Employment

David Reade KC is a hugely respected silk with expertise that runs the gamut of employment law. His prowess includes TUPE, restrictive covenants, discrimination and employment status cases. He is known for leading landmark disputes in the UK and across Europe, including those which intersect with partnership and pensions law, as well as those considering the entitlement to minimum wage in various contexts.

"David is an expectational advocate."

"He's a very persuasive advocate who engages well with the court. He's excellent."

"David is a superb advocate with exceptional knowledge of the law."

"David Reade is a very responsive and extremely knowledgeable barrister whose advice is always clear and sent across in a format and in a language that could easily be digestible by us and the client."

Alexander Robson handles a swathe of employment matters in the High Court, including TUPE, discrimination, unfair dismissal, bonuses and restrictive covenants. His employment practice benefits from his strength in commercial law.

"I cannot praise Alexander highly enough. He is clever, committed, hardworking and great to work with."

"Alexander is extremely clever and very easy to work with."

"Alexander is my go-to person for breaches of restrictive covenants."

"He is brilliant, unruffled and has a warm manner with clients. Alexander is a calm and persuasive advocate."

Gavin Mansfield KC is a highly regarded silk known for his injunctive work, handling high-profile restraint of trade and team move cases in the High Court. He has noted expertise in representing clients in the professional services, financial services and insurance sectors.

"Gavin is my absolute go-to for any KC required work."

"Gavin has huge gravitas in the legal profession."

"Gavin is a total expert in his field. He is phenomenal in court."

Matthew Sheridan is predominantly involved in disputes relating to unlawful competition and business protection matters, but also deals with more traditional employment law matters such as whistle-blowing and discrimination.

"I'd instruct Matthew on every matter if I could!"

"Matthew is meticulous and exceptional on his feet."

"Matthew is the real deal."

Mohinderpal Sethi KC frequently acts for some of the biggest clients in the financial services industry. He is particularly knowledgeable about restrictive covenants and specialises in complex international business protection litigation in the context of restraint of trade and team moves. Sethi is also an authority on discrimination law, as evidenced by his leadership of the Yorkshire Cricket investigation.

"Mohinderpal is superb in high-value and high-profile matters."

"Mohinderpal gives critical strategic advice and pulls out all the stops to assist in bringing matters to a satisfactory conclusions."

"I'm not sure there is any other person in the UK that has the specialist knowledge of state immunity and diplomatic immunity matters that Mo Sethi has."

Sam Neaman acts for major businesses and government clients in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, particularly in commercial and injunction employment matters. He also has a recognised specialism in medical employment cases.

"Sam is an amazing advocate."

"He is a leading junior in the employment world.He marries his expertise with superb communication skills, quickly gaining the trust and confidence of his clients.He is quite simply exceptional."

Sam is a superbly knowledgeable, “roll your sleeves up" barrister, who has great tenacity and eye for detail. He's also an excellent trial advocate.

Adam Solomon KC represents both employees and employers in the Employment Appeal Tribunal, High Court and Court of Appeal. He is recognised for his expertise in post-employment litigation such as high-value team moves, restrictive covenant enforcement and confidential information issues.

"Adam is the most tenacious advocate that I have had the privilege of seeing in action."

"Adamis one of the go-to barristers for injunctive relief hearings."

"Adam is excellent on his feet and is bold and robust with his advice."

Charlotte Davies runs a successful employment practice that intersects with commercial law. She specialises in High Court proceedings relating to restrictive covenants, unlawful competition and business protection. She also handles more traditional employment law matters such as dismissal and discrimination claims. She often advises clients from the financial services sector.

"Charlotte is a phenomenal force of nature.She convinces people of her way of thinking without them realising."

"She is fantastic. She provides clear, astute and practical advice in complex disputes."

"Lottie is insightful, smart and really personable, great with the team and clients too."

"She is generous with her time and thoughtful in her advice yet commercial and succinct. Her advocacy is firm but empathetic making her the barrister of choice for employers facing litigants in person."

Daniel Tatton Brown KC is an impressive silk who centres his practice on employee competition litigation, tribunal claims and appellate work in the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the Court of Appeal. He has knowledge of a raft of different issues including discrimination, whistle-blowing, collective labour law and redundancy.

"Daniel has a fabulous legal brain."

"Daniel'sadvice is succinct, punchy and persuasive."

"Danielis absolutely excellent."

Jonathan Cohen KC is a talented silk who focuses his practice on complex issues of fiduciary duties and serious fraud. Sources also consider him to be a go-to advocate for restraint of trade issues and injunctive work.

"Jonathan is robust, intellectual and has your back."

"I trust Jonathan's judgement. He's a really sharp, excellent KC."

