Oliver Isaacs
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 2 : Employment
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Band 2
About
Provided by Oliver Isaacs
Practice Areas
Employment, Discrimination, General Commercial.
Career
Oliver practices in every area of employment law and appears regularly in the employment tribunal, the High Court and the appellate courts acting on behalf of both employers and employees – particularly complex whistleblowing, TUPE and discrimination claims.
Oliver is regularly instructed in civil claims including permanent health insurance, settlement agreements, non-disclosure agreements and restrictive covenants. Oliver is regularly instructed to advise directors, minority shareholders, partners and members of LLP’s.
Oliver’s experience encompasses a wide range of sectors but he has particular expertise in acting for those regulated by the FCA, the music industry and educational establishments including private schools, higher and further education colleges and universities and the NHS.
Recent cases have included L v M (LLP Dispute and Whistleblowing claim involving LLP Member and Pension Trust) Griffiths v COPOM (defending a claim of indirect discrimination arising out of the way allegations of sexual assault are addressed within the police), Akram v East Lancashire NHS Trust (Holiday Pay entitlement for the NHS), X v Y (Liability of employer for actions of shadow directors), A v B (Entitlement to Long Term Disability Benefits and Disability Discrimination)
Professional Memberships
Employment Lawyers’ Association; Employment Law Bar Association; London Common and Commercial Bar Association.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Oliver Isaacs has strong experience in commercial employment matters, regularly applying his expertise to complex issues such as restrictive covenants, settlement agreements and shareholder rights.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Oliver provides excellent tactical insight and is very responsive."
"Oliver provides excellent tactical insight and is very responsive."