Rowe & Maw has beefed up its Lloyd's insurance group by taking barrister Martin Smith from Edwin Glasgow QC's 39 Essex Street. Smith said that he was attracted by the greater involvement in the preparation of cases and enhanced client contact in a law firm.
Alison Bunting on disability discrimination tribunal rulings. Alison Bunting is an assistant solicitor at Barlows.
Reported tribunal decisions on disability discrimination cases remain fairly scarce and anyone attempting to advise on this area of law faces difficulties since precedents do not yet exist. However, a recent case in which Barlows acted for the respondent gives some indication of the approach being taken by tribunals. The applicant was a warehouse worker […]