E mployment law and labour rights are, as areas of law, known for their ability to develop and change over relatively short periods of time. They can cover a vast range of matters including: statutory sick pay, national minimum wage, protections from unfair dismissal and protections from unlawful discrimination. The landscape within employment law is set to for a seismic change over the coming years. This will arrive in the form of the Employment Rights Bill ( ‘the Bill’ ). T

Assault is an offence that has been part of English criminal law for centuries. It is a ‘common law’ offence, meaning that it has not been created by statute (an Act of Parliament), but by case law (court judgments). Subsequent case law has developed the offence of Assault and defined its scope. Assault has, however, been acknowledged in statute. Section 39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 indicates that the offences of common assault and battery “ shall be summary offences

There have been many important decisions regarding workers’ rights in the gig economy recently. Amongst those decisions are the following companies: Pimlico Plumbers , Uber and eCourier . There is currently an appeal being prepared regarding a decision involving Deliveroo . The appeal itself is using the Judicial Review procedure; it is being argued that a ban on collective bargaining by Deliveroo couriers is a breach of their human rights. Further, Newell Legal has also co

A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is a legal contract between two or more parties. It signifies that the relationship between them is confidential. Once signed, it is a legally binding contract. Therefore, the parties are bound to keep any dealings and details of those dealings to themselves. NDAs have become more popular in the 21st century; this is often due to commercial entities wanting to keep their transactions out of the public sphere. This could relate to mergers and

This year has been filled with developments in the employment law sphere. One particular area of employment which has received significant media attention is the gig economy. The gig economy can be described as a "labour market characterised by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work, as opposed to permanent jobs". Recent judgments regarding companies such as Uber and Pimlico Plumbers have found that those within the gig economy are to be treated as 'worke

As many will no doubt be aware, there has been recent litigation regarding the legality of the fees that have been imposed by the Government on those who wish to access the Employment Tribunal to hear a dispute. Whilst the decision to litigate in the Supreme Court was made some four months before this article was published, the judgment of the Supreme Court was only released on 27th July 2017. It's quite plain to see from that alone, that this was going to be a landmark decis

When someone mentions the word "self-employed" or "self-employment", one would immediately but naturally envisage a scene where that person is essentially: their own boss, they work for themselves and/or they have a large amount of control in what direction their organisation takes. Sometimes, a natural result of this is that the "self-employed" person would employ others to work under them. However, the answer is not actually that straightforward, at least in a legal capaci