Employment

Our team of employment barristers are renowned for their excellent work. They bring great subject knowledge and a pragmatic approach to all cases irrespective of the nature of the employment claim. We operate all across the UK, advising and representing both claimants and respondents in the full spectrum of employment claims ranging from equal pay to holiday pay and everything in between.

A willingness to go the extra mile has led to references in legal directories for being ‘skilled, accessible and likeable’, and we take great pride in our reputation for being approachable and giving our clients an efficient, highly effective service.

1995

Andrea Chute (Door Tenant)

1998
Mark Williams barrister

Mark Williams

2005

Seán McHugh

2009

Jennifer Linford

2010

James Bromige - Head of Employment

2013
Adam Farhadian-Griffiths

Adam Griffiths

2013
Mike Blitz

Mike Blitz

2016

Anna Johns

2018

Méabh McGee

2021

Alicia Doble

2021

Andy Pickett

2023

Sophie Sheerin (Second Six Pupil)

2023

Michael Magier (Second Six Pupil)

In addition to cases in the Employment Tribunal and Appeal Tribunal the team regularly assist with employment related matters in the High and County Courts including restrictive covenant claims and those that overlap both such as stress at work claims. Members of the team also assist with associated discipline of Professional Disciplinary, representing clients in internal hearings and appeals as well as undertaken investigations into grievances for companies and organisations.

The employment barristers work across a broad section of industries and professions with clients including private individuals, small to medium sized enterprises, public limited companies, unions, NHS trusts and schools/academies. The team also has a long history of working successfully with Legal Expenses Insurers and have achieved panel status with two of the industries leading companies. We believe this to be a considerable endorsement of the team’s abilities and levels of service standards.

Members of the team are active across the whole of Great Britain and last year appeared at tribunals in Ashford; Birmingham; Bodmin; Bristol; Bury-St-Edmunds; Cambridge; Cardiff; Carmarthen; Central London; East London; Employment Appeal Tribunal; Exeter; Glasgow; Leeds; Leicester; Lincoln; Liverpool; London South; Manchester; Newcastle-Upon-Tyne; Nottingham; Plymouth; Pontypridd; Reading; Sheffield; Southampton; Swansea; Watford and Welshpool.

We can provide knowledgeable advice and expert representation in every area of employment and discrimination law, including:

  • All forms of discrimination (sex, race, disability, religion or belief, age, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation and gender reassignment)
  • Constructive unfair dismissal
  • Contractual disputes
  • Costs
  • Equal pay
  • Industrial action and trade union matters
  • Injunctive relief (restrictive covenants)
  • Partnership disputes
  • Pension loss
  • Professional disciplinary matters
  • Redundancy Trade union matters
  • TUPE transfers
  • Unlawful deductions of wages
  • Unfair dismissal
  • Whistleblowing
  • Working time
  • Wrongful dismissal

Further information in relation to fees and timescales can be found here.

For further information about our employment team or to request a quote please get in touch.
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