Employment

With three group members on the Treasury Panel, and high quality and high value employment work regularly undertaken by all group members, the group has significant strength in depth to advise clients in all areas of employment law. Several are qualified to accept public access instructions.

As well as all the mainstream employment claims, particular expertise includes regular instructions in restrictive covenant and breach of fiduciary duty cases; extensive experience of employment claims raising personal injury and choice of forum issues, such as stress and harassment claims; claims by members against their unions and regular repeat instructions in DDA cases. Instructions come from a broad range of clients, including multi-national companies, City institutions, local authorities, trade unions and NHS Trusts; as well as from both claimants and respondents.

Recent appellate cases undertaken by group members include Neary v Special Childrens Education and MOD (EAT 2.8.10); Dickins v O2 [2009] IRLR 58 (CA); Ferguson v British Gas (2009) CA; Sunley v HMP Durham (EAT 2009); Towergate London Market Ltd v Harris [2008] ICR 1200; Henry v LB Southwark (26.2.08 EAT); Beckett Management Group v Hall [2007] IRLR 793; Scott-Davies v Redgate [2007] ICR 348; Barke v SEETEC [2005] IRLR 633 (CA); Connex v Bangs [2005] IRLR 763 (CA).