Cormac Devlin

barrister @doughtystreet (employment, discrimination, trade unions, social housing)
~views own~

[Cormac Devlin @cormac_devlin]

The nail in the coffin for the Bear Scotland argument that a three month gap between wage deductions breaks a "series" of deductions

[UK Supreme Court @UKSupremeCourt]

Judgment has been handed down today in the matter of Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and another (Appellants/Cross-Respondents) v Agnew and others (Respondents/Cross-Appellants) (Northern Ireland) (UKSC 2019/0204) https://t.co/6BHtit9Uu4

[Cormac Devlin @cormac_devlin]

@employmentwrite Deakin and Morris (7th ed 2021) has ~300 pages on collective bargaining, internal TU rules and industrial action which is good for an overview

[Finn Clarke @finnian_clarke]

My view/hope is that the government's attempts to oust JR of immigration detention using s.13 Illegal Migration Act 2023 are futile, because habeas corpus can fill the gaps left. I set this view out in more detail in the below post. Thoughts welcome!

https://t.co/rRRtgGFDpI

[Cormac Devlin @cormac_devlin]

a big day in collective labour law: does the CAC's refusal to recognise a union for collective bargaining purposes on behalf of Deliveroo riders amount to an unjustified interference with those riders' Art 11 rights?

https://t.co/GVHiUkrVV2

[Cormac Devlin @cormac_devlin]

@owens_declan @DoughtyStreet @mcornaglia94 see you there Declan!

[London Review of Books @LRB]

Then there are the witness statements: from the appellants and their families, from former employers. I’ve lost count of the number I’ve read from young children saying: ‘Please don’t take daddy away.’

@LukeEdeNoronha at the deportation tribunals:

https://t.co/ZpbrEXCDnA

[Finn Clarke @finnian_clarke]

The government is launching a series of attacks on dissenting voices, targeting trade unions and protestors alike. Justin Madders MP and Eddie Dempsey are joining us next week for some discussion of the challenges faced and the steps we can take to combat them. Come along!

[DoughtyStPublic @DoughtyStPublic]

Protecting the rights of trade unions and protestors | Wednesday 25 Jan 2023

18:30 - 20:00, followed by a drinks reception.

The seminar featuring @PippaWoodrow & Nick Toms will address the rights of trade unions and protestors.

Register your place: https://t.co/MSaJE83A8Z

[Cormac Devlin @cormac_devlin]

.@finnian_clarke and I have written a blogpost about strikes and the self-employed. Includes: criminal Bar, gig economy, Article 11 ECHR.

https://t.co/HNrV7Q91CS

[Thompsons Solicitors @ThompsonsLaw]

BREAKING

The High Court has granted permission for a judicial review of the regulations which allow agency workers to be used to undermine strikes.

We represent 11 trade unions, coordinated by @The_TUC in the legal challenge.

[Cormac Devlin @cormac_devlin]

.@finnian_clarke and I have written a short article on areas of uncertainty in the law on worker status

https://t.co/peoruoq0Yb

[Doughty Street Chambers @DoughtyStreet]

We are delighted to announce that Adeola Fadipe (@Ms_Adeola_), Cormac Devlin (@cormac_devlin) and Lameesa Iqbal (@Lameesa_Iqbal) join our Employment, Discrimination and Equality Law team.

Read more about them here 🔽

https://t.co/zP5BR0y3vU

[Cormac Devlin @cormac_devlin]

I’m very happy to be joining @DoughtyStreet today as a member of the employment and housing teams

https://t.co/nJU4b36Cyh

[Cormac Devlin @cormac_devlin]

@UVWunion is hiring a Head of Legal and x2 legal caseworkers

https://t.co/L735IV6w3u