Lucy Bone represents corporate and financial services clients in a range of employment issues. Her cases often contain crossover issues relating to other practice areas such as IP, partnership and company law. She frequently acts in cases concerning team moves and restrictive covenants.

"Lucy is superb and is our go-to for employee restrictive covenant instructions."

"Lucy Bone is very measured and good in cross-examination. Her oral argument is really, really powerful, persuasive and ends on the right note."

Ming-Yee Shiu is recognised for her technical expertise in employment, as well as her complementary commercial practice which often sees her in cases involving board members or senior executives of large organisations. She focuses mainly on injunctive relief and restrictive covenant matters, and has experience of advocating in the High Court.

"Ming-Yee is really strong tactically and helped us get a good result. She is very approachable and has a measured style of advocacy in court. She is very clear, precise and persuasive."

"Ming-Yee is extremely good both focusing on the detail and getting to grips with it. I really trust her judgement and have confidence in her to delve deep while being a reliable advisor."

"She quickly grasps the complex background facts, swiftly identifies the issues of greatest importance to the client and gives commercial advice as how best to proceed."

"She is extremely good, very pleasant, responsive and extremely bright. She is particularly strong on restrictive covenants."

Selwyn Bloch KC is an industry-leading specialist on restrictive covenants, restraint of trade and confidentiality, who has authored a textbook that is cited in the courts. His international practice sees him acting as lead counsel to clients in the financial services sector in significant team move litigation, particularly when matters overlap with US jurisdictions.

"Selwyn is a top flight lawyer when it comes to non-competition agreements and restrictive covenants."

Dale Martin KC is well versed in complex and high-value multi-claimant litigation, and has a strong reputation in injunctive and appellate proceedings. He also has experience of claims relating to holiday pay and has acted in high-profile cases relating to equal pay.

"Dale possesses a razor-sharp intellect."

"Dale is superb tactically and is very commercial and proactive."

"Dale has an astute legal mind with a meticulous eye for detail. He manages intricate proceedings with command and finesse."

Lydia Banerjee has amassed an impressive body of experience across a number of cutting-edge employment law issues, including worker status. In addition, she is able to skilfully handle everything from discrimination claims to breach of contract and restrictive covenant cases.

"Strategic and client-centric, Lydia has a tactical edge that brings practical solutions to legal proceedings."

"Lydia Banerjee has great client relationship skills. She is able to work through delicate issues with clients. She is commercial and responsive."

"Lydia supported us admirably by providing key strategy advice throughout. She is approachable, easy to deal with and able to grasp complex issues quickly. She is excellent on her feet."

Nicholas Siddall KC is a highly skilled silk who is widely praised for his client service. He regularly appears in the Employment Tribunal and the High Court on behalf of claimants and respondents, handling both discrimination and commercial employment claims.

"Nicholas is excellent."

"Nicholas is exceptional in all areas."

"Nicholas is a masterful advocate."

"Nick masters the factual background excellently and is very smart and tactical.He focusses swiftly on the key issues and is very user-friendly in sensitive cases."

"Clearly an expert in employment, with bags of experience and knowledge. He's client-friendly, commercial and quickly builds a rapport with the client."

Carol Davis KC handles complex tribunal cases, focusing particularly on sensitive whistle-blowing and discrimination cases. She also has noted experience in cases relating to termination and pay.

"Carol delivers a masterclass in cross-examination."

"She is brilliant tactically, robust in her approach, very able to manage challenging behaviour and is immensely supportive with the instructing solicitor team when the pressure is on."

Charlene Ashiru is a strong advocate and a client-friendly barrister who enjoys a varied caseload which covers employment claims relating to discrimination, unfair dismissal and whistle-blowing.

"Charlene is enormously hardworking, very focused and can connect with a huge range of people."

"Charlene has amazing recollection for the details of a case."

"My 'go to' barrister, Charlene is exceptional. She is quick to get to grips with key issues on a matter and provides excellent commercially-focussed advice. She's very skilled in advocacy too."

"Charlene has great commerciality and distills complex matters to non-lawyers expertly. She is highly intelligent and down-to-earth."

Grahame Anderson is a respected advocate who is well-versed in discrimination claims, high-value team move litigation, and legally complex cases involving issues such as immigration status.

"Grahame's written work is outstanding."

"Grahame is an unflappable advocate."

"Grahame is incredibly efficient with brilliant whistleblowing expertise. He's very quick to distil the facts of the case into a legal argument."

"Grahame handles complex and sensitive cases with real skill. He is able to judge perfectly when to be more forceful when the circumstances require it."

"His written work and oral advocacy show a very impressive, consistently high standard. He is able to explain complicated concepts/facts in a way that is readily understandable and persuasive."

