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Employment - North Eastern (Bar)

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Exchange Chambers houses well-respected employment law specialist barristers with notable expertise in discrimination, whistle-blowing and harassment cases. They are deeply experienced in matters taking place in the tribunals and above. In addition to acting for private sector employers, members are in demand among public bodies, including government departments and the NHS.

Ian Spencer is Chambers Director in Leeds.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Alfred Weiss
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Alfred Weiss
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Band 1

Alfred Weiss accepts instructions from across the employment law spectrum, including those with whistle-blowing, TUPE and discrimination issues. He acts for both governmental and private sector clients.

Alfred is really good at distilling everything down into a digestible format for the client.

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Paul Kirtley
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Band 1

Paul Kirtley is a respected barrister in employment law. He has a store of experience handling litigious matters across the spectrum, including discrimination, public interest disclosures, data protection and disciplinary cases, for his public sector clients, which include the NHS, police and local authorities. He also offers specialist services in mediation.

Paul is an exceptional advocate with very strong people skills. On a recent case for a respondent, his handling of the claimant and the tribunal panel were first-class.

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Ashley Serr
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Band 3

Ashley Serr possesses an enviable employment law practice in which he tackles many of the more cutting-edge issues in the field. He has expertise in areas including the National Minimum Wage and religious belief discrimination.

Ashley has an exceptional ability not only to quickly grasp the legal issues at play, but also to understand the applicable factual matrix and the nuances of a particular case and client.

Ashley is approachable, knowledgeable and direct. He can pick out the issues in a case really quickly.

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North Eastern (Bar)

Employment

Alfred Weiss
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Alfred Weiss
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Band 1
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Paul Kirtley
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Band 1
3
Ashley Serr
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Band 3