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? 

Judy Stone KC and new tenant Jack Steele discuss strike outs for abuse of process in Szucs v GreenSquareAccord Ltd [2025] EAT 110. What does it take to strike out a claim as an abuse? When does the rule in Henderson v Henderson apply? How should employment lawyers navigate abuse arguments in practice?

Host: Jack Steele

Guest: Judy Stone KC

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Dan Stilitz KC talks to new tenant Ishaani Shrivastava about the approach to time limits in Melki v Bouygues [2025] EWCA Civ 585. When will an error when filing an appeal in the EAT cause the appeal to be out of time?

Host: Ishaani Shrivastava

Guest: Daniel Stilitz KC

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Daniel Isenberg and Samuel Willis discuss international jurisdiction in the ET post-Brexit in Pråhl v Lapsinki [2025] EAT 77. When will territorial jurisdiction confer international jurisdiction? Is it necessary to apply to the High Court before serving ET claims outside the jurisdiction? And what is the continuing relevance of EU law in this area after Brexit?

Andrew Edge talks to Leo Davidson about Ayinde v LB Haringey [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin), in which the President of the King’s Bench Division and Mr Justice Johnson considered whether to initiate  contempt of court proceedings against lawyers after the citation of fake cases generated by AI.  A cautionary tale for lawyers, as well as those instructing and supervising them.

Host: Leo Davidson

Guest: Andrew Edge

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Mike Lee talks to Katherine Taunton about Fasano v Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc [2025] EWCA Civ 592, in which the Court of Appeal shines a light on the principles governing the liability of group companies as agents under the Equality Act.  When and how will a group company be liable for the acts of another company in the group?

Host: Katherine Taunton
Guest: Mike Lee

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Oliver Jackson talks to Aliya Al-Yassin about Sullivan v Isle of Wight Council [2025] EWCA Civ 379, the Court of Appeal’s important decision that, outside of the NHS, external job applicants cannot bring whistleblowing claims. Why can’t external job applicants bring whistleblowing claims? Is being a job applicant a ‘status’ for the purposes of Article 14 of the ECHR? What counts as a detriment in the whistleblowing legislation?

Host: Aliya Al-Yassin
Guest: Oliver Jackson

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In this special extended episode, Andrew Edge and Hannah Slarks discuss the biggest employment judgment of 2025, Higgs v Farmor’s School [2025] EWCA Civ 109. Just days after the parties seek permission to appeal to the Supreme Court, Andrew and Hannah take a deep dive into where discrimination law has gone wrong, and how the Supreme Court might fix it.

Host: Hannah Slarks
Guest: Andrew Edge

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