Chesca Lord

Barrister at Cloisters specialising in Employment, Discrimination, Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Law

[Chesca Lord @chescalord]

@danielsusskind Totally agree - have you read the absolutely brilliant 'Motherhood Penalty' book by @PregnantScrewed, which makes the compelling economic argument for proper investment in a decent childcare system? Highly recommend it if not yet

[Chesca Lord @chescalord]

If you're planning on working on your pupillage applications this weekend ahead of the gateway deadline next week, here is a helping hand. Best of luck!

[Cloisters @CloistersLaw]

📢Pupillage applicants, today is your lucky day!

Chesca Lord, Head of the Pupillage Committee gives her top tips on how to ace your pupillage application.

With 5 days to go, its not to be missed!

📅 Deadline: 9th Feb

Read here: 👉
https://t.co/1jHv71Ivwp
#pupillage #gateway

[Chesca Lord @chescalord]

Some brilliant speakers lined up for today's virtual Tech Con - Dr Mark Slack from @CMRSurgical kicking things off with exciting advances in robotics in minimal access surgery

[Cloisters @CloistersLaw]

Tickets for Cloisters TechCon 2021 are now available to be booked. For more information and to purchase your ticket click the link below!
https://t.co/n7Dy9LkV1c

[Chesca Lord @chescalord]

Summary of the SC Mencap ruling precluding sleep in workers from the NMW from the excellent @CasparQC:

[Caspar Glyn KC @CasparKC]

It should be remembered this Is a Twitter thread. You should read the judgment in full.

1. Where it is intended that a sleep-in worker is to sleep save for emergencies they are not working for the purposes of the NMW when sleeping and not working.

[Chesca Lord @chescalord]

SC finds that sleep-in care workers only entitled to NMW while awake for the purposes of working, not when sleeping. I analyse the judgment & its implications here: https://t.co/gKLWqSVtdB #ukemplaw

[Chesca Lord @chescalord]

BREAKING NEWS: SC finds that sleep-in care workers only entitled to NMW while awake for the purposes of working, not when sleeping

[Pippa Woodrow @PippaWoodrow]

To any women fined on #ClaphamCommon last night: please contact me if you need help to challenge them.

Police have discretion to withdraw FPNs but the letters will not make this clear and will say being prosecuted in court is the only way to avoid paying. #ReclaimTheseStreets

[Chesca Lord @chescalord]

It’s fine I didn’t need to type anything today anyway

[Chesca Lord @chescalord]

Pupillage applications have opened today, good luck to all those applying this year!

[Cloisters @CloistersLaw]

The pupillage gateway opens today until 11am on 8 February 2021. This year we are recruiting for 2 pupillages to start in October 2021 and 2 to start in October 2022. More info on our website. Best of luck to all applicants!

https://t.co/SM1dypvBDg

[Scott Bryan @scottygb]

We all need a bit of a lift, so here’s my favourite BBC News / Sky News / other British news moments of 2020.

[Chesca Lord @chescalord]

Right, back to work now so I can actually buy some of those! Anyone else have any #shoplocal or #supportsmallbusiness #Christmasshopping recommendations?

[Chesca Lord @chescalord]

5 weeks until Christmas! 🎄🥂 2020 has been a tough year for independent businesses, so here are 10 ideas how to #supportlocal & #supportsmallbusiness instead of Mr Bezos via your #Christmasshopping or #ChristmasList 🎅🏼

[Chesca Lord @chescalord]

10. Give your fave independents a social medial plug and positive reviews! I ❤️ https://t.co/hSbXmdXynu baby gifts, @Cecily_Vessey, @NunheadGardner, @alfelstead @LauraPearseArt & IG @bacanelloart, @Morrows1912, @fredds_flowers, @LOM_FASHION @ThisIsRosaBloom &
@BirdandWolfUK