Experience

Please find below examples of our experience in this practice area:

  • Essex County Council - advising on Employment Tribunal litigation following the termination of an outsourced school dinner service. The claims included unfair dismissal, breach of contract and redundancy.

  • HSBC - successfully defending HSBC in a multiple claim by over 130 claimants concerning issues relating to maternity incentives and EC law.

  • Covion Limited - defending a multi-party claim under the Transfer of Undertakings Regulations.

  • Braemar Seascope plc - acting on a High Court injunction and damages claim to enforce a garden leave provision.

  • Anya v University of Oxford - Court of Appeal decision on race discrimination and recruitment issues.

  • British Coal Corporation v Smith - House of Lords decision on an equal pay claim involving 1,300 female employees.

  • Connelly v HSBC Bank plc -successfully defended HSBC in a multiple claim by 130+ claimants on issues relating to calculation of bonus during maternity leave and the impact of EU law.

  • Barber v British Airways plc - multiple equal pay and sex discrimination claims.

  • Gibbons and others v Philips Components - acting for Philips in a multiple equal pay/part time pensions claim.

  • Jerdin v Harrods Limited - Employment Appeal Tribunal claim relating to the application of the Tribunals rules of procedure.