London Bar
Employment
HALL OF FAME2Ben Cooper KC – Old Square Chambers 'Ben is an exceptional advocate. He is a super bright technical lawyer.'
Ben Cooper
Employment, environment, personal injury., Old Square Chambers
- Phone020 7269 0300
- Email[email protected]
Work Department
Employment, environment, personal injury.
Position
Employment and discrimination, labour law and professional discipline, in particular disciplinary and industrial action injunctions, high court contractual claims, equal pay, complex discrimination, whistleblowing, TUPE. Recent cases of note: Brierley & others v Asda Stores Ltd (equal pay, ongoing); City of York Council v Grosset [2018] EWCA Civ 1105 (disability-related discrimination); McNeil & others v HMRC [2018] IRLR 398, EAT (equal pay, CA application pending); Argos Ltd v Unite the Union [2017] EWHC 1959 (QB) (strike injunction in TUPE context); Hartley & ors v King Edward VI College [2017] UKSC 39 (pay deductions for strike days); BALPA v Jet2.com [2017] ICR 475, CA (scope of statutory collective bargaining); Adeshina v St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust & others [2017] EWCA Civ 257 (discrimination and unfair dismissal).
Education
Born 1977. LLB (University of Birmingham, 1st class).