Barrister. Practice covers employment law, discrimination, commercial law, public law and human rights, frequently appearing in the Privy Council, the Court of Appeal and also in high profile commercial and employment cases, acting both for Claimants and Respondents/Defendants. Recent cases include: Ward v Ashkenazi [2011] (the use of the Tribunal’s discretion to cap losses for unfair dismissals), Brandeaux Advisers (UK) Ltd and others v Chadwick [2011] EWHC 3241 (QB) (the return of confidential information from an employee),Glentree v Holbeton [2011](estate agents commission), Hopkin v FSA [2010], Rutherford v Seymour Pierce [2010] (unpaid bonus), Colliers CRE v Pandya [2009] ( conspiracy to defraud), Seal v Chief Constable of South Wales [2007] UKHL 31 (human rights and access to justice, House of Lords), Hanna v Imperial Life [2007] UKPC (breach of contract and employment status, Privy Council), James v Redcats [2007] IRLR 296 (leading case in the EAT on employment status), Ali v Rauf [2006] EWHC 3420 (charity dispute concerning Prince Harry). His public law cases include Leung v Imperial College London [2002] ELR 653 (university admission of overseas student, High Court); R v Newham ex p K, HC, [2002] ELR 390 (school admission and human rights, High Court) and R v Flintshire ex p Armstrong-Braun [2001] LGR 344 (democracy and local government, Court of Appeal).He appears regularly in the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Adam has appeared in the highest courts and tribunals: he was instructed in an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (on appeal from the House of Lords), appeared in July 2017 in the Supreme Court in the case of Michalak, and has also appeared as an advocate on a number of occasions before the Privy Council, including Adamas v Cheung [2011] I.R.L.R. 1014 which concerned variation of contract. Adam is also called to the Bar of the British Virgin Islands, and has recently (summer 2016) appeared in the BVI Commercial Court in a unfair prejudice and share dispute trial, and was successful before the BVI Court of Appeal when responding to the appeal (summer 2017).
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Employment and commercial. Employment: High Court claims relating to contractual duties, employee competition, confidential information and fiduciary duties. Alexander's busy ET practice covers the spectrum of statutory claims, often of a high-profile or sensitive nature. Commercial: Expertise in commercial litigation covering the range of commercial contract disputes, as well as shareholder disputes, commercial fraud and disputes between directors/senior employees. Clients include major multinational corporations, public sector bodies and individuals.
Alexander practises in a broad range of commercial and civil fraud disputes – including commercial contracts, shareholders’ disputes, insolvency, civil fraud and asset tracing, and international arbitration. Many of Alexander’s cases have an international element, involving jurisdiction challenges, conflicts of laws issues, and claims brought under foreign law. He regularly appears in applications for freezing orders and other injunctive relief. He also has experiences in disputes involving cryptocurrency. Alexander is a fluent Russian speaker and has a particular expertise in Russian and CIS disputes, along with litigation in many other jurisdictions, especially the major offshore centres – the BVI, Cyprus, the DIFC and Singapore. He also speaks fluent French. Recent cases include Gorbachev v Guriev, a civil fraud claim to recover assets worth US$1 billion in a Russian business listed on the London Stock Exchange and Al-Subaihi v Al-Sanea, a £16 million claim arising out of the collapse of the Saad business group in Saudi Arabia.
Anirudh has a broad practice across commercial, employment and discrimination, sports, international and public law. His instructions often raise issues overlapping these areas. He currently acts for a wide range of clients, from high net worth commercial parties to vulnerable individuals. Significant instructions and advocacy experience include: Acting as part of the Claimants’ core team in Mariana v BHP (junior counsel in team led by Charles Hollander QC). This multi-billion pound commercial group action is a ‘business and human rights case’, arising from the collapse of a Brazilian dam. It is one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases for 2020. Acting for a Claimant in a multi-million pound bonus dispute (as junior counsel to David Reade QC). Acting for the Claimants in a Special Educational Needs challenge (as junior counsel to Adam Solomon QC). Arguing pro bono for an Indian anti-corruption NGO in hearings against mineral miners, before a Committee comprising retired Indian Supreme Court Justices (prior to pupillage, unled). Anirudh argued against two top-tier Indian Silks over 5 days of hearings. The Committee commended his advocacy. As well as: Advising on a £4m asset recovery matter raising issues under the Proceeds of Crime Act (as junior counsel to James Ramsden QC). Advising on the merits of a £250k civil fraud claim (as sole counsel). Acting for a Claimant in a case raising allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination and victimisation, scheduled for a 7 day ET trial (as junior counsel to Lucy Bone). Numerous instructions in ET hearings and trials (as sole counsel).
Employment law: all aspects including TUPE, discrimination, whistleblowing, equal pay, working time, restraint of trade/confidential information/garden leave and industrial disputes. Commercial law: Commercial disputes of all sorts, but especially business protection injunctions as well as mediating a wide range of disputes. Sports law: especially employment, regulatory and disciplinary matters. Mediation: Commercial, workplace and community mediations and also appears as an advocate in mediations.
