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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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 the dangers of employers dismissing employees to deprive them of particular benefits?

Host: Oliver Mills
Guest: Ruth Kennedy

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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 Jones
Guest: Rupert Paines

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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 Dias
Guest: Jamie Susskind

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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 prospect of success? What kind of conduct is ‘unreasonable’ such that costs should be awarded – including in relation to the refusal of settlement offers? How should Tribunals decide upon the amount of a costs award? And in what circumstances should ‘indemnity’ costs be awarded?

Host: Michael White
Guest: Tom Ogg

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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 protected act? What is a collective memory? They discuss this important judgement from the EAT and the difficulty of reconciling the case law in this area.

Host: Joseph Lavery
Guest: Judy Stone KC

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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 discuss this landmark Supreme Court judgment.

Host: Aliya Al-Yassin
Guest: Sean Jones KC

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