James Bickford Smith is a good choice for employment cases at the commercial end of the spectrum, such as disputes over restrictive covenants. He has appeared in High Court trials relating to a range of matters including TUPE and bonus disputes.

"James really gets on top of the details. He is very thoughtful about his work."

"James is an exceptional barrister. He goes above and beyond, and is unflappable in the most stressful situations. He is responsive, user-friendly, a good tactical thinker and quick on his feet."

Jeremy Lewis KC is a strong employment law barrister who frequently engages in leading whistle-blowing claims and transfer of undertaking matters. He also has notable experience with issues of unfair dismissal, equal pay and garden leave.

"Jeremy is excellent in all areas."

"Jeremy has amazing attention to detail."

"Jeremy is probably the most intelligent barrister I've worked with. He is exceedingly hardworking and is all over the detail."

Niran de Silva KC utilises his experience as a derivatives broker to handle high-value employment disputes relating to whistle-blowing, discrimination and restrictive covenants in the financial services sector. He has additional knowledge of multi-claimant equal pay litigation and is noted for his experience representing police forces in various matters.

"Niran truly goes above and beyond and the quality of his advice has been superb. He is incredibly impressive."

"Niran is an excellent and very calm barrister."

Antony Sendall is a knowledgeable employment barrister who is experienced in injunction work as well as a range of discrimination claims and other matters.

"Antony inspires confidence in clients and is very supportive."

"Antony is a talented and experienced barrister who I would not hesitate to recommend."

Nicholas Goodfellow is a commercially-minded employment law barrister specialising in High Court work. He has represented numerous corporate claimants in matters including restrictive covenant enforcement and the misappropriation of company assets.

"Nicholasprovides practical and tactical excellence. He is one of the barristers I look to use."

"Nick is brilliant. He is very straightforward and user-friendly, liked by clients and he understands the issues they are facing. He's a lot more commercial than other barristers."

Sophia Berry is admired for her employment practice before the tribunals and the High Court. She has a strong command of commercial employment matters as well as equality law.

"Sophiais extremely bright. Her written work and research are impressive. Clients appreciate her pragmatic and supportive approach."

"Sophia is absolutely superb."

"Her advocacy is very clear, no nonsense, credible and persuasive. Her written work is very good; it's compelling and presents clear arguments."

Georgina Churchhouse comes recommended for her ability to bring cases in the Employment Tribunal and on appeal. She is regularly instructed in claims of unfair dismissal, whistle-blowing and discrimination.

"Georgina is very good. She is highly thorough, capable and does the work really well. She always prepared well and is very user-friendly for instruction."

"Georgina is very friendly, very detail-focused and enjoyable to work with."

"Georgina has been proactive and very successful dealing with the tribunal."

Georgina Leadbetter is an accomplished junior barrister who is able to boast wide expertise in substantial employment cases up to the Supreme Court. She is skilled in handling discrimination and unfair dismissal claims.

"The sharpest junior I have worked with, picks up every detail and comes up with clever solutions to issues."

Clients regularly instruct Joel Wallace on matters connected to discriminatory behaviour in the workplace. He is particularly well-regarded for his expertise in issues related to social media.

"Joel can work flexibly and think on his feet to deal with last-minute applications and changes of position. He is extremely personable and with very good, clear and precise drafting skills."

"Joel is really thorough and very well-prepared with brilliant written work."

"Joel an impressive junior barrister who gets to grips with complex issues quickly, is clear, calm and a very good advocate in the tribunal."

"Joel Wallace lives and breathes cases and is always available even when tight deadlines come up. He was meticulous in his preparation and submissions whilst remaining commercial throughout."

Joseph Bryan is an impressive yet approachable barrister who is an excellent choice for claimants and respondents seeking advice on discrimination, whistle-blowing and unfair dismissal claims. He frequently acts unled in the Employment Tribunal and has experience before the senior courts.

"Joseph is a brilliant barrister. He grasps the legal issues very quickly and is always one step ahead. He is great with clients, calm in stressful situations, and he isn't fazed by pushy opponents."

"Joseph was key to getting a good result. Joseph runs rings around opponents and knows how to get the judge onside."

Dedicated employment specialist Mark Humphreys has particular expertise in whistleblowing and discrimination claims. His work also covers the complexities of unfair dismissal and disability detriment in the workplace.

"Mark Humphreys is brilliant."

"Mark is great with clients and is eminently persuasive."

"Mark is very good to work with, very helpful and very commercially aware."

Tim Goodwin is regularly sought out for his expertise in whistleblowing claims, as well as workplace discrimination connected to age, sex and philosophical beliefs.

"Tim is absolutely fantastic. Clients love him, he's commercially aware and a strong advocate."

"Tim is very on the ball, very sensible and fearless in advocacy. His advocacy is clear and very accessible."