Barrister specialising in commercial work, particularly general commercial litigation, arbitration, insolvency, company, fraud, professional negligence, and sports law. Ashley regularly acts as a sole advocate and as part of a larger legal team in high-value cases. For more information please consult Ashley’s profile at www.littletonchambers.com/ashley-cukier
Benjamin is an employment, public and commercial law practitioner. He acts for both Claimants and Respondents across the full spectrum of employment litigation, in the Employment Tribunals, Employment Appeal Tribunal and the High Court. His clients range from individuals, through campaign groups, to SMEs, plcs and Government Departments. He is instructed in complex and challenging cases, including interim relief, injunctions and short notice duty advocacy schemes. His experience includes complex discrimination claims, whistleblowing litigation, misuse of confidential information and complex misconduct allegations, including with a criminal crossover element. Benjamin’s public law practice is primarily but not exclusively for Government clients, and includes immigration, unlawful detention and human rights claims. His approach combines forensic and analytical rigour with the ability to step back and see the bigger picture in a case. He is equally comfortable handling both complex document-heavy matters and cases that turn on little more than witness credibility. He gives clear advice, focussed on practical, commercial solutions. He is experienced in dealing with cases involving elements of political and other reputational sensitivity. Benjamin is a member of the Attorney General’s London B Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown, the ELA Pro Bono Committee and the ALBA Equality and Diversity Committee. He graduated from King’s College London with a First in War Studies, obtained a Distinction on the Graduate Diploma in Law, and received a Major Scholarship from Inner Temple. Benjamin is a Deputy District Judge.
Bianca joined Littleton in October 2019 on completion of her pupillage. She accepts instructions in all of Chambers’ core practice areas.
With a strong practice covering every area of employment law, Carol has particular expertise in discrimination law and high value employment tribunal litigation and commercial employment matters in the High Court, and regulatory work with an emphasis on financial services and healthcare. She also has considerable experience of conducting internal investigations and advising on and/or managing grievance and disciplinary hearings. Praised by clients for her skill in managing high complexity cases, Carol is dedicated, tenacious and formidable in conference and in court. Operating with discretion to protect the commercial reputation of her clients, she is sought after by major global corporations, banks and other financial institutions, and public authorities for internal investigations and large-scale discrimination and whistleblowing cases.
Charlene has extensive experience of all aspects of statutory and contractual employment law. She is instructed by claimants and respondents at all stages of proceedings in the High Court, Employment Tribunals and Appellate Courts. She is regularly sought out for complex, multi-day unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing and/or TUPE cases, as well as business protection cases involving team moves and breach of restrictive covenants. Charlene’s commercial litigation practice covers a wide spectrum of commercial law and procedure, including international disputes involving conflict of laws, commercial contract, directors’ and fiduciary duties and commercial agency, as well as disputes involving confidential information and intellectual property. She is adept at getting to grips with complex facts quickly and finding the approach that best fits the client’s commercial interests, both legally and tactically. Charlene is regularly instructed in matters in the High Court, County Courts and international arbitrations, as well as in relation to general advisory work and large-scale disclosure exercises involving issues of privilege.
Charles Samek is a renowned QC specializing in the fields of general commercial and business law dispute resolution, private international law and jurisdiction disputes and civil / commercial fraud. In 2019 he was shortlisted for Commercial Litigation Silk of the Year by a leading directory. He has developed a particular expertise in dealing with Russian, Ukrainian and other CIS disputes (in litigation, onshore and offshore, and arbitration), having acted in much leading litigation concerned, eg. the Ablyazov / Khrapunov, Pugachev and Maksimov litigation. He is expert also in relation to worldwide freezing injunctions, asset protection and tracing relief and search orders. In addition to appearing in the Court of Appeal over twenty-five times, he also appeared in the Supreme Court in one of the leading cases on conspiracy and conflict of laws (JSC BTA Bank v Khrapunov [2018] UKSC 19). For more information please visit his profile at https://littletonchambers.com/people/charles-samek-qc/
Charlotte specialises in employment law and commercial litigation. Her employment practice includes matters involving restrictive covenants, confidentiality and directors' duties in addition to the full range of statutory employment work. Her commercial practice covers contractual disputes, company disputes and civil fraud. Charlotte regularly undertakes appellate work, and has appeared in the Privy Council, Court of Appeal and EAT. Clients include a range of private and public sector organisations (including a number of FTSE 100 companies) as well as private individuals.
