Master the Art of Striking Out! The law, the rules, the tactics – how to strike out an employment claim
Join Michael Salter and Catherine Urquhart for the next session in our Employment Law series.
Published: 22nd Nov 2023
Michael Salter
Call 1999
Telephone 020 7831 0222
Email michael.salter@42br.com
Michael Salter
Call 1999
Telephone 020 7831 0222
Email michael.salter@42br.com
Animal Welfare
Michael is interested in building a practice in all areas relating to the Animal Welfare Act 2006. He has experience of representing veterinary clients in employment tribunals and hopes to broaden this area of his practice.
Accreditations
- "He is highly articulate, he knows his stuff and, being a sitting judge, he is hugely experienced." "Michael Salter is extremely knowledgeable, he is calm, he is excellent with clients and he uses his experience and knowledge to great effect when representing them." Chambers and Partners 2022
- "Michael is a pleasure to work with. He has the technical expertise, but also the pragmatism and ability to engage effectively with witnesses and clients; and he is very personable. He is responsive, flexible and provides valuable assistance during the preparation of claims, even when he is engaged in other matters." Legal 500 2022
- "He's a very knowledgeable and very able advocate." "He is a fantastic advocate who is always thoroughly well prepared and incredibly responsive." Chambers and Partners 2021
- “He has the technical expertise but also the pragmatism and ability to engage effectively with witnesses/clients – he is very personable. He is also responsive, flexible and provides valuable assistance during the preparation of claims, even when he is engaged in other matters.” Legal 500 2021
- “His advice is strategic, commercial and pragmatic and he is very clear and confident communicator.” Chambers and Partners 2020 – Employment
- “A fantastic advocate with first-class client skills.” Chambers and Partners 2020 – Employment
- “Clear in his advice, well-organised and inspires confidence in his clients and is appropriately assertive in his advocacy.” Legal 500 2020 – Employment
- “A pleasure to work with. He is extremely responsive and always very thorough and diligent. He has an excellent manner with clients and communicates well with instructing solicitors.” Chambers and Partners 2019 – Employment
- “He quickly builds a rapport with clients and puts them at ease.” Legal 500 2018
- “Extremely responsive and thorough. His work is always fantastic. He is very down-to-earth and easy to work with and, importantly, he builds a strong rapport with clients very quickly.” Chambers and Partners 2018
- “he is very user-friendly, very easy to deal with and he makes you feel like you are his only client” Chambers and Partners 2017
- “He is technically very able and extremely user-friendly” Legal 500 2017
- “It would be difficult to find a more helpful and responsive barrister” Chambers and Partners 2016
- “always gets the job done and is able to deal with full range of employment matters, however complex.” Legal 500 2016
- “incredibly easy to work with, amazingly organised and good at building a strong rapport with clients very quickly” Legal 500 2015
- “clients like his down-to-earth and commercial approach” Legal 500 2014
Publications
Michael is widely published and a collection of his articles can be found here
He has published a book on Social Media and the Workplace (Jordans, 2015).
He is self-publishing a series of eBooks and online courses on practical aspects of employment law and tribunal procedure.
Regulatory Information
Webinar Download Material
25/11/20 - Employment download - How to win friends and influence judges
Appointments
- Bar Standards Board Independent Decision-Making Body member (2019-)
- Sports Resolutions: Discipline and Integrity and Discrimination and Equality Panels Adjudicator (2018-)
- Bar Standards Board Professional Conduct Committee member (2018-2019)
- Examiner of the Court (2017-2022)
- Deputy Chair of the Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal (2017-)
- Legally Qualified Chair of Police Disciplinary Tribunals (2015-)
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants: Disciplinary Assessor (2015-2020)
- Fee Paid Judge of the Employment Tribunals (2013-)
- Employment Law Appeal Advice Scheme member (2013-)
Professional Memberships
- Employment Lawyers Association
- Employment Law Bar Association
- Public Access Bar Association
- Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers
- Council of Employment Judges
- National Association of Legally Qualified Chairs: member and regional representative
Education
- Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL), Brasenose College, Oxford;
- Bar Vocational Course: very Competent, Inns of Court School of Law;
- LLB (Hons) Law, 1st Class: Brunel University.
Other Information
Linkedin: his Linkedin profile can be found here
Twitter: @michae1salter
Personal Website: www.michaelsalter.net
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