Our Discrimination Team
Members of the Employment Group, at all levels of seniority, regularly represent both claimants and respondents in employment discrimination claims.
We recognise that in Employment Tribunal work, where costs are rarely recoverable, it is important to be able to offer experienced counsel at a level that is proportionate to the value of the claim.
As such, many of our junior members have significant Employment Tribunal advocacy experience, both in fighting discrimination trials and dealing with preliminary issues (such as whether a claimant is or is not disabled within the statutory definition).
Our senior members are regularly appearing in longer or more complex discrimination Employment Tribunal trials and appeals to the EAT and the Court of Appeal.
We have considerable experience (on both sides of such litigation) in cases involving employment discrimination on the grounds of:
- Race
- Sex
- Sexual orientation
- Religion and belief
- Disability
- Age
We provide expertise and commercial experience at all stages of such litigation, from preliminary pre-issue advice through to mediation (including Employment Tribunal judicial mediation, which we find is increasingly appropriate in substantial discrimination claims now) and to representation at trial and on appeal.