Louise Reed

On Tuesday 13th January 2026, we filed an appeal to the Supreme Court in Rice v Wicked Vision, the landmark whistleblowing case that could reshape how personal liability applies to managers and business owners in dismissal cases. This is the culmination of a journey through every level of the UK court system. Why We Are Taking This Case to the Highest Court In November 2025, the Court of Appeal delivered a judgment that was remarkable in its clarity. Three senior judges unanimously agreed...

We recently acted in the Wicked Vision case at the Court of Appeal in a case challenging how whistleblowing law applies to employers and individual managers. The judgment has now been handed down, and the decision contains significant observations about the fairness of the current legal framework. Our team outside the Royal Courts of Justice Understanding the Rice v Wicked Vision Case The case centred on a fundamental question in employment law: can an employee who is dismissed for...

Introduction The UK government is currently debating significant changes to workers’ rights, encapsulated in the Employment Rights Bill...