annual Employment Lawyers Association Conference on Thursday 15th May 2025. She will be speaking in a session put together by ELA’s Junior Committee (of which she is a member) titled “Who you Gonna Call? Junior MythBusters”, alongside Chris Jones (Paul Hastings LLP), Mehran Kamranfar […]
NO WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR JOB APPLICANTS – thoughts on the Court of Appeal judgment in P Sullivan v Isle of Wight Council (Department of Business and Trade and Protect intervening) [2025] EWCA Civ 379
As you will by now know, Fergus McCombie, leading Louisa Simpson, both of Pump Court, was recently successful in the Court of Appeal on the question whether whistleblowing protection ought to be extended to job applicants. You can read the full judgment here In this article, Fergus and Louisa share some insights into and thoughts on […]
Naomi Gyane appointed to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service
We are very pleased to announce that Naomi Gyane has been appointed to the role of Legally Qualified Chair in the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS). The MPTS run hearings for doctors, physician associates (PA) and anaesthesia associates (AA) whose fitness to practise is called into question. The legally qualified chair and other members make […]
COVID-19, service-providers, and reasonable adjustments
Introduction The question for this post is whether (and, if so, to what extent) the Equality Act 2010 imposes obligations on service-providers (and, in particular, hospitals and healthcare providers) to provide adjustments for disabled persons in light of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, this post considers whether such service-providers may be obliged to upgrade […]
Louisa Simpson successfully defends COVID-19 dismissal claim
Mr James Dunbar -v- Abellio London Ltd 2307750/2020 The Claimant, Mr Dunbar, claimed that he was unfairly dismissed on 24 July 2020. As he did not have the requisite two years’ ‘qualifying period’ of employment, he claimed automatic unfair dismissal contrary to ss. 100(1)(d) and (e) Employment Rights Act 1996 (“ERA”). Mr Dunbar claimed […]
