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Email, text, WhatsApp, Zoom, Skype, Teams or an old-fashioned call, the list goes on. There are many ways in which employers and employees now connect with each other, more so since March 2020 and the disruptive force of the Covid-19 pandemic.

If it looks like a worker, walks like a worker, and talks like a worker, then it probably is a worker (in the UK anyway!)

In a recent consideration of the decision of the High Court in Re New Look Retailers (Ireland) Ltd, we raised the question as to whether that decision had introduced a new requirement, in petitions to appoint an examiner, to demonstrate to the Court’s satisfaction that the appointment is necessary.

A number of our partners have again been recognised in the latest edition of leading international legal directory Chambers and Partners.

With the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine across the country, it is important for employers to consider their role in the process and the potential impact for their workforce. Here are the answers to some of the questions which might arise in the coming months.

The Commercial Court has delivered its judgment in four test cases taken by publicans against FBD Insurance plc.