Anya is an employment law specialist. Examples of recent work include:
Successfully acted for:
- Legal director of large multinational claiming maternity discrimination;
- Wardens claiming breach of National Minimum Wage Act and Working Time Regulations;
- A lift engineer who was unfairly blamed for an accident (reinstatement ordered).
Successfully defended:
- Unfair dismissal / breach of contract claims by directors dismissed for breach of trust and confidence;
- Sex discrimination and pregnancy discrimination claims against a housing trust;
- Race discrimination claims against police (two different forces);
- Sex and race discrimination claims against a leading university;
- Race discrimination claims against a city law firm;
- Race discrimination, religious discrimination and unfair dismissal claims against a local authority;
- Disability discrimination and constructive dismissal claims against a Japanese corporation;
- County Court claim for negligent reference against a charity.
Notable appeals:
- Mr A Tilson v. Alstom Transport[2010] EWCA Civ 1308, agency workers
- Simpson v. (1) Endsleigh Insurance Services Ltd (2) C Wood (3) M Thompson (4) A Cotton[2010] EqLR 130, Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999
- Gibson & Others v. Sheffield City Council[2010] IRLR 277, [2010] EWCA Civ 63, equal pay
- London Ambulance Service NHS Trust v. Small[2009] IRLR 563, CA (correct approach for tribunal in unfair dismissal claims)
- Carter v. London Underground Ltd LTL 18/5/2009 (disability-related discrimination / effect of statutory procedures / discretion to extend time)
- North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust v. Potter [2009] IRLR 176, EAT (equal pay: whether choice of comparator restricted by a requirement for “single source”)
- Potter v. North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust [2008] ICR 910, [2009] IRLR 22, EAT (equal pay: period of comparison for independent expert in equal value claims)
- Successful defence of appeal by agency worker against tribunal finding that she did not have implied contact of employment with end user (Cairns v. Visteon UK Ltd [2007] IRLR 175)
- Cable & Wireless v. Muscat [2006] ICR 975, [2006] IRLR 355, CA (implied contracts of employment and agency workers)
- Successful appeal against tribunal decision that statutory procedure was breached where claimant did not have advance sight of all documents (Ingram v. Bristol Street Parts, UKEAT/0601/06/CEA)