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A worker who was called a “lazy old white guy” by a black colleague has been awarded £20,000 after bringing a discrimination claim. The Employment Tribunal heard evidence that Barry Moore, who is 55, was often told by younger co-workers...
The aristocratic singer and TV star Bo Bruce has won a court battle against her brother Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, Viscount Savernake, over their inheritance after their mother died. Bruce, whose full title is Lady Catherine Anna Brudenell-Bruce, was a runner...
A driver has lost his appeal against a tribunal ruling that he should not be classified as a worker employed by MyTaxi app. The case involved Christopher Johnson v Transopco UK Ltd. From 2014 Johnson worked full time in business on his own account as a...
A man’s second wife has failed to prevent his son inheriting the family home after he died. The husband had married his first wife in 1988 and their son was born shortly afterwards. He worked overseas during the early 2000s, where he formed a...
Why were the Duxbury Tables established? The Duxbury Tables were established in the case of Duxbury v Duxbury [1981] 1 FLR 7. The parties had been married for 22 years and wanted to achieve a clean break. Mr Duxbury was the higher earner and it was...
An ASDA employee has won her claim of unfair dismissal, and disability and age discrimination, after one of her colleagues suggested she should retire. Joan Hutchinson worked for the Queensferry store of the supermarket chain for 20 years before she retired...
The Employment Tribunal has ruled that a Catholic nurse was constructively and unfairly dismissed after wearing a cross necklace to work. The case involved Mary Onuoha, who had worked at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust for 19 years. For the first 13...
A building firm has been awarded £39,000 after an adjudicator’s decision in a contract dispute was upheld by the Technology & Construction Court. The case involved BraveJoin Co Ltd and Prosperity Moseley Street Ltd. Prosperity had engaged...
On 1 February 2022 the Office for National Statistics released their latest figures for divorces in England and Wales in 2020. Among other things, these show that in 2020 the average (median) duration of marriage at the time of divorce was 11.9 years for...
A worker at a pet food shop has won her claim of unfair dismissal after she raised concerns over her employer’s Covid protocol. Leah Best worked for Embark on Raw, a pet food retailer owned by husband-and-wife team David and Andrea Fletcher. In March...