Dale Martin QC is one of the UK’s leading specialists in employment and commercial law. He is often instructed in appeals, in business-critical injunctive cases, in long-running multi-claimant litigation, and in cases concerning high net worth individuals. With a keen attention to detail and a compelling advocacy style, Dale has a formidable reputation. Dale’s team skills, his responsiveness and his reliability to work to deadlines are also highly valued amongst instructing solicitors. Dale is a natural trial and appellate advocate but uses his strategic insight, commercial judgement and tactical nous to position cases for favourable settlement where this achieves his clients’ objectives. Ranked for a number of years by leading legal directories as a leading employment practitioner, Dale’s practice encompasses injunctions, restrictive covenant and confidential information disputes, bonuses, fiduciary duties, shareholder disputes, contractual disputes, statutory claims including discrimination, whistleblowing and unfair dismissal, TUPE, trade union litigation, internal investigations and mediation/ADR. He also specialises in class-action litigation in the fields of equal pay and working time. For further details, see Dale’s full profile and CV at www.littletonchambers.com, under "People", "Barristers" and "Queen's Counsel".
Daniel is an advocate and adviser in his core practice areas of employment law and commercial litigation. Daniel has been praised by clients and commentators alike for his keen analytical skills, developed legal knowledge, pragmatism and client-friendly manner. Daniel has entered the legal directories after only his second year of practice and has been a regular fixture since. He has variously been described as ‘incredibly hard working’, a ‘rising star’, having ‘ability beyond his years’, offering ‘strong intellectual analysis and pragmatic advice’ and ‘excellent advocacy’ in addition to being ‘very user-friendly and very popular’. His practice has developed into areas of increasing complexity and value. He is now regularly instructed as sole counsel on multi-day litigation in the Employment Tribunal, County Court and High Court, in addition to appeals to the superior courts. He normally acts for medium to large businesses, executives, high net worth individuals, public sector bodies and government departments. He has developed a particular reputation for business migration and other TUPE related employment litigation as well as litigation involving novel or complex points of law.
Barrister specialising in employment, commercial contract law and professional negligence. Notable cases include Software 2000 Ltd v Andrews [2007] ICR 825, [2007] IRLR 568 EAT (correct approach to Polkey reductions); McPherson v BNP Paribas [2004] IRLR 588 (costs orders by employment tribunals); DHL Air (UK) Ltd v Wells CA, Times 14/11/03 (successful appeal in an employment-related claim in deceit); Marlow v East Thames Housing Group Ltd [2002] IRLR 798 (High Court PHI claim considering the duty of an employer); Silvey v Pendragon [2001] IRLR 685, [2002] PLR 277 CA (wrongful dismissal); Oyinnaka v Sheffield College EAT [2001] ICR Part 7 (question of ‘detriment’).
David specialises in litigation arising from high-value commercial contracts, the sale of shares and businesses, shareholder and LLP membership, commercial fraud, and director and senior employee relations. He is a highly-regarded commercial litigator. He brings a wealth of experience to the successful resolution of clients’ commercial and corporate disputes. David specialises in litigation arising from high-value commercial contracts, the sale of shares and businesses, shareholder and LLP membership, commercial fraud, and director and senior employee relations. His cases are often multi-party and multi-jurisdictional. Recent highlights have included David appearing as sole Counsel for Nick Candy in obtaining the dismissal of a £1.5billion commission claim and 100% of his costs and as junior counsel for the majority shareholders in House of Fraser in applying to strike out an unfair prejudice petition brought by a Mike Ashley vehicle. Chambers & Partners have listed David for many years as one of the country’s leading practitioners. He is one of a small number of Counsel recommended for his expertise both in commercial dispute resolution and company law disputes. Previous editions have recorded market feedback that David is “a brilliant barrister” with “strategic brilliance beyond his years”. He is “excellent to work with”, “very able, user-friendly and incredibly bright” as well as “impressive in court”. He “always provides clear and commercial advice” and is “definitely someone you want on your team”.
