publications & training

Our barristers write many books and articles on their areas of specialism providing cutting-edge insights to developing areas of law.  Latest publications include:

• New report published on age and employment A new thematic report from the European Network of Legal Experts in the non-discrimination field, titled "Age and Employment" is now available. This report, written by Declan O'Dempsey and Anna Beale, supervised by Mark Freedland, is published by the European Commission and examines some practical aspects of the implementation of the prohibition of age discrimination by reporting States Anna and Declan describe an inherent vulnerability at the heart of the prohibition of age discrimination, and suggest that a careful balance has to be struck in order to ensure that the prohibition is meaningful. The report recommends that there should be consistent guidance on the facts of ageing made centrally available so that the prohibition can be applied with some consistency in identical factual situations in different member States.
• Family Rights at Work: A Guide to Employment Law by Robin Allen QC and Rachel Crasnow explains the highly regulated framework which governs the rights of working parents, and the difficulties that can arise in the law surrounding it, including:   maternity issues, adoption rights, part-time and flexible working, parental leave rights and further discrimination including sexual orientation.
• Catriona Stirling looks at the interaction of common law remedies and dismissal in an article for the Solicitors Journal
• The definition of employee: Rachel Crasnow looks at the implications of Jivraj V Hashwani in this article for the Solicitors Journal
• Lisa Sullivan looks at why judgments are and should be final in an article for the New Law Journal
• Cloisters responds to consultation by Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on workplace disputes
• Martyn McLeish on alternatives to the Jackson recommendations
• Cloisters' briefing series on key implications of  the Equality Act 2010
• Claire McCann looks at what X v Mid Sussex CAB tells us about volunteer rights in the workplace.
• Catherine Casserley, Rachel Crasnow, Tom Brown and Robin Allen QC have contributed to Blackstone's Guide to the Equality Act 2010 
• Andrew Buchan and William Latimer-Sayer are co-authors of Personal Injury Schedules (2010)
• Anthony Bradley & Keith Ewing have written Constiutional & Administrative Law (15th edition, 2010) published by Pearson
  
  
• Philip Engleman (education) and Paul Michell (employment) are specialist contributors to Bullen & Leake & Jacob's Precedents of Pleadings 2008
• Robin Allen QC and Rachel Crasnow (Human Rights and EU law)

• Robin Allen QC and Rachel Crasnow have written Employment Law and Human Rights £49.95 (with Anna Beale) OUP, 2nd Edition September 2007)
• Rachel Crasnow and Robin Allen QC are leading a team from Cloisters in writing a new textbook for Jordan's Publishing entitled "Family Rights in Employment Law" - forthcoming 2011.
  
  
• Declan O'Dempsey and Schona Jolly (co-author) have written the Age Discrimination Handbook £35.00 published by Legal Action
• Philip Engelman co-authored Blackstone's Guide to the Care Standards Act 2000 (OUP) £39.95
• Ed Williams is a contributing author to Discrimination in Employment Law, Sweet & Maxwell £100
  
  
• Patricia Hitchcock and Lisa Sullivan co-write a chapter on Limitation in Butterworth's Personal Injuries Service
• Sally Robertson is a co-author of Recent Developments in Social Security Law, published twice yearly in Legal Action
  
  

Sally Robertson on whistleblowing

Click here to read Sally Robertson's paper on whistleblowing law and practice. First presented to the ELA.

Robin Allen QC on employment and corporate governance

Click here to read Robin Allen QC's paper on managing major change in local government

Dee Masters gives an overview of litigation and employment tribunals for management

Click here to read 'What managment should know about litigation in the employment tribunals'.

Catherine Casserley's update on the public sector equality duty

Click here to view Catherine Casserley's podcast.

Sally Robertson's update on race discrimination law

Full text of Sally Robertson's seminar on race discrimination can be found here

Robin Allen QC lecture on the Default Retirement Age

Text of Robin Allen QC's lecture. The Default Retirement Age - what lies ahead?

Collective consultation  - an update by Claire McCann

Text of Claire McCann's paper about what recent caselaw has to tell us about collective consultation.

David Massarella's update on pregnancy and sex discrimination

Full text of David's March 2011 update on pregnancy and sex discrimination can be found here.

Daphne Romney QC's update on religious discrimination

Full text of Daphne Romney QC's seminar on discrimination on grounds of religious belief can be found here.

Rachel Crasnow's update on disability discrimination

Full text of Rachel Crasnow's March update on disability discrimination can be found here. The accompanying slides can be found here.

Andrew Buchan on experts

Notes from Andrew Buchan's talk from the Jacqueline Webb Annual Conference 'The expert is the backbone of the medical negligence action'. Full text here.

Paul Epstein QC tips on tribunal advocacy

Notes from Paul's session on tribunal advocacy for the ELBA. Full text available here.

Martyn McLeish quantum masterclass handout

'The Danger of Compromise: The Round Table Meeting when the Claimant wants to settle'. Full text available here.

Paul Epstein QC seminar on privilege and 'without prejudice'

Paul Epstein QC examines the legal concepts of 'privilege' and 'without prejudice', what and who is covered and when. He also highlights pitfalls to avoid. Full text here.

Paul Epstein QC seminar on the NHS framework document Maintaining High Professional Standards.

Paul Epstein considers employee contracts, the concept of fairness and conduct and capability. Full text available here. 

Robin Allen QC seminar on the evolution of ECJ age discrimination case law

The full copy of Robin Allen's presentation can be found here.

Robin Allen QC Seminar to the TUC

Full copy of Robin Allen QC's seminar to the TUC on developments in age discrimination law. February 2011

 

Equality seminars 

The 2011 annual seminars were held on September 20th and 22nd. Seminar notes for the employment seminars  can be found here.

Cloisters held its 2010 annual seminar series on Monday 20th and Thursday 23rd September.

‘Navigating the new discrimination framework’ (A guide to key changes under the Equality Act 2010), Monday 20 September

The presentation and notes for this seminar can now be viewed here.

'The dog is no longer a problem’ (The reversal of Malcolm and other changes to disability discrimination under the Equality Act 2010), Thursday 23 September  

The presentation and notes for this seminar can now be viewed here.

Personal injury and Clinical Negligence seminars

Seminar notes for the personal injury and clinical negligence seminars delivered in Autumn 2011 can be found here.

Problem issues and problem clients:  How to win the case when the client isn’t straightforward, Monday 20 September

The presentation and notes for this seminar can now be viewed here.

Adding Value: Litigating and settling heavy cases,Thursday 23 September

The presentation and notes for this seminar can now be viewed here.

Cloisters is at the forefront of a number of legal issues where our pioneering work leads to the development of law and shapes future policy. We provide seminars and trainings on these topics as well as creating bespoke programmes and events for solicitors' firms, training organisations, bar societies and charities. For more information email training@cloisters.com