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Plain-English analysis of the case law, regulatory changes and pay-recovery strategies shaping our work.

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Group litigation

What the rulings so far have found about the Ryanair engagement structure

Courts in three countries have examined the arrangement under which pilots were supplied. We explain what those rulings found about how the structure worked in practice — and what they do, and do not, decide about the High Court claim.

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Holiday pay

King v Sash Window Workshop — how far back can workers really claim?

Following the CJEU ruling, workers misclassified as self-employed can claim holiday entitlement back to 1998 — when the Working Time Directive was introduced. We explain who qualifies, and the limits.

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Loan Charge

Mitigating the Loan Charge via agency PAYE — the strategy explained

Following Hoey and Finucane, we have identified an angle. Where an Agency should have operated PAYE under s 44 ITEPA but didn't, contractors may recover the tax they paid.

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Umbrella Companies

Employer's NIC, the Apprenticeship Levy, and what your payslip is hiding

These two deductions cost umbrella-engaged contractors thousands of pounds a year. The law is clear: they shouldn't be coming out of your pocket. We walk through a real payslip.

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Regulation

What 'SRA-regulated' actually means for you as a claimant

The Solicitors Regulation Authority sets the bar that we — and every firm holding ourselves out as solicitors — are held to. Here is what that guarantees in practice when your money is on the line.

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Funding

How No Win, No Fee works — and how we think about funder partnerships

The mechanics of a DBA/CFA, the role of After-the-Event insurance, and why a properly-funded group action can pursue a defendant for years without the claimant ever opening their wallet.

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