In this extended special edition episode, Dan Stilitz KC and Katherine Taunton explore the difficult recent case law on single sex spaces in the workplace: Kelly v Leonardo UK Ltd; Peggie v Fife Health Board and Upton; Hutchinson & others v County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust; and R. (on the application of Good Law Project Ltd) v Equality and Human Rights Commission [2026] EWHC 279. How did the Tribunal panels analyse the issues in these cases differently? What guidance can employers take from them? What light does the High Court’s recent judgment shed on these difficult issues?

Christopher Jeans KC regales Sean Jones KC with tales of employment law across the decades, in a special episode to celebrate the publication of the 40th edition of the Tolley’s Employment Handbook. How have things changed in the ET since 1978?

Peter Lockley and Michael White discuss recent developments in anonymity in DBP v Scottish Ambulance Service [2025] EAT 147. Can anonymity be granted even after there has been a full open hearing? Are ETs and the EAT giving applicants for anonymity an easier ride than they used to?

Seán Jones KC and Oliver Mills discuss the Rice v Wicked Vision Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1466. When can a whistleblowing claimant claim their dismissal was a detriment? Now the Court of Appeal has its say in this blockbuster whistleblowing case. Will this end up in the Supreme Court, and what will the Justices make of it?

Judy Stone KC and new tenant Jack Steele discuss strike outs for abuse of process in Szucs v GreenSquareAccord Ltd [2025] EAT 110. What does it take to strike out a claim as an abuse? When does the rule in Henderson v Henderson apply? How should employment lawyers navigate abuse arguments in practice?

Host: Jack Steele

Guest: Judy Stone KC

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Dan Stilitz KC talks to new tenant Ishaani Shrivastava about the approach to time limits in Melki v Bouygues [2025] EWCA Civ 585. When will an error when filing an appeal in the EAT cause the appeal to be out of time?

Host: Ishaani Shrivastava

Guest: Daniel Stilitz KC

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Daniel Isenberg and Samuel Willis discuss international jurisdiction in the ET post-Brexit in Pråhl v Lapsinki [2025] EAT 77. When will territorial jurisdiction confer international jurisdiction? Is it necessary to apply to the High Court before serving ET claims outside the jurisdiction? And what is the continuing relevance of EU law in this area after Brexit?

Andrew Edge talks to Leo Davidson about Ayinde v LB Haringey [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin), in which the President of the King’s Bench Division and Mr Justice Johnson considered whether to initiate contempt of court proceedings against lawyers after the citation of fake cases generated by AI. A cautionary tale for lawyers, as well as those instructing and supervising them.

Host: Leo Davidson

Guest: Andrew Edge

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