The President of the Industrial Tribunal, at a presentation to Employment Lawyers on Monday 6th November, conveyed his concerns about the lack of capacity the NI Tribunal system currently has in dealing with all claims regarding holiday pay, which now revert to the Tribunal in Belfast for assessment of compensation....
Posted By: Hannah Sloane
Trustees’ Week 2023 takes place on the second week of November. The role of a trustee can be extremely rewarding but, it does carry with it significant responsibility. Charity trustees are stewards of the charity assets and each trustee has a collective duty to ensure that the charity is well...
Update on PSNI Data Breach Claim – 2nd November 2023
What is the current position? An application has been made to the High Court in relation to how to deal with the claims, and the Court has directed that a formal meeting take place between the plaintiffs’ representatives. This should be within the next 6 weeks or so and there...
What is the significance of the recent UK Supreme Court decision?
Posted By: Rachel Powderly
On 4th October 2023, the UK Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland & PSNI another (Appellants/Cross-Respondents) v Agnew & others (Respondents/Cross-Appellants) (Northern Ireland) [2023] UKSC 33. Background Claims on behalf of thousands of Police Officers were initially presented...
Supreme Court Judgment ‘a resounding and emphatic outcome’ for police officers
Belfast solicitors, Edwards & Co. says the Supreme Court Judgment ‘is a resounding and emphatic outcome’ for almost 4,000 PSNI officers it represents in the long-running holiday pay case. The Judgment is the final legal hurdle in the case and means the way is now clear for the Industrial...
Police Officers Win UK Supreme Court Appeal
Edwards & Co. Solicitors are delighted to report that they have successfully defended the PSNI’s Appeal to the UK Supreme Court in the Holiday Pay Claims. All clients have or will receive shortly an update to their email addresses which will discuss next steps. For further enquiries, please email holidaypay@edwardsandcompany.co.uk...
The UK Supreme Court decision will be handed down on Wednesday 4th October 2023. Those who wish to watch the Judgment being handed down can do so via the following link: https://www.supremecourt.uk/
