Employment

James Boyd predominantly acts on behalf of employers. He does a substantial amount of work for NHS trusts as well as large multinational companies, and regularly appears before the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the Court of Appeal.

He is charming and very easy to work with as an opponent. He's forthright on issues and has an appropriate manner.

James is a brilliant barrister who puts clients at ease and approaches the case in a pragmatic and logical manner, securing positive outcomes at the tribunal.

Anisa Niaz-Dickinson is adept at handling complex and high-profile cases in the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal. She is experienced in a wide range of employment concerns, including whistle-blowing, unfair dismissal, discrimination and harassment. She handles cases for both claimants and respondents.

Anisa is exceptional in both client care and advocacy. She is my first-choice barrister.

Anisa is a fabulous advocate. She's incredibly well prepared with unsurpassed legal knowledge, excellent with client witnesses, approachable and invested in the client's outcome and objectives.

Anisa has good attention to detail and is suitably robust throughout her advocacy.

Anisa is an excellent barrister. She took ownership of cases for the client and managed them efficiently, which resulted in an excellent result for the client.

Ben Williams regularly appears before tribunals handling a range of employment issues, but he deals particularly with unfair dismissal, TUPE and discrimination issues on behalf of respondent clients. He is experienced in injunctive relief and restrictive covenants, and has specific expertise in working with healthcare clients.

With Ben an all-round excellent service is always guaranteed.

He is easygoing and friendly as an opponent.

Martin Budworth has a strong practice encompassing both tribunal work and commercial employment claims such as those concerning restrictive covenants. He tends to represent senior executives or other high-profile individuals.

Martin is very good at finding solutions to tricky issues and he is very persuasive.