Employment: all areas of both contentious and non-contentious employment law (including EU Law). Chambers and Partners Employment Silk of Year 2015. Legal 500 Employment Silk of the Year 2016 and shortlisted for 2017. David has appeared in numerous leading decisions in the field, including Barton v Investec (EAT), Hounga v Allen (SC), NUM v UK Coal (EAT), Brennan v Sunderland (CA), Rhys-Harper v Relaxion (HofL), Rutherford v Harvest Town Circle (EAT), Foley v Post Office (CA), Chesterton’s v Nurmohamed (CA) and Mencap v Tomlinson-Blake (SC). David has appeared as an advocate at all levels from Tribunal to the Supreme Court and before the CJEU. He successfully acted for the employers before the CJEU in the collective redundancy case arising out of the collapse of Woolworths. He has wide experience of the interrelationship between insolvency and collective redundancy having acted in, amongst others, the insolvencies of Comet and Phones4You and presently in the litigation concerning Carillion. He has particular experience of urgent injunctive relief, including search orders, freezing orders and anti-suit injunctions. He has appeared in a number of leading cases in the field including Ashcroft v National Theatre (interim specific performance) QBE v Dymoke (springboard injunctions)(HC), TFS Derivatives v Morgan (restrictive covenants)(HC), Pennwell v Ornstein (confidential data and database misuse) (HC) and Standard Life v Gorman (garden leave injunctions) (CA). His has particular experience of confidentiality and privacy issues in the context of hearings recently having successfully resisted an appeal by The Times against a privacy order, A v X ( EAT). David has extensive experience of TUPE and collective redundancy claims; his appellant cases include Kavanagh v Crystal Palace. (CA), Solectron v Roper (EAT), Ferguson v Astrea Asset Management (EAT), SNR Denton v Kirwin (EAT) and CWU v Royal Mail (CA). He has acted in many protected disclosure cases including in the Court of Appeal in the cases of Day v HEE(CA) and Chestertons v Nurmohamed (CA). He has extensive experience of Equal Pay Litigation acting both on public sector and private sector claims. His practice includes collective labour law issues, acting for both Trade Unions and employers. He acted for British Airways before the Court of Appeal in the industrial action by its’ cabin crew. His collective work has included advising and acting on recognition issues and in cases involving the restraint of industrial action. He successfully judicially reviewed the CAC on its recognition decision against Boots PLC and defended that review in the Court of Appeal. He has appeared on other collective issues including issues related to domestic and European Works Councils. He acted for Uber in the litigation on the status of drivers and has advised and acted for others in the sector. Recent work has seen him advising on national minimum wage and holiday pay issues, particularly in the care sector; he appeared for Mencap in the Supreme Court. He has experience of pension and share option claims and has advised various companies on the pension and employment issues arising out of changes to final salary pension schemes. He has successfully judicially reviewed the Pensions Regulator on the issue of the transnational application of auto enrolment, R v Pensions Regulator (HC), and has experience of arguing cross border and jurisdiction issues, Walker v Wallem Shipmanagement Ltd (EAT) Commercial litigation: (including banking, financial services, insolvency and consumer credit). He has wide commercial experience including freezing and search orders. He has acted on and advised on numerous minority shareholder oppression claims. He has particular experience of banking litigation involving the sale of complex derivative and interest swap products; acting in Hockin v RBS one of the largest miss-sold derivative claims and Standish v The Royal Bank of Scotland (HC).He additionally had experience of commercial property based litigation successfully appearing in 2017 before the Supreme Court on an appeal on the correct basis for the assessment of business rates, Newbigin v SJ J Monk (SC). Partnership: His work in this field includes extensive experience of partnership disputes and LLP disputes, including LP in the private equity sector. He has acted on these issues in the civil courts, in private arbitrations and before the Employment Tribunal on those matters for which it has jurisdiction over partners Sport: David has wide experience of sport litigation and advisory work, including FA tribunals and agent and player disputes. Recent work includes acting Jess Varnish in her claims against British Cycling, acting for Sunderland FC in the defence of commission claims by a former director and advising the club on various football issues. Acting for Aston Villa in the defence of a claim. He acted for Bristol RFC in connection with the recruitment by the RFU of Steve Borthwick and has advised in connection rugby disciplinary issues. He has experience in acting in FA arbitrations. Mediation: He has worked as a mediator since 2006
Commercial arbitration; extensive experience in litigation and arbitration for 40 years, latterly specialising in aviation, commercial, commodities, construction, entertainment and pharmaceutical work; acted in numerous domestic and international commercial and construction disputes; member of English Working Party on the 1998 ICC Arbitration Rules. Appointed as arbitrator by ICC, AAA/ICDR, LCIA, GAFTA, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Hungarian Court of Arbitration and as mediator by the AAA. On the International Arbitration Panels of ICDR (the International Centre for Dispute Resolution in New York), and KLRCA (the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration). Over 140 arbitration awards issued since joining Littleton Chambers in January 2000. As well as conducting general commercial arbitrations, has conducted arbitrations in the aviation, commodities, construction, energy, information technology, maritime, pharmaceutical, telecommunications and water industries.
Head of Littleton Chambers. Practice covers employment and discrimination law, partnership disputes and commercial litigation. Areas of practice include team moves, contractual disputes (wrongful dismissal, bonus claims, restrictive covenants and garden leave), breach of confidence and fiduciary duties, all aspects of statutory employment law, shareholder and joint venture disputes.
Georgina specialises in tribunal and High Court litigation arising out of the employment relationship. She is increasingly sought after for appellate work, both led and as sole counsel, and recently appeared in two landmark employment cases in the Supreme Court: Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake [2021] I.C.R. 758 (entitlement to the national minimum wage during sleep-in shifts), led by David Reade QC and Niran de Silva Royal Mail Group Ltd v Efobi [2021] 1 W.L.R. 3863 (burden of proof under the Equality Act 2010), led by David Reade QC and David Flood Georgina is also frequently instructed in significant High Court litigation arising from or relating to the employment relationship, including in the context of breach of contract and fiduciary duty, conspiracy, partnership and LLP disputes, and business protection matters concerning restrictive covenants and confidential information.
