Allegation
The Perils of an ‘Informal Chat’
The Treasury called it an informal chat. A coroner called it a risk of future death. What the inquest into Chloe Moffat’s death tells us about…
Insights
Plain-English guidance on workplace defence
Disciplinary hearings, gross misconduct, appeals, settlement agreements and the employment tribunal — explained the way we explain them to clients: clearly, accurately, and without the jargon.
ACAS
ACAS is rewriting the disciplinary rulebook
Here is what it means if you are the one under investigation. On 30 July 2026 ACAS published a draft of a new statutory Code of…
Settlement Agreements
Why Do Employers Refuse to Settle Employment Claims?
If you’ve been dismissed unfairly, discriminated against, or subjected to an unfair disciplinary process, one of the first questions you may ask is: “Why won’t my…
Gross Misconduct
Accused of Gross Misconduct? What It Really Means — and How Allegations Are Defended
A specialist workplace defence advocate explains the legal threshold employers must meet, the procedural failures that decide cases, and what to do the moment the allegation…
Employment Tribunal
The Employment Tribunal Crisis: Why Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied.
An in-depth assessment of the current crisis facing the tribunal service and how it impacts the people it was supposed to help. Let me paint you…
ACAS
The Disciplinary Process:
What Should Happen, Why It Often Doesn’t, and What the Data Tells Us Workplace disciplinary proceedings carry real consequences — for careers, livelihoods, and professional reputations.…
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