Dere Street Barristers

Adam joined Chambers as a tenant in 2009 after successful completion of a broad common-law pupillage consisting of criminal, family and civil practice. Adam has developed considerable experience in representing both employees (including trade unions) and employers in tribunals across England, Wales and Scotland and the Employment Appeal Tribunal. He also undertakes advisory work and alternative forms of dispute resolution. Particular areas of experience include discrimination, unfair dismissal, whistle blowing, TUPE, working time, and redundancy. Adam has a wide practice in civil law including claimant and defence work, both in court and through a busy paper practice – providing pleadings and advice on liability, evidence and quantum. His civil practice predominantly covers contract, RTA, credit hire and personal injury, including employers’ liability and occupiers’ liability. Adam represents both landlords and tenants in possession proceedings, with particular experience in anti-social behaviour. Adam also undertakes criminal work, prosecutes and defends in both Magistrates and Crown Courts, where he regularly appears in appeals against conviction and sentence. In the family courts, Adam has experience of private family law and injunctions.

Called 2008; Lincolns Inn.

The University of York (BA (Hons) History); Bloomsbury (GDL); LLB (Hons).