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St John's Buildings

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St John’s Buildings‘ employment law department represents clients in a wide range of fora, including the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal, crossing over with the set's abilities in professional discipline work. Jason Searle leads the employment group - in Zakaszewska v Cranswick Convenience Foods Plc, he successfully represented the respondent in a claim regarding allegations of race and disability-based discrimination following the dismissal of the claimant for gross misconduct after she refused to sanitise her hands and subsequently lied about not doing so. Jamie Jenkins is another notable name with expertise in discrimination cases, as well as mandates in the education sector - he is representing the respondent in Merzougui v Burnage Academy for Boys, which concerns allegations of discrimination and unfair dismissal of the former CFO of a private school in Manchester. Specialist employment practitioner Thomas Wood is skilled in whistleblowing and discrimination cases, while Ghazan Mahmood has expertise in cases regarding breach of restrictive covenants.

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  • 'Rob Lang is nothing short of fantastic! He is responsive, organised, and personable.'
  • 'The clerks are always helpful and approachable. Chris Shaw, Rob Lang, and Gemma Eachus always go the extra mile to assist.'
  • 'The clerks are a dream to work with; they are always trying to go the extra mile to ensure availability and options at the right level for the specific case. Rob Lang is incredibly personable, always responsive, and ready to assist to make sure counsel is available for any hearing. Always a five-star service.'
  • 'Rob Lang is efficient, effective, and keen to develop business with chambers.'
  • 'Rob Lang and Gemma Eachus are very helpful and always go the extra mile.'

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Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
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Jason Searle
St John’s Buildings
‘Jason is excellent with clients, commercially minded and pragmatic, and does not miss a detail. His advocacy is calm, professional, and technically excellent, he does not shy away from giving difficult or negative advice, and is a pleasure to work with.’
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Jamie Jenkins
St John’s Buildings
 'Jamie is very charismatic and clients love working with him. Clients are made to feel very reassured with his strong attention to detail and he is very quickly able to grasp the key issues in a case notwithstanding the complexity of the issues or size of the claim.'
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Ghazan Mahmood
St John’s Buildings
 ‘Ghazan is bright, capable, excellent on his feet and in evolving situations, and clients appreciate him and inevitably recommend him to others. He is precise, commercial, provides robust advice, and he works effectively as a team with the client.’
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Thomas Wood
St John’s Buildings
 ‘Thomas’s drafting skills are exquisite and precise. He has a wealth of knowledge and has excellent commercial acumen.’

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