Lauren McCulloch

Getting Recruitment Right: Diversity - Overcoming Assumptions and Barriers to Success.

Getting Recruitment Right: Diversity - Overcoming Assumptions and Barriers to Success.

The significance of diversity in the workforce cannot be overstated, given the potential pitfalls associated with unconscious bias or preconceived notions. Diversity encompasses individuals of varying ages, religions, ethnicities, those with disabilities, and a balance between genders or those who choose not to be defined as belong to either sex.

Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and another v Agnew and others [2023] UKSC 33

Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and another v Agnew and others [2023] UKSC 33

The Supreme Court handed down it’s judgement which extends the right to seek compensation for underpaid holiday entitlements to police officers and employees of the Police Service of Northern Ireland ("PSNI"). This decision has raised considerable concerns about the proper calculation of holiday pay and cost the PSNI an estimated £30million.

Laytons successful in defending unfair prejudice petition against prosthesis disrupter

Laytons successful in defending unfair prejudice petition against prosthesis disrupter

Judgment was handed down on 19 July 2023 in Re Mitt Wearables Ltd, in which Laytons acted for the 5th respondent Koalaa Ltd, the disruptive designer of soft sleeve prostheses. Koalaa is now set to revolutionise the market for prostheses and make comfortable, adaptable and affordable prostheses for all kinds of limb differences accessible to all.