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Position
Barrister specialising in employment, discrimination and pensions. Cases include: Airbus Ltd v Webb [2008] EWCA Civ 49 (whether employer ever entitled to rely upon an expired warning); Wright v MGN Pension Trustees [2007] EWCA Civ 1247 (construction of pension deed); Regent Security Services Ltd v Power [2007] EWCA Civ 1188 (whether employee can rely upon contractual terms improved by reason of a TUPE transfer); Grundy v British Airways [2007] EWCA Civ (indirect discrimination, establishing disparate impact); Smith v Churchills Stairlifts [2005] EWCA Civ 1220 [2006] IRLR 41 (disability discrimination, reasonable adjustment); Roads v Central trains [2004] EWCA Civ 1541 (disability discrimination, goods and services, reasonable adjustment);O’Sullivan v RBKC [2003] EWCA Civ 371, CA Articles 8 and 14 of ECHR (nature of duty upon public authorities to remedy historical sex discrimination); Surrey Police v Marshall [2002] IRLR 843, EAT (DDA and expert evidence); Titchener v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [2002] IRLR 195, EAT (guarantee payments); AEEU v GE Caledonian [2001] TUR1/120, CAC (admissibility, disclosure of documents and bargaining unit); Dunlop Tyres Ltd v Blows [2001] IRLR 629 CA (construction of employment contract).
Career
Called to Bar 1990, Gray’s Inn; lectured on employment and discrimination law and advocacy on behalf of CIPD, Shelter, FRU, Overseas Development Administration, Westminster Foundation for Democracy, Commonwealth TUC and the National Union of Namibian Workers; publications: ‘Challenging Disability Discrimination’ (Institute of Employment Rights 2000); ‘Disability Discrimination: the Law and Practice, FT Law and Tax’ (1996).
Member
DLA; ELBA; ELA; ELAAS; ILS; APL.
Education
Dartford Grammar School; Bristol University (1989 LLB Hons).
Leisure
Triathlon.
Practice Areas
Civil liberties and human rights; Employment; Pensions
