"....IS AN EMPLOYMENT STAR...." - The Legal 500 (2006)
Year of Call | 1995 |
Education | BA Newcastle upon Tyne University. MSc (Econ) LSE |
Specialisation | Employment Law. |
Particular Interests | Transfers of undertakings and all discrimination matters, including Equal Pay. |
Memberships | Employment Law Bar Association, Industrial Law Society. |
Points of note | Trained for the Bar after 10 years working as an employment law adviser in a national employers’ organization. Harmsworth Award. |
Reported Cases | Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police v Vento, EAT, [2001] IRLR 124 (construction of hypothetical comparisons in discrimination cases) Vento v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police v Vento (No 2), ECWA, [2003] IRLR 285 (leading case on injury to feelings awards in discrimination cases). |
External Comment | Listed as a leader in employment law in Chambers and Partners 'maintains a special interest in transfer of undertakings and cuts the mustard', 'highly rated, consistent and safe pair of hands' and is 'thoroughly recommended' as a discrimination specialist. The Legal 500 (2006) continues ' ... is an employment star specialising in discrimination matters and transfer of undertakings ....' |