Each month we summarise the employment law developments you need to know about that happened in the previous month. We look at significant recent cases, new legislation and other interesting developments.

Please note: this article is up-to-date as at 31 December 2025. Employment law changes rapidly and we will include any further updates in our next article.

Case updates

This month we look at two cases. Our first is DBP v Scottish Ambulance Service, where the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) had to decide whether the employment tribunal (ET) should have granted the claimant's application to anonymise its judgment permanently. Was a 12 month non-competition clause enforceable? This was the question before the High Court in our second case, Tom James UK Ltd v Potter.

DBP brought various ET claims. Before the full hearing she applied for a permanent anonymity order on the grounds of her poor mental health, which included previous self-harm and a suicide attempt. She was concerned that her family would find out. The ET refused to make the order. Her claims were dismissed after the hearing and the judgment was entered on the public register, without being anonymised. Over a year later – by which time DBP had become a mother – she applied for anonymity again. She argued that continued publication of the judgment created a risk to her mental health and she offered to fund an expert medical report to show that it created further risk of harm to her. She asked for an oral hearing...

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