Our employment law barristers offer specialist advice and representation to employees and employers in all areas of employment law. Clients tell us they instruct us for our commercial, competitive and practical approach.
Many of our employment law barristers are qualified for direct public access – so can be instructed by individuals without going through a solicitor.
Nikolas Clarke is the head of our employment law group. He is a part-time fee-paid employment judge and deputy district judge.
Our expertise
We represent individuals, businesses, charities, and public sector employers.
Our work covers:
- Unfair dismissal, including constructive dismissal claims
- Discrimination claims (age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation), harassment and victimisation.
- Whistleblowing claims
- Redundancies, TUPE transfers, working time, holiday and sickness claims
- Health and safety, including Covid-19, claims
- Jurisdictional issues, including employee/worker status, territoriality, limitation, etc.
- Post-employment issues, such as advising on settlement agreements and restraint of trade claims/injunctive proceedings, enforcement.
Alternative dispute resolution
Within our team, we have outstanding accredited mediators with experience of diverse employment-related disputes. Our barrister mediators are often instructed in judicial mediations and dispute resolution appointments in employment tribunals and regularly achieve good settlements through such hearings.
Members of the team also represent clients in private mediations, round-the-table discussions and advise on settlement negotiations and costs more widely.
Senior members of the team, including those with judicial experience, can offer private neutral evaluations.
