Philip Farrar

Employment/health.

Partner and head of Hill Dickinson’s NHS employment team with over 25 years’ experience in employment law, acting for the NHS, local government and education bodies. Leading expert in matters of healthcare discipline within the NHS and extensive experience of senior level disputes and discrimination issues (in particular whistle-blowing) and industrial action. Experience includes acting for a Special Health Authority on general employment law and also advising as to the management of employees and the related unlawful discrimination claims for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Practitioners throughout England including claims for judicial review and in Employment Tribunal.

Duchess’s County High School, Alnwick, Northumberland; Birmingham University (1988 LLB 2(2)); Nottingham Polytechnic Law Finals (1991).