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BUILDING C (MAN 35)
CENTRAL PARK
MANCHESTER
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Mike Cain
Work Department
Employment
Position
Mike is a Partner in the Employment Department at Leigh Day.
Mike deals with all aspects of employment and discrimination law. He represents employees and senior executives in claims before the Employment Tribunal and on appeal. As well as his discrimination litigation work, Mike also advises on contracts, restrictive covenants and bonus issues.
Mike has expertise in advising senior executives, with a focus on discrimination claims for those working in the legal sector and banking and finance.
Career
Prior to qualification in 2009, Mike worked in trade unions for a decade. Post qualification he oversaw multiple important Employment cases including on appeal and up to the European Court of Justice. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Industrial Law Society for four years between 2013-2017.
Mike’s recent work on discrimination claims in the Tribunal against several major international banks drew significant media attention as did his work on behalf of Foreign Office whistleblower Maria Bamieh including the high value settlement achieved on her behalf.
Memberships
Mike is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and the Industrial Law Society
Personal
Constructive dismissal of partners and LLP members ELA Briefing July 2021 (co-authored with Jeffrey Jupp of 7 Bedford Row)
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Employment > Employment: employee/union firms
(Next Generation Partners)Leigh Day provides an end-to-end service to individuals engaged in employment disputes. High-profile matters, including equal pay claims against ASDA and ongoing sex discrimination claims against Sainsbury’s, are significant both in terms of their magnitude but ademonstrating team heads Lauren Lougheed and Linda Wong‘s expertise in litigation and equal pay disputes. The firm also regularly represents senior executives in the private and public sphere, acting for unfair dismissal claims including discrimination, victimisation and mistreatment aspects. Co-head Mike Cain concentrates on these senior executive issues, with a nationwide practice focused on the financial and legal sector, including the South and London. Furthermore, Cain regularly engages with whistleblowing and disability cases, such as his case acting against the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and his active case against GCHQ, both of which generated significant media coverage. Ryan Bradshaw continues to expand his portfolio of employment rights cases, engaging with work in the charities and law enforcement sectors alongside his education disputes.
London > Employment > Senior executives
With ‘strength and depth from top to bottom’, Leigh Day handles a range of employment disputes, ranging from automatic unfair dismissals to post-termination race discrimination claims. The team is co-headed by Nigel Mackay, who regularly represents senior executives in Employment Appeal Tribunal claims, and Emma Satyamurti, who advises on complex pregnancy and maternity discrimination cases. Other key team members include ‘exceptional’ Mike Cain, who works on claims under whistleblowing legislation, and Annie Powell, who handles constructive dismissal claims in academic contexts. Senior associate Nick Webster specialises in various complex discrimination claims.
Lawyer Rankings
- Employment: employee/union firms North West > Employment
- Next Generation Partners North West > Employment > Employment: employee/union firms
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Employment > Employment: employee/union firms
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