[2025] EWCA Civ 1466

Case Nos: CA-2024-000736 &

CA-2024-001927

ON APPEAL FROM THE EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL

The Honourable Mr Justice Bourne

His Honour Judge Martyn Barklem

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

Before:

LORD JUSTICE PETER JACKSON

LORD JUSTICE COULSON
and

LADY JUSTICE ELISABETH LAING

Between:

Adam Solomon KC, Chris Milsom and Tamsin Sandiford (instructed by The Wilkes Partnership LLP) for Ian Rice

Nadia Motraghi KC, Rad Kohanzad and Daisy van den Berg (instructed by Atkinson Rose) for Wicked Vision Limited

Schona Jolly KC and Dee Masters (instructed by CM Murray LLP)for Protect (formerly Public Concern at Work)

Nicholas Bidnell-Edwards (instructed by Guardian Law Limited) for Barton Turns Developments Limited

Jeffrey Jupp KC and Christopher Canning (instructed by Premier Legal) for Gail Treadwell

Hearing dates: 14 and 15 October 2025

Approved Judgment

This judgment was handed down remotely at 2 pm on 14 November 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.

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