Madeline advises and represents employees, trade unions and employers in all areas of employment law.
Her recent clients include individuals supported by most of the major trade unions, several NHS Trusts, a well-known law firm, and employers in the banking, hospitality and higher education sectors.
Madeline has significant experience running claims involving multiple claimants. She has recently been instructed on several large multiples including claims for holiday pay, unauthorised deductions from wages and sex discrimination.
Madeline regularly appears in the Employment Tribunals across England and Wales, and has appeared in Tribunals in Scotland, Belfast and on the Isle of Man. She is an experienced appellate advocate.
Madeline’s recent significant cases in the Employment Tribunal or on appeal include:
- Donkor-Baah v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust [2024] ICR 758. Regulation 5 of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010.
- Wallace and others v Wiltshire Council (Bristol Employment Tribunal, 2024). The ET found that an email sent by the CEO of Wiltshire Council unlawfully sought to deter employees from taking part in the activities of an independent trade union (voting for industrial action). Claims under section 146 of the 1992 Act.
- Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (Cultural Bureau) v Alhayali [2024] IRLR 381. State immunity in the employment context.
- Pady v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2024] ICR D37 led by Ijeoma Omambala KC. Abuse of process in the context of Employment Tribunal multiples.
- Miles v Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency [2023] IRLR 630 led by Betsan Criddle KC. EAT judgment on disability discrimination/health and safety dismissals in the Covid 19 context.
- Ranson v Department of Health and Social Care (Isle of Man Employment Tribunal, 2022 and 2023) led by Oliver Segal KC. Whistleblowing claims brought by the Medical Director on the Isle of Man. Dr Ranson was awarded £3.19m.
- Pitcher v (1) University of Oxford (2) St John’s College [2022] ICR 338 led by Nadia Motraghi KC EAT judgment about whether the compulsory age for academics at Oxford University constituted direct age discrimination.
- Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy v Parry [2018] ICR 1807 led by Nicola Newbegin. Court of Appeal judgment on whether paragraphs of the Employment Tribunal rules were ultra vires.
In the county court, Madeline is regularly instructed in goods and services discrimination matters and has advised on these claims in sectors as diverse as construction and social care.