Employment
He has extensive experience in employment litigation, advice and drafting. He is regularly instructed by a number of Government Departments, local authorities, individuals and businesses in Employment Tribunal, EAT and High Court litigation.
His areas of expertise include unfair/wrongful dismissal, injunctive relief, discrimination and equal pay, TUPE, restrictive covenants, confidentiality and fiduciary duties, commercial aspects of pay and incentives and tax.
Employment cases
Elaine Bulley, HMIT v Hemmer Investments Limited [2010] STC 1779 (Vice Chancellor) (contracts of employment – income tax – PAYE collection and enforcement) – (Permission to appeal)
J & R Farragher t/a Potens v Davies [2008] UKEAT/0249/08 and 0250/08 (EAT: Polkey principle and costs)
Regularly instructed by a number of Government Departments in the ET
County Court – employed/self-employed – breach of contract – variation of contract – discretionary bonus scheme – company loans – PAYE/NICs
National Minimum Wage – HMRC disputed application of NMW Regs to training contracts (resolved)
ET – for claimant – disability discrimination – lifetime pension losses in private sector final salary pension scheme – application of compensation guidelines – favourable high value settlement at Court