Gareth accepts instructions in all areas of employment law and has significant experience across it despite his junior Call. He is accustomed to working in cases ranging from those involving vulnerable claimants to high-net-worth individuals, from small employers to large public bodies and health trusts. His personable style ensures he is adept at managing client relationships throughout.
Recent cases include:
- 9-day disability and age discrimination claim for a large public body;
- Represented a public figure in proceedings against their former employer;
- Represented multiple claimants in a Hogg v Dover dismissal claim, as well as a dismissal claim regarding implied terms and unilateral variation;
- Successfully defended several discrimination claims valued in excess of £100,000 at multi-day hearings;
- Represented multiple claimants in multi-track proceedings for breach of contract/wages;
- Advised on redundancy consultation obligations;
- Advised on the application of collective agreements in proceedings brought against a public body;
- Advised on TUPE implications for a large public body;
- Successfully defended an appeal in the EAT for a claim struck out at a preliminary stage (currently responding in permission to appeal proceedings in the Court of Appeal);
- Drafted an EAT response in one of the largest discrimination awards ever given in the ET;
- Attended PTR & application hearing in multi-track civil claim involving multiple claimants;
- Assisted a senior member of Chambers in prospective injunction proceedings regarding post-termination restraint;
- Assisted Rebecca Tuck KC in advising on a prospective breach of contract claim for a large number of potential claimants;
- Assisted Ben Cooper KC in prospective injunction and derivate claim proceedings.
