Insights

One of the outcomes of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) is the introduction of mandatory ID verification for company directors, persons with significant control (PSCs) and individuals filing returns on behalf of a company.

The County Court has dismissed a claim of gender reassignment discrimination brought by a trans woman excluded from women’s county pool competitions, applying the Supreme Court’s recent decision in For Women Scotland.

The EAT has confirmed that whistleblowing detriment protection can extend to former employees, but the claimant in this case still failed on causation.

A prison officer who sought to add disability discrimination claims more than two years after dismissal has failed in her appeal against the employment tribunal’s refusal to permit the amendment.

The High Court has recently considered whether duties of good faith can be implied into franchise agreements, with important implications for businesses operating under similar arrangements.

The EAT has confirmed that a tribunal was entitled to find an organised grouping of employees for the purposes of a TUPE service provision change despite limited evidence being presented.