Uber, the multinational app that allows users to hail a ride almost immediately, has caused a lot of controversy over the past couple of years and that continues this month as it faces legal action in the employment tribunal (ET). GMB union is representing a group of Uber drivers (the Claimants) who assert that they should be considered ‘workers’ and should therefore entitled to the protections and rights that come with this status. Uber (the Respondent) on the other hand, considers the drivers to be ‘self-employed contractors’ and as such they have very little protection awarded to them by UK employment law.

Contesting a Will - When to submit a caveat?

• Posted2016-08-09 00:00
• AuthorKevin Horn

The High Court has decided that a claimant who entered a caveat and then unsuccessfully challenged the validity of a Will without reasonable cause should pay the court costs of both sides.

Is an oral agreement between cohabitees binding?

• Posted2016-08-08 00:00
• AuthorSam Miles

A recent Court of Appeal decision found that an oral agreement agreed by an unmarried couple was legally binding; reiterating the benefits of obtaining legal advice at the time when couples begin to live together.

The Acas Code of Practice: Ill health

• Posted2016-08-01 00:00
• AuthorHoward Robson

The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) had to decide if the ACAS Code of Practice regarding Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures applied to an ill heath dismissal where there was no evidence of poor performance.