Kingston QC, Martin
Martin Kingston QC is a member of the planning and environmental law group at No5 Chambers.
Smith QC, Tony
Tony Smith QC is a member of the crime and planning and environment groups at No5 Chambers.
Tucker, Sir Richard
Sir Richard Tucker is a member of the following groups at No5 Chambers: alternative dispute resolution; international arbitration and trade; and mediation.
Tedd QC, Rex
Rex Tedd QC is a deputy head of No5 Chambers. He is a member of the crime and criminal fraud and proceeds of crime groups and is the head of the regulatory group.
Bleasdale QC, Paul
Paul Bleasdale QC is head of No5 Chambers. Bleasdale is also head of the following groups: agriculture and rural affairs; industrial disease; and personal injury. He is a group member of: clinical negligence; fraudulent insurance claims; international travel litigation; and regulatory.
Adrian Keeling QC of No5 Chambers defends acquitted officer
Adrian Keeling has helped drop two charges of computer misuse against detective sergeant Paul Williams, 53, a senior detective, after the Crown decided not to proceed with the charges. Williams was accused of using a police computer to snoop on people in his village. In the first charge, Williams was alleged to have used the Nottinghamshire […]
Election time for Ashurst
Ashurst partners will go back to the polling booths this week, asked to decide whether there should be a full financial integration with its Australian offices. Insiders suggest that the vote is just a matter of formality, with candidates for the top managerial role already being circulated amongst partners. The chairmanship vote is likely to […]
SEC proposes controversial CEO-to-worker pay-ratio disclosure rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a proposed rule, implementing the requirements under Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act, requiring companies to disclose the median of the annual total compensation of all employees and the ratio of that median to the annual total compensation of their chief executive officers (CEOs). While it is […]
Cautionary note for employers — victimisation
By Helen Barney Helen Barney looks at the recent case of Woodhouse v West North West Homes Ltd 2013 UKEAT 0007_12_0506. The recent unreported decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in Woodhouse v West North West Homes Ltd 2013 UKEAT 0007_12_0506 is likely to limit the extent to which employers can draw a parallel […]
CCTV in employment tribunal proceedings
By Caroline Jennings Caroline Jennings explores the use of CCTV as evidence in the employment tribunal. ‘I recently acted for a respondent in a simple unfair-dismissal case where a security guard had been dismissed for gross misconduct for sleeping while on duty. The claimant denied that he was sleeping on duty and claimed that his […]
Equal-pay claims and ‘same employment’ test
By Fatim Kurji Fatim Kurji considers the meaning of ‘same employment’ within the equal-pay legislation. The Equality Act 2010, and before it the Equal Pay Act 1970, seeks to ensure that male and female employees undertaking the same kind of work have the benefit of equal terms and conditions. Where an inequality is found, the […]
Government to retain service provision change
By Anthony Korn The government has decided not to repeal the TUPE rules on service provision change (SPC). Anthony Korn summarises the government’s response to the consultation document published earlier this year. The government has decided not to repeal Regulation 3(1)(b) of the Transfer of Undertakings Regulations 2006 dealing with changes in service provider. However, […]