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Monthly Archives: December 2025
Employment Rights Bill receives Royal Assent – What does it mean for employment litigation and what happens next?
The Employment Rights Bill received royal assent on 18 December 2025 and will now become the Employment Rights Act 2025. After months of negotiation with business, unions, and parliamentary back and forth, this bulletin summarises key outcomes of the new legislation. Where the Bill landed on key points Unfair dismissal While “day one” unfair […]
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Spanish law as the lex loci: DHV v MIB: Rome II, the Baremo and Cross-Border Damages Explained
Background DHV v Motor Insurers’ Bureau [2025] EWHC 2002 (Dias J) is an important High Court decision for anyone handling cross-border road traffic claims where Spanish law applies. The case concerned a UK resident, DHV, who suffered severe brain injuries after being struck by an uninsured driver in Mallorca in July 2017. Because the driver […]
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Peggie v Fife: Employment Tribunal considers the effect of landmark Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland
The facts At the material time, Ms Peggie (‘Claimant’) and Dr Upton (‘Second Respondent’) were both employed by NHS Fife (‘First Respondent’) and worked in the Accident and Emergency Department at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy. The Claimant, who is female, is a long-serving nurse with thirty years of experience in the role. The Second Respondent, a […]
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Leonard Wigg is appointed to the Attorney General’s Public International Law Panel (C-Panel).
We are delighted to announce that Leonard Wigg has been appointed to the Attorney General’s Public International Law Panel (C-Panel). The Public International Law panel is made of specialist junior counsel who undertake public international law on behalf of the government, both in international courts and in the courts of England and Wales. Leonard’s appointment […]
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