Coming in the wake of the recent Uber judgement in which the Employment Tribunal found that Uber drivers were workers, the CitySprint and other courier tribunals will attract a lot of Anna McCaffrey senior associate at Taylor Wessing attention. The facts will not be the same as in Uber, and so a different decision may be reached. There is no obligation on the Tribunal hearing this case to follow the decision of the Uber case, but clearly the Uber ruling was welcomed by the claimant. The courier cases will likewise be followed closely by all involved in the gig economy. Apps such as Uber and Deliveroo and other online technology companies are what many people think of first when the gig economy is mentioned. But "old economy" delivery models like the courier cases demonstrate the wider impact of the debate on worker status. Any company whose business model involves engaging individuals on short term or temporary contracts as self-employed contractors or agency workers will be looking at this litigation.