Nick Bidnell-Edwards contributes to the 2023 Edition of the Employment Law Handbook
The Handbook is available to purchase now.
Published: 9th Aug 2023
Nicholas Bidnell-Edwards
Call 2012
Telephone 020 7831 0222
Email nicholas.bidnell-edwards@42br.com
Nicholas Bidnell-Edwards
Call 2012
Telephone 020 7831 0222
Email nicholas.bidnell-edwards@42br.com
Nicholas is an employment barrister with a strong focus on discrimination and whistleblowing work. He is a published author on employment law, and has written the Whistleblowing chapter in the latest edition of Daniel Barnett’s ‘Handbook on Employment Law’. He has received praise for his conduct of cases from opponents, and High Court Judges have remarked on how “skilfully” he develops his submissions. A leading employment silk has described his advocacy as “confident, and very persuasive”, and remarked that his written submissions were “very well structured, and thorough”.
Other information
- He has been a published author on employment law for a number of years and continues to co-author the latest edition of Daniel Barnett’s ‘Handbook on Employment Law’.
- He is also a published author on Lexis Nexis PSL.
Education
- BPTC – The City Law School
- GDL – City University
- MA (Cantab) Classics, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University
Scholarships & Awards
Lincoln’s Inn
- Lord Levitt (pupillage) Scholarship
- Lord Denning (BPTC) Scholarship
- Lord Haldane (GDL) Scholarship
- Hardwicke (Entrance) Award
Cambridge University
- Perowne Prize for Classics (Corpus Christi College)
- Fanshawe Prize (Corpus Christi College)
- Countess Martinengo Travel Award (Classics Faculty)
- Half Blue (Cambridge University)
Professional Memberships
- Employment Law Bar Association
- Employment Lawyers’ Association
Related News
Employment Webinar: It’s not what you say, it’s the way that you say it
Does the Court of Appeal decision in Kong v Gulf International Bank UK Limited dilute the protection for whistleblowers?
Published: 22nd Feb 2023
Stefan Liberadzki and Nicholas Bidnell- Edwards co-write new Employment Law Handbook
Published: 3rd Nov 2020
Nicholas Bidnell-Edwards has overturned an Employment Tribunal’s decision to strike out a claim for Whistleblowing Detriment, and automatically Unfair Dismissal
The Employment Tribunal Judge (the “Tribunal”) chose to strike out the Claimant’s claims of Whistleblowing Detriment.
Published: 25th Sep 2019
Nicholas Bidnell-Edwards succeeded in upholding the EAT’s strict approach to time limits in the Court of Appeal
In Nicholson v. Royal Mail Group Ltd Case No: A2/2016/1002 the Appellant had sent all of the necessary documents to Fleetbank House, the building currently housing the EAT, prior to the expiry of the deadline.
Published: 16th Jul 2018
Nicholas Bidnell-Edwards has won a case involving successful claims for Constructive Unfair Dismissal, Wrongful Dismissal, Discrimination Arising from Disability, and a Failure to Make Reasonable Adju
In Thanki v. Asda Stores Limited Case No. 1801966/2016 the Claimant was a disabled man because of hypertension and depression. The Respondent required the Claimant to attend his workplace on a weekly basis as a form of keeping in touch day.
Published: 15th May 2018
Chambers is proud to announce that 4 May 2018 saw the third annual 42 Bedford Row Disability Law Essay Prize take place at the University of Oxford
Aysha Ahmed represented chambers in the panel discussion. The event was organised by Nicholas Bidnell-Edwards of chambers.
Published: 15th May 2018
Nicholas Bidnell-Edwards attended the inaugural Oxford Disability Law and Policy Conference
Nicholas attended the inaugural Oxford Disability Law and Policy Conference at Mansfield College, Oxford, which was held between 24 and 25 February 2018.
Published: 27th Feb 2018
Nicholas Bidnell-Edwards secured a substantial increase to an injury to feelings award for a victim of maternity discrimination
After Mr Bidnell-Edwards had proved a case of maternity discrimination, the Employment Judge at South London Employment Tribunal made an injury to feelings award of £10,000.00, which then increased by more than 50% to £15,332.19 as a result of i) a 10% increase for the Simmons v. Castle award; ii) a 25% uplift for breaches
Published: 9th Oct 2017
The London Legal Walk
42 Bedford Row are pleased to announce that today we are walking with the Lord Chief Justice and thousands of lawyers to raise funds for the London Legal Support Trust, the Free Representation Unit and the Bar Pro Bono Unit. Our walkers so far are: Tina Cook QC, Nicholas Bidnell-Edwards, Andrew Pote, Aysha Ahmad, Sian
Published: 22nd May 2017
Nicholas Bidnell-Edwards proved that an NHS Bank Healthcare Assistant working on a zero hours’ contract had been an employee though she had no obligation to accept work offered to her
Nicholas succeeded in proving that a Bank Healthcare Assistant was an employee within the meaning of Section 230 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 even though the Tribunal Judge found that: i) the Healthcare Assistant was under no obligation to accept any offer of work, and was not guaranteed a minimum amount of work; ii)
Published: 10th Apr 2017
Nicholas Bidnell-Edwards succeeded in proving that a recruitment agency was the employer of two Claimants, and had discriminated on the ground of maternity
Nicholas Bidnell-Edwards succeeded in proving that a recruitment agency had been the employer of two Claimants, and had discriminated against them by failing to make maternity payments.
Published: 10th Jan 2017
Nick Bidnell-Edwards contributes to the 2023 Edition of the Employment Law Handbook
The Handbook is available to purchase now.
Published: 30th Nov -0001