Georgina practises in all areas of employment, discrimination, commercial employment law and business protection. She acts at first instance in complex, sensitive and high value multi day or week trials in the Employment Tribunal and High Court, and on appeal in the EAT and higher courts, both led and unled. She has considerable trial experience in whistleblowing and Equality Act claim disputes where she acts for both Senior Executives and Respondents working in the financial services, professional services, technology, media, insurance, NHS, higher education, and charity sectors. Georgina is also trusted to conduct complex appellate advocacy, having acted in several leading employment cases in the EAT and Court of Appeal as sole and junior counsel.
Grahame is an expert trial and appellate advocate in employment and equalities law and related disciplines and regularly appears unled against Silks and senior juniors. He is sought out in particular for complex discrimination and whistleblowing trials, as well as business protection cases involving team moves and breach of restrictive covenants. He regularly undertakes appellate work before the EAT and Court of Appeal. Clients include a wide range of public and private sector entities (including a number of FTSE 100 companies and HM Government).
Commercial, Commercial Chancery, Partnership & Employment law. In particular: 1) international commercial litigation (registered practitioner in DIFC) 2) litigation arising out of employment/fiduciary relationships 3) Partnership work (chair of Littleton Partnership Group) LLP 4) specialist work at interface of employment and chancery work 65 insolvency law. 2019/20 instructions have included 1) BNP Paribas SA V Trattamento Rifiuiti Metropolitani S.P.A, high-value international Swaps dispute in Court of Appeal and Commercial Court 2) Promontoria (Ram 2) Ltd v Nicoll, for secured lender in Chancery appeal re: £10.5m statutory demand and at subsequent full trial of Petition (against silk and junior) 3) for defendants in leading DIFC team move case (led by Tom Montagu-Smith QC) 4) for claimants in injunctive relief applications 5) for two companies in Chancery proceedings regarding shares and options of departed executives 6) test-case ET work 7) advising and acting for individual partners and groups of partners in cases involving both discrimination and classic partnership law.
James’ practice covers employment law in both Employment Tribunals and High Court, collective/trade union aspects of labour law, commercial disputes and injunctions. James has acted in high profile discrimination, whistleblowing, TUPE/redundancy and collective matters. James’ High Court employment expertise includes injunctions and claims regarding directors’ duties, restrictive covenants, team moves and soft IP. He has acted for a number of clients facing national industrial action. James’ commercial practice includes contractual disputes, directors' duties, agency, soft IP, copyright and passing off, insolvency and employment agency contracts. He has a growing practice in charities regulation. James’ practice regularly involves international disputes and foreign jurisdictions. He has undertaken full trials at first instance in the DIFC Court and appeared before the DIFC Court of Appeal and ADGM Court. James has a particular interest in the GDPR.
Joel is experienced in multi-day trial advocacy and representing clients before an appellate court or tribunal. Clients instruct Joel from a variety of sectors including care, sports clubs and companies, financial and business consultancy, motor companies, manufacturing and distribution, retail, education, and social media. Joel is adept at acting and advising on employment disputes, such as unfair dismissal, discrimination and whistleblowing. He is also at ease where employment, commercial and company law intersect and regularly acts in commission, bonus pay, TUPE and shareholder disputes.
Barrister specialising in employment law (individual and collective); discrimination law; pensions law and human rights; cases include: GMC v Michalak in the Supreme Court; ABP v TGWU; Payne v Port of London Authority; Luxmore May v Messenger May Baverstock; McLaren v Home Office; Whitbread v Mills; Wright v BRB; Wood v Cunard Lines Ltd; Hogg v Dover College; Porter v Queens Medical Centre; Gale v Northern General Hospitals; Wilkin and Chapman v Collins; Crosville Ltd v Tracey; Marley UK Ltd v Anderson; R v Secretary of State for Defence ex parte Smith (gay servicemen case); Dunnachie v Hull City Council; R v CAC ex p Kwik Fit plc; Celtec v Astley; Edgar v Met Office; Kuzel v Roche; Blockbuster Entertainment v James; Leisure Employment Services v HMRC; Allen v Newcastle City Council; Anderson v South Tyneside MBC; Hartley v Northumbria Health Care; Abbey National plc v Chagger. Regular appearances in Central Arbitration Committee, European Court of Human Rights and European Court of Justice.
A QC at just 38 years old, Jonathan Cohen has built his reputation on being an outstanding cross-examiner and trial advocate. Jonathan has a crossover commercial dispute resolution, civil fraud, partnership and employment practice almost exclusively consisting of heavyweight High Court litigation, arbitration and claims involving breach of fiduciary duty, dishonesty or fraud. His employment experience as a junior barrister, when he was twice nominated as Chambers & Partners employment junior of the year, gives him a unique understanding of the issues raised in civil claims for breach of duty against senior executives, directors and partners. He is listed by Chambers & Partners as a leading commercial dispute resolution, partnership and employment silk.
