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Mr Nicholas Siddall KC KC
Position
Specialises in employment and industrial relations law. His practice includes significant employment related High Court litigation encompassing injunctive relief, wrongful dismissal and high value contractual claims. He also undertakes all facets of statutory employment law including unfair dismissal, collective redundancy, NMW, TUPE and Working Time claims. He regularly appears in significant, high value and complicated discrimination and whistleblowing matters on behalf of individuals, unions and employers of all sizes. He is regularly instructed to advise on the employment issues which arise from the COVID pandemic and issues of territorial jurisdiction.
Career
Significant reported decisions include: Roberts v Skelmersdale College [2004] IRLR 69 (dismissal provisions of 2001 rules), GMB v Holis [2008] IRLR 187 (territorial jurisdiction of TUPE), Cokayne v BASC [2008] ICR 185 (issue estoppel), Matuszowicz-v-Hull CC [2009] IRLR 292 (reasonable adjustments time limits), Fenton & UNISON-v-SYPS [2010] IRLR 930 (presentation of claim), Pinewood-v-Page [2011] ICR 508 (redundancy fairness), Bridgeman-v-ABP [2012] IRLR 639 (CJEU reference as to Working Time Regulations derogation), ASE-v-Kendrick [2014] EWHC 2171 (enforceability of non-compete provision), Day-v-HEE [2017] IRLR 623 (The scope of s43K ERA and ability of junior doctors to bring whistleblowing claim). Kaur v Leeds NHS [2019] ICR 1 (constructive dismissal affirmation). HMRC-v-Middlesbrough FC [2020] ICR 1404 (construction of NMW exemptions). Kong v GIB [2022] EWCA Civ 941 (separability).
He was appointed to Silk in 2019.
Languages
French.
Memberships
ELA, ELBA and Northern Circuit
Education
Scarborough Sixth Form College; Cambridge University (1996 MA Hons Law First Class).
Leisure
Follower of club and international rugby; supporter of Manchester United FC and Sale Sharks RUFC.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Employment
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Nicholas Siddall KC – Littleton Chambers ‘An exceptional all-rounder. His intellect and ability to quickly grasp the issues in a case are unparalleled.’
Littleton Chambers is ‘a pre-eminent employment set with a wealth of talent at all levels‘. Among the silks, Gavin Mansfield KC‘s ‘legal knowledge is second to none‘, and has an excellent track record in advising on complex team move cases and business protection matters. David Reade KC is well known for his strength in handling equal pay litigation; Jeremy Lewis KC ‘has a breadth of knowledge of employment law that is unrivalled‘; and Nicholas Siddall KC is ‘a charming advocate, able to win over judges‘. In a recent work highlight, Adam Solomon KC, Niran de Silva KC, Sophia Berry and Charlotte Davies appeared in Jump Trading International Ltd v Couture and Verition Advisors (UK Partners) LLP, a business protection case involving the enforceability of a variable non-compete covenant – one which purported to grant the former employer discretion to determine a period between zero and twelve months- by means of an injunction. At the junior end of chambers, Lucy Bone handles a high volume of complex whistleblowing and discrimination claims, and Matthew Sheridan stands out as ‘a worthy opponent of any silk at the employment law Bar‘. The group was bolstered by the arrival of Tim Goodwin in November 2023.