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Nigel MacKay
Work Department
Employment
Position
Nigel is a partner and joint head of the Employment Department at Leigh Day.
Nigel deals with all aspects of employment and discrimination law. He represents employees, senior executives and trade union clients in claims before the Employment Tribunal all the way up to the Supreme Court. Nigel also advises on contracts, restrictive covenants and bonus issues.
Nigel has particular expertise in advising senior directors and executives, as well as those working in the gig economy.
Nigel is a frequent public speaker on employment law issues and is regularly asked to provide comment to the media.
Career
- MA law, Cambridge University
- LPC, BPP Law School
- Trainee and associate at Herbert Smith (now Herbert Smith Freehills)
- Senior Associate at Squire Sanders (now Squire Patton Boggs)
- Partner, Leigh Day
Memberships
Nigel is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association training committee.
Personal
Employment Law and the Gig Economy by Nigel Mackay and Annie Powell (Law Publishing Brief, 2018)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Employees/unions
(Next Generation Partners)Described by clients as the ‘foremost claimant employment law firm’, Leigh Day‘s ‘unparalleled knowledge of group litigation’ is brought to bear on equal pay, discrimination and workers’ rights mandates. The group is also praised for its expertise relating to actionable collective and individual trade union rights issues and claims related to the prevention of forced labour in the workplace. The team is co-led by Nigel MacKay and Emma Satyamurti, with MacKay being well regarded for his collective representation of workers in cases related to the gig economy and the latter an authority on discrimination issues and equal pay. Kiran Daurka sports particular expertise in equality cases and in advising whistleblowers, and discrimination claims based on gender critical grounds stands out as a recent area of activity for Elizabeth George. Paula Lee specialises in equal pay matters while Michael Newman frequently takes strategic control of large group claims. Chris Benson acts as managing partner, and continues to provide strategic input on group claims. Annie Powell, Nick Webster and Liana Wood are key names to note.
Lawyer Rankings
- Employees/unions London > Employment
- Next Generation Partners London > Employment > Employees/unions
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
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- Employment > Employees/unions
- Real estate > Environment
- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Insurance > Product liability: claimant