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

America has been facing ever-increasing scrutiny over its current stance on gun control. It would seem that in 2018, hardly a day passes where the mainstream media do not report a mass shooting. As of Thursday 8th November, there have been 307 mass shootings in the United States in 2018 alone . This number has increased during the time this article has been written and refined for publication. For the purposes of this article, any reference to ‘mass shooting’ means: the cir

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 article explores a concept which is a substantive category of judicial review proceedings – ‘unreasonableness’. The ground received its name from the brilliant, landmark case of Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corp [1948] 1 K.B. 223. This ground is also known as ‘irrationality’. As a result the following are used synonymously throughout the article: “Wednesbury Unreasonableness”, “Unreasonableness” and “Irrationality” (irrationality was a term coin

The debate surrounding gender recognition has picked up traction since the turn of the millennium. In this vein, the government has recently announced its intention to update the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (‘the 2004 Act’). It is a highly intimate and personal subject for many individuals. At the time of writing, the UK is not the only country where transgender issues have been under scrutiny - the US has recently seen outcry over prospective changes to gender recognition

Over the past few weeks, there has been speculation surrounding the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi . Mr Khashoggi was a well-known Saudi Arabian journalist and critic of the Saudi government. He was last seen walking into the country's consulate in Istanbul and disappeared. The most recent update, breaking news from the BBC on Friday 19th October 2018 at approximately 23:20pm, suggests that Mr Khashoggi ' died after a fight ' in the Saudi Arabian consulate. This news was fo

The 21st century has seen many significant human rights decision in a variety of contexts. A further landmark decision was made by the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday 10th October 2018 . This particular judgment has received worldwide attention, particularly in the US (through CNN) . This scrutiny and reaction, as one can imagine, has been both positive and negative. A selection of responses can be found here and are explored below. The case name and citation is: Lee (Responde

Scandal has struck the NHS once again. It recently transpired that infected blood had been given to patients in the past. Consequently, an inquiry has been announced by the government in an attempt to analyse what exactly occurred. This inquiry itself relates to blood and blood products provided to patients via the NHS before the year of 1991. The preliminary hearings of the inquiry began in September 2018 , with witnesses due to give evidence in April 2019. As a result, it m

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

Recent news regarding the NHS has been largely negative. Examples of this include the inquiry into tainted blood donations and significantly longer waiting periods for patients as a result of a funding crisis within the NHS. Such news paints a dark picture for the contemporary NHS. However, a recent decision from the High Court has given the NHS the right to give its patients a cheaper and more effective treatment than was previously offered. The full name of the case: Baye