11KBW Employment Podcast

Josephine Gillingwater and Michael White discuss Cherrington v University of Derby [2026] EAT 107. 

When will the ET have to consider an unpleaded issue of its own motion, and what are the takeaways for litigating unclear claims?

Host: Josephine Gillingwater

Guest: Michael White

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Oliver Mills and Aliya Al-Yassin discuss Truman v SPL Powerlines UK Ltd [2026] EAT 54. When can a claim be brought against a third party under the Equality Act 2010? What is the scope of the relevant provisions and how do they interact with each other?   

Host: Aliya Al-Yassin

Guest: Oliver Mills

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Peter Lockley and Samuel Willis discuss two recent cases on discrimination against contract workers, Boohene v Royal Parks [2024] EWCA Civ 583 and Anne v Great Ormond Street Hospital [2026] EAT 15. When can contract workers bring a discrimination claim against their principal? How is the pool constructed for an indirect discrimination claim brought by a contract worker? Can contract workers compare their pay to the pay of the principal’s workers to found a discrimination claim?

Ruth Kennedy and Tom Ogg discuss Gagliardi v Evolution Capital Management LLC [2025] EWHC 3214 (Comm), a case on discretionary bonuses. They deal with how to fight these types of cases, what to focus on and when the law applicable to the dispute can make a difference.

Rita Dias talks to Paddy Halliday about a case with a very long name, Rogerson v Erhard-Jensen Ontological / Phenomenological Initiative. What is judicial proceedings immunity? What risks do employers face when countersuing current or former employees?

Jamie Susskind and Ishaani Shrivastava discuss the blockbuster employment competition case of Guy Carpenter v Willis Re [2026] EWHC 361 (KB). What does the latest High Court decision tell us about strategy and tactics in team move litigation?

In this extended special edition episode, Dan Stilitz KC and Katherine Taunton explore the difficult recent case law on single sex spaces in the workplace: Kelly v Leonardo UK Ltd; Peggie v Fife Health Board and Upton; Hutchinson & others v County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust; and R. (on the application of Good Law Project Ltd) v Equality and Human Rights Commission [2026] EWHC 279. How did the Tribunal panels analyse the issues in these cases differently?  What guidance can employers take from them? What light does the High Court’s recent judgment shed on these difficult issues? 

Christopher Jeans KC regales Sean Jones KC with tales of employment law across the decades, in a special episode to celebrate the publication of the 40th edition of the Tolley’s Employment Handbook. How have things changed in the ET since 1978?

Peter Lockley and Michael White discuss recent developments in anonymity in DBP v Scottish Ambulance Service [2025] EAT 147. Can anonymity be granted even after there has been a full open hearing? Are ETs and the EAT giving applicants for anonymity an easier ride than they used to? 

Seán Jones KC and Oliver Mills discuss the Rice v Wicked Vision Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1466. When can a whistleblowing claimant claim their dismissal was a detriment? Now the Court of Appeal has its say in this blockbuster whistleblowing case. Will this end up in the Supreme Court, and what will the Justices make of it?