Archive for July 2016
Sarah Fraser Butlin acts in whistle-blowing case that re-ignites worker status debate
Rachel Barrett considers the recent decision McTigue v University Hospital Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, in…
Read MoreThe legal consequences of illegality: The Supreme Court’s judgment in Patel v Mirza
By Daphne Romney QC When the Court of Appeal heard this claim, Gloster LJ began her…
Read MoreSix Cloisters’ Silks join panel of 22 QCs on the hot employment law issues for 2016-2017
Robin Allen QC, Daphne Romney QC, Paul Epstein QC, Jason Galbraith-Marten QC, Caspar Glyn QC and Rachel Crasnow QC will be…
Read MorePart 1: the Prevent Duty for Universities
By Declan O’Dempsey[1] “Broad terms such as “extremist” or “radical” are not capable of being…
Read MoreThe Simmons v Castle debate continues
Sarah Fraser Butlin considers the most recent EAT judgment on the issue in Olayemi v…
Read MoreTricky quantum case that grapples with PI claims involving multiple tortfeasers and disputes between experts
William Latimer-Sayer QC considers the case of XP V Compensa Towarzystwo SA v Przeyslaw Bejger…
Read MoreRachel Crasnow QC and Rachel Barrett represent whistleblowing judge in landmark EAT appeal
Rachel Crasnow QC and Rachel Barrett presented what the MOJ described as a ‘revolutionary’ argument…
Read MoreA part of inclusion? Disabled people and the right to a fair hearing
John Horan considers two recent cases that highlighted particular difficulties that disabled people face in obtaining…
Read MoreSimon Taylor QC and Lisa Sullivan win record meningitis clinical negligence claim involving out-of-hours doctors
By Andrew Buchan Simon Taylor QC and Lisa Sullivan have recently won a meningitis…
Read MoreELA briefing features innovative articles by Cloisters
Cloisters is consistently at the cutting edge of legal analysis. The July edition of ELA…
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