Charles Pigott
Professional support lawyer
Charles Pigott, professional support lawyer, Mills & Reeve LLP. (charles.pigott@mills-reeve.com; www.mills-reeve.com)
Professional support lawyer
Charles Pigott, professional support lawyer, Mills & Reeve LLP. (charles.pigott@mills-reeve.com; www.mills-reeve.com)
Uber drivers may now be entitled to the protection of the working time & national minimum wage legislation, but not all gig economy workers will be able to establish claims for worker status, says Charles Pigott
Charles Pigott takes the measure of the ‘costs plus’ rule of thumb in age discrimination cases
Whose liability is it when a workplace prank goes badly wrong? Charles Pigott investigates
Charles Pigott discusses government moves to protect furloughed employees’ redundancy pay
Calls for action on ethnicity pay reporting continue to grow, says Charles Pigott
Questions about entitlement to holidays & how holiday pay is calculated have rarely been more prominent, says Charles Pigott
We’re living in extraordinary times…but are these special circumstances, asks Charles Pigott.
Charles Pigott reflects on Curless & the complexities of addressing discrimination claims in the context of a wider redundancy programme
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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From first-generation student to trailblazing president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association, John McElroy of Fieldfisher reflects on resilience, identity and the power of bringing your whole self to the law
Clarke Willmott—Elaine Field
Planning and environment team expands with partner hire in Manchester
Birketts—Barbara Hamilton-Bruce
Firm appoints chief operating officer to strengthen leadership team
NEWS
A landmark Supreme Court ruling has underscored the sweeping reach of UK sanctions. In NLJ this week, Brónagh Adams and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper say the regime is a ‘blunt instrument’ requiring only a factual, not causal, link to restricted goods
Fraud claims are surging, with England and Wales increasingly the forum of choice for global disputes. Writing in NLJ this week, Jon Felce of Cooke, Young & Keidan reports claims have risen sharply, with fraud now a major share of litigation and costing billions worldwide
Litigators digesting Mazur are being urged to tighten oversight and compliance. In his latest 'Insider' column for NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School provides a cut out and keep guide to the ruling’s core test: whether an unauthorised individual is ‘in truth acting on behalf of the authorised individual’
Conflicting county court rulings have left landlords uncertain over whether they can force entry after tenants refuse access. In this week's NLJ, Edward Blakeney and Ashpen Rajah of Falcon Chambers outline a split: some judges permit it under CPR 70.2A, others insist only Parliament can authorise such powers
A wave of scandals has reignited debate over misconduct in public office, criticised as unclear and inconsistently applied. Writing in NLJ this week, Alice Lepeuple of WilmerHale says the offence’s ‘vagueness, overbreadth & inconsistent deployment’ have undermined confidence
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