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SUMMARY:Five from 5 – Issue 49
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Issue 49 of Five from 5, the employment law e-bulletin produced by our Employment Law team. This issue is edited by Dan Hobbs and is published in association with Bloomsbury Professional Law Online. To read the newsletter, please click here. This following articles are included in this issue: Interim Relief Applications Payslips can be ...
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SUMMARY:Peter Laverack appears in an historic case concerning the criminalisation of same-sex intimacy
DESCRIPTION:Peter Laverack, today, appears before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in an historic case concerning the criminalisation of same-sex intimacy. The appeal by Jason Jones, Peter’s client, against the Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago marks the first time that the Privy Council has considered laws that criminalise homosexuality since England and then ...
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SUMMARY:Inquests & Public Inquiries Conference 2026 – London
DESCRIPTION:Join 5 Essex Chambers at the next Inquests and Public Inquiries conferences in London and Manchester in the autumn. Recognised as a leading set for Inquests and Inquiries, members of 5 Essex Chambers have appeared in the majority of significant inquests and Public Inquiries over the last two decades. We employ effective strategies and forensic ...
LOCATION:The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple Crown Office Row London UK
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SUMMARY:5 Essex Chambers welcomes Leila Ghahhary
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to welcome Leila Ghahhary, who joins 5 Essex Chambers as a tenant today. Leila is dual-qualified in England & Wales and Canada, with an established cross-border practice spanning public international law, international criminal law, public law, public inquiries, civil liberties, regulatory law and human rights. Leila is routinely instructed in complex, high-profile ...
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SUMMARY:Russell Fortt successfully defends the Metropolitan Police in a High Court action in false imprisonment, assault and trespass to goods and land
DESCRIPTION:In Morley v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, the claimant, a former member of the 80’s band Scritti Politti, claimed damages for psychiatric injury  and loss of earnings arising out of his arrest and detention during a day of Extinction Rebellion protests.  He had been driving a vehicle modified with a cage on the ...
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SUMMARY:Leah Arthur and Harry Thomas accept tenancy invitation to join 5 Essex Chambers
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce that current pupils Leah Arthur and Harry Thomas have accepted an invitation to join chambers as tenants. They both started their pupillage at 5 Essex Chambers in September 2025 and will officially become tenants in September 2026. Head of Chambers, Jason Beer KC, comments: “I am so pleased that Leah and ...
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SUMMARY:Russell Fortt successfully defends a personal injury claim brought by a serving police officer against Norfolk Constabulary
DESCRIPTION:In Borrett v Chief Constable of Norfolk, the claimant sought damages in excess of £150,000 for PTSD he claimed he suffered whilst working as a firearms officer and which led to him having to be re-deployed to other duties. The court accepted the Defendant’s contention that the claimant did not inform the Defendant of any ...
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SUMMARY:Victoria von Wachter represents the Appropriate Authority for Norfolk Constabulary in misconduct hearing
DESCRIPTION:Victoria von Wachter represented the Appropriate Authority for Norfolk Constabulary in a misconduct hearing relating to an officers acquisition and  possession of a Class C drug, Tramadol without having been prescribed it by a physician.  Even when she realised the significance of the drug the officer did not dispose of it or return it to ...
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SUMMARY:Increased use of Video Hearings and Electronic Bundles
DESCRIPTION:Practitioners should be aware of Guidance issued by the President of Employment Tribunals for England and Wales in June 2026. With effect from 4 June 2026, the new guidance on mode of hearing and remote participation took effect. The effect is to encourage more video hearings. The default is that preliminary hearings (“PHs”) for case ...
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SUMMARY:Comparisons are odious – or are they?
DESCRIPTION:We have all become used to the grind of equal pay claims. The employee’s first port of call is the concept of ‘like work’. If that fails to impress, then the employee commonly pursues work of ‘equal value’. The latter tends to involve a laborious job evaluation exercise and the need for expert evidence. The ...
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