Shining a Light on Justice, Empowering Your Legal Journey
Written by John Barwell
Employment Tribunal law is changing in stages in 2026. Some rights are already in force, further reforms are expected later in the year, and ordinary unfair dismissal changes are due in 2027. This explainer sets out what workers and employers need to check now.
Written by John Barwell
Most workers do not start with an ET1. They reach employment tribunal after workplace processes, grievances, Acas early conciliation and settlement opportunities have failed. Reform must start before the tribunal door.
Written by John Barwell
New evidence shows the UK’s top legal offices may lack any auditable complaint system—an accountability vacuum at the heart of government.
Written by John Barwell
How opaque contracts and data-sharing scandals poisoned public trust in UK health policy—and what legal reforms can fix it.
Written by John Barwell
Judicial accountability · whistleblowing · Freemasonry transparency A new legal challenge over alleged judicial bullying has revived an old question: whether opaque networks, institutional loyalty and unfinished reforms leave whistleblowers facing more than their formal opponents. No grand conspiracy is proved, but the absence of disclosure leaves public trust exposed. Jurisdiction: United Kingdom Focus: JCIO, … Continue reading “Unmasking an ‘Old Boys’ Club’: Freemasonry, Whistleblowers and the UK Justice System”
Written by John Barwell
Information rights · ICO enforcement · Public accountability The Information Commissioner’s Office presents itself as the UK’s authority for information rights. But where advice, guidance and proportionality are not matched by credible enforcement, data rights risk becoming paper rights: useful in theory, but too weak in practice for the people who need them most. Category … Continue reading “The ICO: Enabling Crime Through Inaction”
Written by John Barwell
The enduring partnership between Capsticks Solicitors LLP and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) highlights systemic failures in transparency, accountability, and ethical oversight, undermining public trust in the legal profession.
Written by John Barwell
Employment Tribunal · NHS litigation · Procedural fairness Employment tribunals are meant to provide a fair, accessible route for resolving workplace disputes. That promise is weakened where claimants say they face late disclosure, incomplete bundles, missing exhibits, technical barriers and aggressive defence tactics from legally represented public bodies. Recent criticism of Capsticks’ conduct in NHS … Continue reading “Capsticks and the NHS: A Study in Litigation Tactics and Tribunal Frustration”
Written by John Barwell
Long dismissed as nuisances or obstacles to efficient litigation, Litigants in Person (LiPs)—individuals who represent themselves in court without legal representation—are challenging entrenched assumptions about their capabilities and the legal system itself.
Written by John Barwell
A Channel 4 documentary exposes severe corruption and misconduct within Avon and Somerset Police, highlighting the critical need for systemic reform.