Ranked as a leading junior (tier 3) in employment law, Joseph practises in a broad range of employment, sports and commercial disputes, as well as acting in cases at the intersection of these areas, including business protection. He regularly appears, led and as sole counsel, in the Employment Tribunals and in the civil and appellate courts. He is developing particular specialisms in employment disputes involving complex discrimination and whistleblowing claims for both claimants and respondents. These have included high-value pregnancy and maternity discrimination claims brought by senior executives. Recent appellate cases include: Connor v Chief Constable of the South Yorkshire Police [2023] EAT 42 Lasdas v Vanquis Bank plc [2022] EAT 198 Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (t/a Nexus) v National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers [2023] ICR 148 (permission to appeal to the Supreme Court granted) Pubbi v Your-Move.co.uk [2022] EAT 96 He also sits as a Chair of the Football Association’s National Serious Case Panel.
Kieran is an employment and equality law specialist. His practice covers the full spectrum of employment law, both in the Employment Tribunal and in civil business protection matters. He is an experienced trial advocate, frequently instructed in multi-day matters (typically involving allegations of discrimination or whistleblowing). He also has considerable expertise in dealing with complex preliminary issues, such as territorial jurisdiction. His client base spans numerous sectors, including professional services firms, financial institutions, luxury cosmetics brands, schools and universities, and clients in the hospitality industry. Kieran has a growing practice advising senior executives in contentious circumstances during and at the end of employment. He is also regularly instructed in business protection matters and has particular experience in the talent management sector. Kieran is commended for his balance between ability in black-letter legal analysis, while maintaining a clear view of the commercial issues involved in litigation and a sense of the bigger picture. He has undertaken secondments in the employment departments of solicitors’ firms and so is alive to the pressures faced by solicitors in their day-to-day work.
Employment and commercial law specialist with substantial experience in complex and high value claims in the High Court, Employment Tribunal and appellate courts. Lucy has particular expertise in commercial disputes arising in an employment context, including restrictive covenant disputes, unlawful competition and confidentiality disputes. High Court work spans, breaches of directors' duties and fiduciary duties, partnership and LLP disputes, and fraud and conspiracy. Lucy’s employment practice emphasises discrimination including sexual harassment, and heavyweight employment tribunal litigation, including TUPE and equal pay, redundancy and whistleblowing.
Lydia practises in commercial law, sports law and employment law. In the sporting field Lydia sits as an arbitrator, conducts independent review work and advocates on equality issues, selection disputes and disciplinary proceedings. Lydia’s commercial practice encompasses disputes including contractual interpretation, partnership disputes and directors’ duties as well as international arbitration. Lydia’s employment work includes injunctive proceedings in business protection disputes, all types of discrimination, equal pay and general advisory work.
Marc represents corporate entities and individuals in civil fraud and asset recovery litigation, as part of his broader commercial dispute resolution practice. He is particularly experienced in high-value commercial litigation which has an international or cross-border element, typically involving jurisdiction challenges and presenting issues of foreign law. Examples of the heavyweight disputes in which Marc has been instructed include Privatbank v Kolomoisky and BTA Bank v Khrapunov. His cases often involve high-net-worth individuals or concern issues arising from gambling or cryptocurrency. Marc also has extensive experience, both as sole and junior counsel, of applications for interim relief (especially when urgent), including for asset freezing injunctions and Norwich Pharmacal information disclosure orders. As a Mathematics graduate, Marc is highly numerate and confident in tackling very technical and complex evidence.
Principal area of practice is employment, all areas including wrongful dismissal/unfair dismissal, equal pay, redundancy, transfer of undertakings, trade union law, restraint of trade and business secrets. Particular interests are whistleblowing, discrimination and TUPE. Also Professional discipline. Formerly Legal adviser to General Optical Council. Reported cases include Cantor Fitzgerald v Wallace, Dan Tran v Greenwich Vietnam Community, Hinton v University of East London, Jackson v Ghost Inc, Neary v St Albans School, BP v Elstone. Mediator.
Transferred to the Bar after nine years practising as a solicitor, latterly as a senior associate at Allen & Overy. He is regarded by clients and solicitors as having a ‘firm commercial and practical grasp of what lay clients want’, and ‘able to understand the challenges faced by and requirements of solicitors’. Has established a busy and successful practice based around employment and related commercial litigation. This covers disciplinary and regulatory matters including acting on behalf of individuals, teams and businesses involved in sport, particularly football, rugby union and Formula One/other motorsports. Regularly advises and appears before the High Court in restrictive covenant and garden leave applications for injunctive relief. Commercial litigation practice includes: breach of employment contract claims in High Court; disputes between commercial parties; acting for firms and partners in partnership disputes; director disputes and associated fiduciary complaints. Instructed by leading City/London and regional firms as well as in-house solicitors/counsel. Has extensive experience of clients in the finance, creative/media, engineering and hospitality industries. Retains a busy paperwork practice as well as advising on the employment aspects of commercial transactions and the application of TUPE. Recent examples of work include: acting for the former chief designer of a Formula One team in the Ferrari spying litigation; successfully appearing for the transferor in the first service provision change case under TUPE 2006 to come before the EAT; acting for an employer in the first challenge under the Age Regulations to age-based vesting/termination provisions of a share option scheme; acting for a leading rugby union coach in RFU disciplinary proceedings; acting for a major vehicle component supplier in a dispute with a large European automobile manufacturer over cancellation of supply contracts; advising on a major outsourcing exercise; and successfully appearing for a major arm of HM government and its senior officers in relation to claims for race discrimination and victimisation. Provides regular training sessions (including advocacy coaching) to firms of solicitors as well as conducting disciplinary and grievance hearings on behalf of clients.
