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Anthony Johnston
Employment
17/10/2019

Anthony Johnston represents leading set of London barristers’ chambers

Anthony Johnston, instructed by Irwin Mitchell, has successfully represented a leading set of London barristers’ chambers in defending a high-profile case brought by a former member of Chambers, after all of her claims were rejected by an...

David Maxwell
Employment
04/10/2019

David Maxwell successfully represented the Respondent at the EAT in Raj v Capita Business Services

David Maxwell has successfully represented the Respondent at the EAT in Raj v Capita Business Services [2019] UKEAT/0074/19/LA. The Claimant had challenged the Employment Tribunal’s approach to the shifting burden of proof in section 136 of the...

Jonathan Meichen
Employment
01/08/2019

Jonathan Meichen appointed as an Employment Judge

We are proud to announce that The Queen has appointed Jonathan Meichen to be a Salaried Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) on the advice of the The Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable David Gauke MP. Jonathan...

Sophie Garner
Employment
17/06/2019

Sophie Garner successfully defends third appeal at the EAT by a serial litigant

Appearing on behalf of Dudley MBC at the Employment Appeal Tribunal on Friday, Sophie was successful in having the third appeal by Mr Herry – a serial litigant and former teacher in Dudley – dismissed by HHJ Eady, QC. The issues in the Appeal...

Barry Harwood-Ferreira
Employment
08/04/2019

The Employment Group is delighted to announce the arrival of Barry Harwood-Ferreira as a door tenant

Barry is a senior Employment law Barrister, and pupil supervisor. He specialises in all aspects of Employment law and has done so for over 20 years. Barry has appeared in the Legal 500 for the last 4 consecutive years,commended for his employment law...

St Philips Chambers reception
Employment
01/02/2019

Russell Bradley joins St Philips as a Door Tenant

The Employment Group is delighted to announce the arrival of Russell Bradley as a Door Tenant. Russell was admitted as an advocate on 1st June 2012. Prior to that, he was in private practice as a solicitor for over 20 years. In the latter 10 years,...

St Philips Chambers reception
Employment
06/11/2018

Ed Williams QC joins St Philips Employment Team as a Door Tenant

The Employment Group is delighted to announce the arrival of Ed Williams QC as an employment Door Tenant. Ed may already been known to many of you having been a pupil and subsequently a tenant at St Philips between 2000-2006, when he then...

Jonathan Heard
Employment
04/09/2018

Jonathan Heard joins St Philips

St Philips Employment Team is pleased to announce that Jonathan Heard, formerly of Queen Square Chambers, Bristol has joined us. Jonathan is an experienced employment law specialist who advises and represents claimants and respondents in all areas of...