The Supreme Court is hearing an appeal by Asda against a ruling by the Court of Appeal…[the] appeal is Asda’s final chance to argue that Asda shop floor workers – most of whom are women – cannot be compared to predominantly-male distribution centre staff for the purposes of equal pay.

The case has captured the attention of national and global press because the ruling...will have massive ramifications for other ongoing equal pay claim cases by workers at Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Co-op and Tesco.

This landmark case is the UK’s biggest equal pay claim and without precedent in the private sector. The total estimate of the claims against the five supermarkets, if they lose their cases, and are ordered to pay all eligible staff could be over £8 billion.

...Lauren Lougheed, a partner in the employment team, said...“We are hopeful that we can win on this issue for the fourth time in the Supreme Court, to prove once and for all that the roles are comparable, and continue on to win the overall fight for equal pay for our clients.”