Matthew’s practice is heavily focused on business competition disputes in the High Court, particularly in the context of unlawful team-moves. He is frequently instructed to seek or resist interim injunctions and to appear in speedy trials in cases involving springboard relief, misuse of confidential information and breach of post-termination covenants/garden leave provisions. Recent High Court cases include JLT Specialty Ltd v Hyperion Insurance Group Ltd & Others (2019).
Door tenant at Littleton Chambers and partner at Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier; numerous arbitration cases as a chairman or as a co-arbitrator in the fields of acquisitions, construction, telecommunications, oil, mining projects, joint ventures, pharmaceutical industry. Number of arbitration cases as counsel. A few cases as a mediator or conciliator.
Ming-Yee Shiu specialises in commercial litigation, civil fraud, company and employment law, with particular expertise in relation to shareholder disputes and claims involving directors and employees. She is frequently instructed in applications for injunctive relief in the High Court, including interim injunctions, freezing injunctions and search orders. Ming-Yee acts for both companies and senior executives in disputes at the intersection of commercial and employment law, often with an international element, including claims of breach of fiduciary duties, compulsory share transfers, unfair prejudice petitions, unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal, redundancy, TUPE and employment status; contract disputes and intellectual property claims, restrictive covenants, team moves, breach of confidence, breach of copyright and passing off. She also acts in insolvency matters and partnership disputes. She is accustomed to acting as an expert on English law matters in foreign jurisdictions. Clients include UK and multinational corporations, SMEs, individuals and public sector bodies.
Barrister specialising in domestic and cross-border company/commercial, employment, partnership and arbitration. Substantial experience of appearing in ultra high value claims in the High Court, tribunals and on appeal for and against international banks and other City institutions particularly involving all forms of asset and business protection. Recent high profile matters include leading cases on: financial scandals relating to Libor, Forex, HBOS Reading Branch (Deutsche Bank, Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group); injunctions restraining beaches of restrictive covenants, confidential information, fiduciary duties including team moves (BGC Switzerland v Tullett Prebon); multi-million pound bonus and share option claims (GFI v Tullett Prebon); anti-strike injunctions (Balfour Beatty v Unite); business transfers under TUPE (CWU v RMG); senior executive whistleblowing (Masterton v Lloyds Banking Group); landmark discrimination claims (MOD v DeBique); the ‘Border Checks’ scandal (Brodie Clark v Home Office); and misuse of social media (Crisp v Apple). Junior Counsel to the Crown (A Panel). For a comprehensive CV visit: www.mosethi.com.
Specialises in employment and industrial relations law. His practice includes significant employment related High Court litigation encompassing injunctive relief, wrongful dismissal and high value contractual claims. He also undertakes all facets of statutory employment law including unfair dismissal, collective redundancy, NMW, TUPE and Working Time claims. He regularly appears in significant, high value and complicated discrimination and whistleblowing matters on behalf of individuals, unions and employers of all sizes. He is regularly instructed to advise on the employment issues which arise from the COVID pandemic and issues of territorial jurisdiction.
Nick specialises in commercial litigation, and is regularly instructed in high-value, complex disputes, often in cases that have an international context or involve applications for urgent injunctive relief. Nick has particular expertise in the following areas: civil fraud; banking; contractual and business sale disputes; shareholder claims; company and LLP related claims; employee competition claims; professional negligence; sports law.
Employment law: all contentious and non-contentious employment matters, in particular in the public sector and in the city (including bonus claims and restrictive covenant injunctions). Appeared in Verdin v Harrods [2006] IRLR 339 on estoppel and abuse of process. Counsel to the Metropolitan Police in the Morris Inquiry on Professional Standards and the Resolution of Complaints in the Metropolitan Police Service. Education law: specialising in discrimination in the education field (appeared in Ahmed v Oxford University [2003] 1 WLR 995 CA on the role of assessors in discrimination claims heard in the County Court). Commercial litigation: including commercial contract and financial services, (appeared in British Telecommunications v Bell Cablemedia [2001] BLR 343 and Gwynedd v BT [2004] EWCA 942 (Independent 22 July 2004)). Election law: has acted on behalf of petitioners and Returning Officers in election petitions.
