Tara acts for both claimants and respondents in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal. She is regularly sought out for complex multi-day trials in unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, breach of contract and TUPE-related claims.
Tara regularly acts for NHS trusts and has acted for doctors under the MHPS. She has been instructed the British Medical Association and as part of a team in their representation of Dr Eva Carneiro v Jose Mourinho & Chelsea Football Club.
Tara is often instructed in the Employment Appeal Tribunal, with several successful appearances in 3(10) and substantive hearings. She is a member of ELAAS. She has also appeared in the Court of Appeal in a claim brought against the Mayor of London for breach of s19 Equality Act 2010.
Tara also acts in public sector discrimination claims and conducts investigations on behalf of employers, understanding the need for these to be conducted sensitively and cost-effectively.
Examples of work include: –
- Employment status/ sham contract claims, notably Dynasystems for Trade and General Consulting Ltd v Moseley, EAT [2018] 1 WLUK 416;
- Indirect discrimination challenge to the Mayor of London, notably IWGB v Mayor of London, [2020] EWCA Civ 1046;
- Sexual orientation discrimination on behalf of a junior doctor accused of indecent exposure by a private hire vehicle company;
- Acting for a CEO in a TUPE-related dispute;
- Acting for an employee unfairly dismissed for using and sharing class A drugs at a Christmas party;
- Acting for respondents (public and private sector) in a wide range of unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing and breach of contract claims;
- Acting for high net-worth individuals accused of mistreating their employed nanny;
- Acting for a banking executive in her claim for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination;
- Acting for a doctor accused of dishonesty under MHPS.