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.

The end of the Shortage Occupation List as we know it?

As commissioned by the Government in August 2022, the Migration Advisory Committee (“MAC”) has published its long-awaited report following a major review into the Shortage Occupation List (“SOL"). It’s headline-grabbing recommendations include scrapping the SOL altogether. The reasons given are that it no longer serves the purposes for which it was originally intended.

Staying proceedings in favor of arbitration: New Guidance from the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Staying proceedings in favor of arbitration: New Guidance from the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

In line with every contracting state to the New York Convention 1958, the courts of England & Wales will stay proceedings brought in the courts of England & Wales and refer the parties to arbitration where an agreement to arbitrate exists unless the court finds that the agreement to arbitrate is null and void.