Mark Tarran
marktarran.bsky.social
Mark Tarran
@marktarran.bsky.social
Employment lawyer, Senior Editor at Practical Law. Own views.
October 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Students from my kids' school will collectively attempt to row 346km, the length of the Thames, in a single school day on indoor rowing machines, to raise money for Vineyard Community, a local homelessness/poverty/foodbank charity. Please help if you can www.justgiving.com/page/rowthet...
Teddington School's Row the Thames Challenge 🚣‍♀️
Help Vineyard Community raise money to support Vineyard Community Centre
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July 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I think some people may be forgetting how the economy actually works.
June 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Latest addition to newspeak dictionary.

Political theatre: asking a question at a government press conference.

Not political theatre: holding a press conference to declare your intention to “liberate” people from their elected representatives, then handcuffing a senator in front of cameras.
June 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
“Unchecked power”? The court IS the check.
Alito dissents, joined by Thomas, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh. He says he is “stunned” by the court’s order, decrying it as “a most unfortunate misstep that rewards an act of judicial hubris and imposed a $2 billion penalty to b American taxpayers.” They are furious. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
March 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Last day of work before Christmas break and I’ve spent several days amending our materials for the new Employment Tribunal Rules.
December 20, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Oh no, a 53 page list of mainly government amendments to the Employment Right Bill to be debated in committee. 😫https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0011/amend/employment_rights_rm_pbc_1127.pdf
publications.parliament.uk
November 27, 2024 at 11:49 AM
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If you want to have the option of using Blue Sky solely to know what employment lawyers are thinking and saying, I've created an employment lawyer list. Pin it and you can have it as an option at the top of your feed:

bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 23, 2024 at 5:55 PM
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Hello Bluesky! The UK Labour Law Blog just created an account here!

Please share and follow us.
November 21, 2024 at 5:29 PM
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Thought it was about time for a pack specific to employment lawyers. Who have I missed? Feel free to message to be added.

go.bsky.app/EThCJXr
November 10, 2024 at 10:29 AM
It was just an invitation to tweet.
A promise to the world! Contract lawyers assemble.
November 4, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Lucy Powell MP has just announced to parliament that the first substantial debate on the Employment Rights Bill (ie Second Reading debate) will be on Monday 21st October. #ukemplaw
October 10, 2024 at 10:18 AM
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Higgs v Farmor's School should be starting here any moment: www.youtube.com/@courtofappe...

A really important case, legally fascinating & a chance to watch excellent advocacy from @seanjones.org @joanneclementkc.bsky.social Chris Milsom, Sarah Fraser-Butlin KC & Richard O'Dair.
October 2, 2024 at 9:35 AM
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Good to see that someone at Practical Law is following me here. (Today’s legal update email.)
October 2, 2024 at 10:09 AM
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The Department of Business and Trade explains what is going on. S.6 REULA is not going to be brought into force for the moment, as part of the UK/EU reset.
September 27, 2024 at 1:58 PM
I’m no Starmer apologist, but the more people on the left moan about him being a red Tory, the more likely we will end up back in the hands of actual tories after 1 term. People seem to have a short collective memory of what actual Tory government was like.
September 24, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Hello friends. First time posting on here. Rather than say something erudite I’m just going to bemoan the fact that I left it too late and now the ILS Oxford Conference in Cambridge is sold out. I am bereft, it’s literally the highlight of my working year. Yes, I lead a sad life.
August 23, 2024 at 7:23 AM