Paul Gilroy QC has acted for a stellar list of clients, including Sir Alex Ferguson and Antonio Conte. Recent work: Sport Overturned FA Rule K award on remittal following High Court challenge on serious procedural irregularity. Secured dismissal of EFL Club v Club arbitration claim concerning player transfer. Acted for Championship player in disciplinary appeal and related PRDC arbitration. Secured highest ever award for a Manager from Premier League Managers’ Arbitration Tribunal (PLMAT). Instructed in 3 other separate PLMAT claims. Retained as expert witness in CAS challenge against UEFA decision. Chairing investigation (UK Sport). Employment Successful high 7 figure mediation - race claim against Lloyd’s syndicate. Instructed on behalf of 2 directors in multi-million dismissal-related claims before the LCIA. Multiple covenant/team move injunction applications. Successful unfair dismissals - 2 directors, securing good leaver status re: shares. Retained by national company to advise on furlough scheme.
Barrister dealing with national and international public procurement, including development work for international organisations.
Barrister specialising in general commercial and company law, arbitration and conflict of laws; financial services; banking; stock and derivative broking disputes; principal and surety, partnership and LLP. Leading cases include: United Bank of Kuwait v Hammoud [1988] 1 WLR 1051; ECU v Refco Overseas Ltd [1995]; Thomas Witter and Co Ltd v TBP Industries Ltd [1996] 2 All ER 573; Soinco SACI v Novokuznetsk Aluminium Plant [1998] QB 406 and (no 2) [1998] 2 Lloyds LR 346; Secretary of State v Jabble [1998] BCC 39; Refco Inc v Eastern Trading Co (CA) [1999] 1 Lloyd’s LR 159; Mayne v Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (Times 12 October 2000); Fielding v Royal Bank of Scotland (The Times 26 February 2004); British Arab Commercial Bank plc v The National Transitional Council of the State of Libya [2011] EWHC 2274, Thomas & Anor v Frogmore Real Estate Partners GP1 Ltd & Ors [2017] EWHC 25.
Barrister specialising in corporate and shareholder disputes; banking and finance; fraud and asset tracing (including emergency injunctive relief); sale of goods and international trade; commodity disputes; commercial contractual disputes; equity and trusts; private international/conflicts of law issues; and international arbitration (in particular, under LCIA and ICC Rules). Extensive experience of CIS-related arbitration and litigation (including those involving issues of local substantive and procedural law).
Employment lawyer ‘with a strong commercial leaning’. ‘A real fighter’, best known for his employment/commercial crossover work. Heavy High Court injunction practice, principally freezing, search and seize, ‘team move’ and restrictive covenant injunctions. Expertise and experience covers all courts including Supreme Court. Regularly instructed in high profile/high value cases, particularly in the sectors of insurance, broking, banking and finance, the media, IT, and sport. Specific expertise in the NHS/medical sector where he acts for doctors and Trusts in the High Court, tribunals, and GMC/internal disciplinary processes. In the employment tribunal Sam specialises in high profile/complex whistleblowing claims, discrimination, TUPE, and working time issues. House of Lords cases include Johnson v Unisys [2003] 1 AC 518 and Fourie v Le Roux Ors [2007] UKHL 1 (freezing injunction) as well as numerous reported cases in the Court of Appeal, High Court and EAT. Significant practice in banking and commercial litigation, including claims worth over £1 billion. Regularly instructed by High Street Banks and other financial institutions, with particular experience in SWAP/interest rate hedge mis-selling cases. Also recognised as a leading individual in sports law. High profile cases have included boxing, Formula 1, and premiership football, rugby union and rugby league.
Selwyn Bloch QC is a leading Silk, specialising in business protection (in fields of employment, commercial and partnership law) as leading counsel, arbitrator, mediator or draftsman. He has acted in numerous leading cases (at all levels) involving restrictive covenants, confidential information, fiduciary duties, economic torts and conflict of laws. These typically concern injunctions) and wrongful dismissal. In recent years has acted as sole arbitrator in a LLP restrictive covenant dispute within a Big 4 accountancy firm, and as joint arbitrator in a commercial dispute; as counsel in claims relating to employee benefit schemes subject to foreign law, team moves/confidential information cases, cases regarding enforceability of anti-team moves covenants and enforceability of "claw back" provisions. Selwyn advises on drafting of covenants and other business-protective provisions in all kinds of agreements. He has substantial experience in employment tribunal disputes eg in July 2020 successfully defending multiple tribunal bonus claims. He has been a part time Employment Judge since 2000.
Sophia has also been instructed on injunction applications in the High Court recently, both in her own right and as junior counsel. These include urgent applications resulting from breach of restrictive covenants and fiduciary duties and misuse of confidential information as well as an application to restrain threatened industrial action (Argos v Unite the Union [2017]). Sophia also has a keen interest in whistleblowing, equal pay and discrimination claims and has appeared in the Employment Appeal Tribunal on numerous occasions. Most recently, she successfully defended an important appeal relating to time limits in discrimination claims (Edomobi v La Retraite RC Girls School [2016] UKEAT 0180_16_1511).