‘A former member of staff at a school in Merseyside was not entitled to compensation when he was dismissed from his role, as his full-time work as the elected mayor of Liverpool was incompatible with him continuing as an employee, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th April 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘In Anderson v Chesterfield High School UKEAT/0206/14/MC, Mr Anderson is currently the elected Mayor of Liverpool. This is an executive post and regarded as full-time. The position carries with it an annual allowance of almost £80,000. He had previously held positions as Councillor of Liverpool City Council, the Leader of the opposition on the Council and ultimately at the time of his election as Mayor, Leader of the Council, which was in effect a full-time post with an annual allowance of approximately £50,000.’
Education Law Blog, 16th April 2015
Source: www.education11kbw.com
‘Paralegals who qualify as solicitors without completing a formal training contract could damage the solicitor ‘brand’, according to a survey by Leeds Law Society.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 31st March 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Regulations that would have limited access to judicial review are unlawful, the High Court ruled today.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd March 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Registration has opened for the new marriage tax allowance – a Conservative policy which will allow some couples to share part of their annual income tax allowance.’
The Guardian, 20th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Hundreds of judges have said they are considering taking early retirement because they are not paid enough and feel undervalued after a series of Government budget cuts to the legal system, according to a survey of attitudes within the judiciary.’
The Independent, 11th February 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Related link: UK Judicial Attitude Survey (PDF)
‘Police officers acting as handlers to informers, and responding to an automated out of hours telephone system, where contact was required between a handler and an informer, were entitled to overtime pay.’
WLR Daily, 3rd February 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Paedophile Ian Watkins will not receive a £150,000 pay-out after a Lostprophets’ management company was dissolved, the BBC understands.’
BBC News, 13th January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In Sash Window Workshop v King theEmployment Appeal Tribunal returned to two of the central controversies in recent holiday pay case-law. Firstly the right to carry annual leave entitlement over from one leave year to the next. Secondly the right to claim back pay for untaken leave in historic leave years, particularly upon the termination of employment.’
Cloisters, 7th December 2014
Source: www.cloisters.com
‘The UK government is due to receive an indication on whether its battle to overturn an EU law on bankers’ pay is likely to succeed. A legal adviser at the European Court of Justice will give his opinion of the government’s objections to the law.’
BBC news, 19th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ahead of this week’s EAT judgment in Bear Scotland Ltd v Fulton and Baxter, Hertel (UK) Ltd v Wood and others and Amec Group Limited v Law and others, employers feared the prospect of crippling retrospective pay claims dating back up to 16 years.’
Cloisters, 7th November 2014
Source: www.cloisters.com
‘Last week, amid much media excitement, the Employment Appeal Tribunal handed down its judgment in the conjoined cases of Bear Scotland v Fulton, Amec v Law & Hertel v Woods. All three cases were appealing against the decisions of employment tribunals who determined that the calculating “normal remuneration” for holiday pay purposes should include overtime even if the overtime is not guaranteed.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 14th November 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘A Maserati-driving doctor who lied about his salary to dodge paying £185,000 in tax and live a luxury lifestyle has been jailed for 18 months. Dr Michael Summer, 46, earned more than £750,000 yet paid tax and national insurance on only half that amount.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Planned Government legislation to claw back exit payments from high-earning public sector staff if they get another job within 12 months is “unclear and ill-conceived”, the Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) has warned.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th September 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Paragraph 3 of Schedule A1 to the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 was not incompatible with article 11 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.’
WLR Daily, 12th September 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘The oversight legal regulator has given a muted backing to the emergence of fee-charging McKenzie friends. Legal Services Board chairman Sir Michael Pitt (pictured) supported the suggestion that paid legal advisers should be recognised as a “legitimate feature” of the legal services market.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd September 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Since 28 July the Home Office has resumed processing applications that were on hold pending the Court of Appeal decision in MM. In that case, the Court of Appeal held the minimum income threshold and associated documentary requirements set out in Appendix FM and Appendix FM-SE to the Immigration Rules to be lawful.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 19th August 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
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