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Oliver Segal KC
UK Bar Guide 2024
Band 1 : Employment
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About
Provided by Oliver Segal KC
Practice Areas
Employment law:
Oliver is a leading Silk and acts for trade unions and commercial clients. He has particular specialist experience in industrial action (represented the successful trade unions in CA in RMT v Serco Ltd and GTR Southern v ASLEF); collective disputes (represented the successful drivers in SupCt in Uber BV v Aslam; the successful teachers in SupCt in Hartley v King Edward VI College; the successful employees in CA in Abrahall v Nottingham City Council; and the successful claimants in Kostal in SupCt); JR applications (represented the successful unions in ASLEF & ors v SS for Trade and Business; the successful civil servants in CA in R (PCS) v Minister for the Cabinet Office; and the successful firefighters in R (FBU) v South Yorkshire FRA); breach of contract claims (including restrictive covenants, PHI and negligent references) (represented the successful claimant in CA in Gibb v Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust); discrimination claims (represented the union in CA in Unite v Nailard); Working Time and TUPE claims.
Commercial Agency law:
Oliver acts for agents and principals and appeared in most of the important cases, including in HL in Lonsdale v Howard and Hallam; SupCt and CJEU in Software Incubator Ltd v Computer Associates Ltd; and CA in Nagel v Pluczenik.
Mediation:
Oliver is a CEDR accredited mediator and has mediated several commercial, employment, industrial and other disputes
Career
Corpus Christi, Oxford (1981-85). Called 1992. QC 2011. Fee-paid EJ (2014).
Professional Memberships
ELBA, ELA.
Personal
Alexander Technique teacher. Expert bridge player and writer.
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