We have represented employees and workers at all levels, from regulatory proceedings through the Employment Tribunal, to the Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights.
Members of our team benefit from being part of a multi-disciplinary set and have close working relationships with our immigration team, which we have drawn on in high-profile employee status and trafficking claims.
The members of the team are drawn from diverse backgrounds, and are able to provide advice with empathy. We provide a high quality, effective and approachable service. We are proud of our commitment to workers’ rights, and are well aware of the difficulties faced by individuals who seek redress in a jurisdiction that does not provide public funding for claims. A number of our members take employment cases under public access.
Areas of Expertise
- Discrimination claims under the Equality Act 2010
- Discrimination on grounds of trade union status
- Unfair and wrongful dismissal
- Human Rights claims (including blacklisting)
- Claims by workers without a right to reside (including trafficked workers)
- Maternity and Parental Rights
- Claims by precarious workers (i.e. agency, part-time, flexible and temporary workers)
- Whistleblowing
- Redundancy
- Equal pay claims,
- Breach of contract claims
- Injunctions
- National Minimum Wage
- Working Time Regulations
Notable Cases
Essop and others v Home Office (UK Border Agency)
Landmark Supreme Court case on race and age indirect discrimination against the Home Office, arising from its past promotion procedures and a core skills assessment test (CSA).
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v Maxwell UKEAT/0232/12/MC
Appeal against findings that the claimant had been subject to unlawful discrimination by way of direct discrimination, harassment and victimisation on the grounds of race and sexual orientation.
Ssekisonge v Barts Health NHS Trust UKEAT/0133/16/LA
Appeal against a finding that the Claimant's dismissal for some other substantial reason was fair.
Conway v Community Options Ltd UKEAT/0034/12/SM
Appeal against the striking out of claims of a failure to make reasonable adjustments and unfair dismissal.
Kurumuth v NHS Trust North Middlesex University Hospital UKEAT/0524/10/CEA
Appeal by claimant against dismissal of unfair dismissal and breach of contract claims where the claimant's immigration status was in doubt.
Ross v Eddie Stobart Ltd UKEAT/0068/13/RN
Appeal against rejection of unfair dismissal claims involving consideration of burden of proof where the claim involved whistleblowing.
Contact team
The Team
Edward Fitzpatrick
Year of Call: 1990
Nicola Braganza
Year of Call: 1992
Valerie Easty
Year of Call: 1992
Abigail Holt
Year of Call: 1993
Paul Troop
Year of Call: 1998
Rebekah Wilson
Year of Call: 1998
Stephen Marsh
Year of Call: 2005
Alex Grigg
Year of Call: 2007
Courtenay Barklem
Year of Call: 2016
David Renton
Year of Call: 2008
Paul Powlesland
Year of Call: 2009
Gráinne Mellon
Year of Call: 2010
Ifeanyi Odogwu
Year of Call: 2011
Mukhtiar Singh
Year of Call: 2011
Miranda Butler
Year of Call: 2013
