A female planning enforcement officer for Kent County Council has been awarded more than £37,000 at an employment tribunal, after partly winning an equal pay claim. The employee raised concerns after being placed on a lower pay band than her male predecessor, despite undertaking the same responsibilities within Kent County Council's two-person planning enforcement team. A tribunal found that the council had breached the sex equality clause and that its assessment of the emplo

With official figures showing UK redundancies are rising, our immigration partner, Alex Finch, writing for Employer News, looks at how losing your job creates serious consequences for workers on sponsored visas. For Skilled Worker visa holders, dismissal affects not only employment but also immigration status, family stability and long-term settlement plans. Employers must notify the Home Office within 10 working days after employment ends, triggering a visa cancellation pro

Recent falling net migration figures show that the Government's tough stance on immigration policy is having its intended effect. However at what cost to the economy? Our partner, Alex Finch, writing in Law News, argues that the Government has failed to make a confident public case for legal migration as a driver of growth, productivity, and competitiveness. He believes that skilled migrants are a major fiscal asset to Britain, and puts the case for reframing the immigration

We are delighted to share that Constantine Law has been recommended by Doyles Guide as a Leading Employer-focused London Employment Law Firm 2026, with two of our partners also obtaining personal rankings. Employment partner, Will Clayton, has been recognised once again and is now ranked as a Leading Lawyer across both Employer Representation and Employee representation categories. Having secured a huge seven-figure settlement in a discrimination case last year, Will's repu

Last week's announcement of our two new partner hires, James Baker and Julie Goodway has been picked up by the legal press. Read more below: Constantine Law expands with new hires - Solicitors Journal https://www.newlawjournal.co.uk/content/constantine-law-james-baker-julie-goodway https://employernews.co.uk/news/james-baker-head-of-employment-at-lee-thompson-and-julie-goodway-from-thomas-mansfield-solicitors-join-constantine-law/

James Baker, Head of Employment at Lee & Thompson and Julie Goodway from Thomas Mansfield Solicitors join Constantine Law Two new senior partner hires at consultant led employment /regulatory law firm take number of specialist employment partners to 12. PRESS RELEASE 1 st April 2026: Constantine Law, the ranked (Chambers and Legal 500) consultant-led “agile” employment and regulatory specialist law firm has recruited two new partners to its growing employment team: James

What steps is the Government taking to allay the pressures on the ET – and will these go far enough? A version of this article first appeared in Employer News 24 March 2026 Last week’s Employment Tribunal statistics show that pressure on the UK’s Employment Tribunal system continues to grow. In Q3 2025 there were around 52,000 open cases, increasing to 58,000 by the end of December 2025, an increase of roughly 11–12% in just one quarter. The widening gap between claims rec

Constantine Law act for Donagh O'Sullivan in his whistleblowing claim against Battersea Power Station and the case is being widely reported in the press: Financial Times (£): Battersea Power Station in dispute with fired CEO over accounts The Times (£): Sacked Battersea Power Station chief sues in whistleblowing row City AM: Ex-Battersea Power Station boss takes owners to court over dismissal Solicitors Journal: High-profile case against Battersea executives - Solicitor

PRESS RELEASE 19 March 2026 Mr O'Sullivan is advised by Constantine Law Don O’Sullivan (former CEO of the iconic Battersea Power Station redevelopment) is bringing a claim for unfair dismissal and whistleblowing detriment against Battersea Power Station Development Company and four senior Malaysian executives, in what will be a high-profile case in the Employment Tribunal. In Don O’Sullivan v Battersea Power Station (and others) reported in the Financial Times , today,