‘A paralegal who argued she was discriminated against due to her pregnancy, and was unfairly dismissed, has had her employment tribunal claims against a law firm dismissed after a judge found she had resigned from her role.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th January 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Idara v Southwark LBC (2024) EWHC (KB) (unreported as yet). This was an appeal to the High Court of the County Court’s refusal to give permission for an out of time section 204 appeal. Southwark had found on review that a property offered to Ms Idara was suitable and so her refusal of the property discharged Southwark’s housing duty.’
Nearly Legal, 24th November 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A paralegal has been awarded £41,000 in damages against a law firm that unfairly dismissed and discriminated against her because she could not work full-time due to disability.’
Legal Futures, 11th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A paralegal at a London law firm who was unfairly dismissed – leaving her dreams of becoming a solicitor in tatters – has been awarded damages of more than £100,000.’
Legal Futures, 27th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A paralegal, who could not work full-time due to her disability, has succeeded in an employment claim after a judge found she was made redundant for being a part-time employee.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th August 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A consultant paralegal was a “worker” at a law firm and could sue for unauthorised deductions from wages but was not an employee who could claim breach of contract, a tribunal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 18th August 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A paralegal at a London law firm was unfairly dismissed over unpaid wages, subjected to disability discrimination and harassed on the basis of her sex, an employment tribunal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 26th April 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The first solicitor apprenticeship scheme has been launched which is specifically designed for paralegals part-way through qualifications with other legal bodies, such as CILEX and the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC).’
Legal Futures, 7th March 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A solicitor has been ordered to pay a paralegal over £30,000 after an employment tribunal found he discriminated against her once she became pregnant.’
Legal Futures, 17th February 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An employment tribunal has rejected disability discrimination claims made against a Welsh law firm by a paralegal dismissed after just nine days for his poor timekeeping.’
Legal Futures, 10th January 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An employment tribunal ordered to reconsider the damages it awarded to a paralegal subjected to foul-mouthed tirades by the senior partner of a London law firm has reduced them by 20%.’
Legal Futures, 11th February 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A law firm dismissed a paralegal because he was close to his supervisor, with whom it was in dispute, rather than due to the allegations levied against him, an employment tribunal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 11th January 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An employment tribunal has been ordered to reconsider the £47,000 in damages that it awarded to a paralegal subjected to foul-mouthed tirades by the senior partner of a London law firm.’
Legal Futures, 12th June 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Anxiety among aspiring solicitors has “skyrocketed” as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, a survey has found, with 75% of trainees and paralegals expecting it to lead to “significant job losses at my level of seniority”.’
Legal Futures, 20th May 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A paralegal who was working at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has been banned from the profession after being jailed for online sexual offences involving children.’
Legal Futures, 1st May 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A personal injury paralegal who settled his client’s claim without her authority for less than counsel had advised, and then misled her into retrospectively agreeing, has been banned from the profession.’
Litigation Futures, 20th March 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘ Birmingham firm who dismissed a worker within days of him leaving hospital post-surgery have been found in breach of employment law by a tribunal.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th February 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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