This webinar is brought to you by the Garden Court Chambers Employment Law Team.
| Date: | Wednesday 11 March 2026 |
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| Time: | 6.00pm-8.00pm |
| Venue: | Garden Court Chambers, 9 Carmelite Street, London, EC4Y 0DR |
| Cost: | Free |
| Areas of Law: | Employment and Discrimination Law |
The Employment Rights Act 2025 received royal assent 18 December 2025, with some of the most significant changes in labour law in over a decade to take effect over the next 12 months.
This event will cover the major changes and their practical implications, including changes to the rules around :
- Collective redundancy
- Fire and rehire
- Unfair dismissal claims : 6 month qualifying period, no compensation cap and longer time limits
- Fire and rehire
- Zero-hours contracts : guaranteed hours/shifts
- Family and bereavement leave
- Restrictions on ‘non-disclosure agreements’
- Trade Unions and industrial action
Speakers
Oscar Davies (they/them), Barrister, Garden Court Chambers (Chair)
Oscar is an award-winning barrister and is ranked as a ‘Rising Star’ in the Legal 500. Oscar undertakes a range of civil and public law work, including employment, education, human rights, commercial and property/housing. Oscar won ‘LGBTQ+: Champion of the Year’ at the Legal 500 ESG Awards 2024. Oscar has considerable experience in belief claims. Oscar represented a claimant where the tribunal found that his political belief could be considered a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 (Moore v Southern Housing Group Limited ET 2301442-2020). Oscar recently wrote an article for the New Law Journal and the Discrimination Law Association entitled ‘Gender critical cases: making bad law?’.Oscar represents claimants in all areas, though particularly those with disabilities, or bringing sexuality or gender reassignment-related claims.
Nicola Braganza KC, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
Nicola is recognised as a leading barrister specialising in Equality and Discrimination Law, Public Law and Human Rights. Her broad practice spans the areas of Employment, Education, Community Care, Immigration and Asylum Law. Nicola has considerable experience in bringing complex and large-scale challenges against the state, including civil claims for damages on behalf of individuals and groups. She has particular expertise in representing highly vulnerable adults and children, including victims of trafficking and modern slavery, and those held in immigration detention.
Michael Engelhardt-Sprack, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
Michael has extensive experience over many years of providing advice and advocacy in relation to employment disputes, having represented in claims for unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, wages and breach of contract. Michael is also regularly instructed to appear in the Employment Appeal Tribunal, and has argued discrimination points in the Court of Appeal in the context of social housing. He also advises and represents employees, former employees and others in claims and applications for injunctive relief in the High Court and County Court regarding alleged breach of confidence, restrictive covenants and/or inducement. Michael has been ranked as a leading junior in the Legal 500 for employment for some years, and has represented in numerous complex and high profile employment disputes, including more recently Donaldson et al v British Airways (ET, appeal pending in EAT) and Shannon Burns v Gitpod (ET, appeal pending in EAT).
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