
11KBW Employment Podcast
Barristers from the UK’s leading employment law chambers chat about a recent case.
Episodes
33 episodes
Ayinde: The Perils of AI
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 agains...
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Episode 32
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42:26

Fasano v Reckitt Benckiser: Group Companies and the Equality Act
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. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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17:45

Sullivan v Isle of Wight - Applicant Whistleblowers
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 externa...
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Episode 30
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32:11

Higgs v Farmor CA: Manifestation of Belief in the Court of Appeal
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 C...
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Episode 29
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57:58

Syspal Capital v Truman: Leaver Provisions
Ruth Kennedy talks to Oliver Mills about Syspal Capital Ltd v Truman [2024] EWHC Civ 1561 (Ch). Why do employers use shareholding arrangements to incentivise employees? Why is it so important to draft Articles of Association carefully? What are...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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15:58

Derma Med Ltd v Ally: Full and Frank Disclosure
Rupert Paines talks to Lucy Jones about Derma Med Ltd v Ally [2024] EWCA Civ 175, a Court of Appeal decision on non-compete and confidentiality injunctions, granted without notice.Host: Lucy JonesGuest: Rupert Paines
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Episode 27
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40:22

Cheshire Estate v Blanchfield: Fiduciary Duties
Jamie Susskind talks to Rita Dias about Cheshire Estate & Legal Ltd v Blanchfield [2024] EWCA Civ 1317. When will directors taking steps towards setting up a competitor breach fiduciary duties?Host: Rita DiasGuest: Jamie S...
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Episode 26
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24:40

Dowding v Character Group: Tribunal Costs
Tom Ogg speaks to Michael White about Dowding v The Character Group plc [2024] EAT 153, a case which touches on the most common questions relating to costs in the Tribunal. How should a Tribunal assess whether a claim had no reasonable pr...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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28:32

First Greater Western v Moussa: Knowledge in Whistleblowing and Victimisation Claims
This month Judy Stone KC talks to Joseph Lavery about First Greater Western Ltd v Moussa [2024] EAT 82. When can an employer be liable for detriments inflicted by a decision maker who has no knowledge of the protected disclosure or protec...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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21:50

Tesco v USDAW: Fire and Rehire
This month Sean Jones KC is back to talk to Aliya Al-Yassin about Tesco v USDAW [2024] UKSC 28. When will an implied term prevent an employer from firing and rehiring? And when will an injunction be granted to restrain dismissal? They dis...
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Episode 23
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30:19

Bailey v Stonewall: Causing and Inducing Discrimination
This month Daniel Isenberg talks to Oliver Mills about Bailey v Stonewall Equality Ltd [2024] EAT 119. When will a third party be liable for instructing, inducing or causing someone else’s act of discrimination? They discuss this im...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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31:32

Adams v Walsall Housing: Bypassing Collecting Bargaining
Richard Leiper KC talks to Paddy Halliday about their case, Adams v Walsall Housing Group Ltd. When will offers be unlawful because they have bypassed a collective bargaining process?Host: Paddy HallidayGuest: Richard Le...
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Episode 21
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20:06

Wicked Vision: Whistleblowing Detriment
Mike Lee talks to Katherine Taunton about Wicked Vision Ltd v Rice [2024] EAT 29. When can a whistleblowing claimant claim that their dismissal was a detriment? They discuss the strategic implications of the EAT’s decision, and the potent...
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Episode 20
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17:14

Employment Litigation in the Middle East
Amy Rogers KC talks to Tom Ogg about litigating in the Middle East. What principles and procedure apply to employment litigation in the Middle East?Host: Tom OggGuest: Amy Rogers KC
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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20:49

Omar v Epping: Heat of the Moment
Andrew Smith talks to Aileen McColgan KC about Omar v Epping Forest [2024] ICR 301. When will words used in the heat of the moment lead to an effective dismissal or resignation? This new judgment provides helpful guidance.Ho...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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31:20

The Silks Episode
Our three new employment silks - Amy Rogers KC, Judy Stone KC and Simon Forshaw KC - speak to Ruth Kennedy about a case from their final year as junior barristers. They discuss team moves, post-employment restrictions, how solicitors can ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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20:08

Miller: Direct Discrimination and Anti-Zionism
Andrew Edge talks to Hannah Slarks about Miller v University of Bristol 1400780/2022, an important first instance decision on protected belief discrimination. To what extent is anti-Zionism a protected belief? Andrew and Ha...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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30:46

Jump Trading: Non-competes and Speedy Trials
Rupert Paines talks to Katherine Taunton about Verition v Jump Trading [2023] EWCA Civ 701. How long is too long to keep an employee out of the market? Is a variable-length restrictive covenant permissible? And how does delay ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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34:18

Deliveroo: Supreme Court on Worker Status and Article 11
Dan Stilitz KC talks to new tenant Lucy Jones about Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee and another [2023] UKSC 43. What is the latest from the Supreme Court on worker status? And, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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27:27

Steel v Spencer Road: Bonus Clawback Provisions
Mike Lee talks to Christian Davies about Steel v Spencer Road LLP (Omerta) [2023] EWHC 2492 (Ch). When will a bonus clawback provision be a restraint of trade?Host: Christian DaviesGuest: Mike Lee
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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20:23

Agnew: The Supreme Court on Holiday Pay
Sean Jones KC talks to new tenant Aliya Al-Yassin about Chief Constable of Northern Ireland v Agnew [2023] UKSC 33, and somehow gives us a complete history of holiday pay in (almost) half an hour. When can an employee claim for a serie...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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37:07

Clifford v Millicom: Privacy Orders
Paddy Halliday talks to Leo Davidson about Clifford v Millicom [2023] EWCA Civ 50, a welcome Court of Appeal judgment containing a roadmap for Rule 50. What principles will the ET apply when deciding whether to grant a privacy order?<...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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33:18

Boydell v NZP Ltd: The Court of Appeal on Covenants Again
Judy Stone talks to Raphael Hogarth about Boydell v NZP Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 373. When can a non-compete clause stop a departing employee from doing something that… doesn’t compete?Host: Raphael HogarthGuest: Judy Stone
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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20:17

Higgs v Farmor: Manifestation of belief
Hannah Slarks talks to Ben Mitchell about the important decision in Higgs v Farmor’s School [2023] EAT 89. How do the legal tests for belief discrimination work together?Host: Ben MitchellGuest: Hannah Slarks
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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24:52

Lycatel v Schneider: Concurrent Proceedings
Katherine Taunton talks to Michael White about Lycatel Services Ltd v Schneider [2023] EAT 81. How do you persuade a judge that your client’s case should be heard first in their preferred forum, whether that’s the ET or the High Court?...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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19:40
