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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
16 November 2018
Carrying out a reasonable investigation into a misconduct allegation – can an employer withhold evidence from a disciplinary panel?
The case of Hargreaves v Manchester Grammar serves as a useful reminder for employers of how to carry out a reasonable investigation, particularly when the employee in question is facing potentially career changing consequences as a result of the allegations. In this case the Employment Appeal Tribunal decided that it was reasonable for the employer to withhold the evidence of potential witnesses who “had seen nothing” - the Tribunal had been entitled to make this finding and reject the employee’s claim of unfair dismissal.
5 November 2018
FRC strategic review 2018: Developments in Audit
The high profile collapses of companies such as Carillion and BHS have reignited the debate about the effectiveness of statutory audit. In the FRC’s recently published report, Developments in Audit, the FRC grapples, not for the first time, with how to ensure that audit properly serves the public interest. Auditors can expect some pretty radical changes.
23 October 2018
Tribunal is the big winner in Leigh Day case
Leigh Day emerged victorious last week from its four-year battle with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) over whether it improperly pursued torture and murder claims against British troops in Iraq. It took a six-week hearing before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and a further six days in the High Court, not to mention in excess of £7 million of legal fees, for the London firm to clear its name.
22 October 2018
Families seek prosecution following Gosport Report
The Gosport Independent Panel (the Panel) report published this year, which revealed “a disregard for human life and a culture of shortening the lives of a large number of patients” at Gosport War Memorial Hospital.
19 October 2018
#MeToo one year on: can we expect regulatory guidance soon?
This week marks the first anniversary of the start of #metoo movement. The last 12 months have seen a seemingly unabaiting global conversation about the rising number of reports of sexual harassment, both inside and outside the workplace. Julie Norris and Charlotte Judd discuss sexual harassment in the workplace and firms’ regulatory obligations, calling for better #metoo related guidance from accounting regulators.