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11 September 2015
Issue: 7667 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Employment tribunal

R (on the application of Unison) v Lord Chancellor (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2015] EWCA Civ 935, [2015] All ER (D) 120 (Aug)

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against the introduction of fees for bringing claims in the employment tribunals and appeals from such claims. It held that the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order 2013 (SI 2013/1893), had not breached the principle of effectiveness, had not been indirectly discriminatory and had not been introduced in breach of the public sector equality duty provided for by s 149 of the Equality Act 2010.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

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Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

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NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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