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Employment - Northern (Bar)

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Kings Chambers draws upon exceptional expertise in healthcare litigation to assist employers and employees in breach of contract, discrimination and whistle-blowing claims. The barristers have represented a number of large nationwide employers in unfair dismissal cases. They act before the employment tribunals and in appeals before the EAT and Court of Appeal. Members recently represented the respondent in Mr Gavin Lee v Hull University and Teaching Hospital, in a multi-day discrimination, harassment and victimisation case. One interviewee comments: "They have a wide range of lawyers who can be instructed on a full suite of employment claims."

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Strengths

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  • The clerks come back to you quickly and always provide a range of barristers who are available.

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  • The clerks provide good service levels and are responsive.

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  • The clerks are responsive and helpful.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • James Boyd
    James Boyd

    James Boyd

    James Boyd predominantly acts on behalf of employers. He does a substantial amount of work for NHS trusts as well as large multinational companies, and regularly appears before the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the Court of Appeal.

    • James is easily one of the best employment counsel in the North.

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    • James Boyd is very client-focused, strong on strategy and responsive.

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  • Anisa Niaz-Dickinson
    Anisa Niaz-Dickinson

    Anisa Niaz-Dickinson

    Anisa Niaz-Dickinson is adept at handling complex and high-profile cases in the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal. She is experienced in a wide range of employment concerns, including whistle-blowing, unfair dismissal, discrimination and harassment. She handles cases for both claimants and respondents.

    • She is not phased by complex matters and has demonstrated her ease in managing challenging claims.

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    • Anisa Niaz-Dickinson is a calm, effective barrister who successfully got a claim struck out for us.

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  • Ben Williams
    Ben Williams

    Ben Williams

    Ben Williams regularly appears before tribunals handling a range of employment issues, but he deals particularly with unfair dismissal, TUPE and discrimination issues on behalf of respondent clients. He is experienced in injunctive relief and restrictive covenants, and has specific expertise in working with healthcare clients.

    • Ben is excellent - always on top of his brief and very good with clients.

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    • He is one of my go-to barristers. He's great with clients and speaks to them on their level.

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  • Martin Budworth
    Martin Budworth

    Martin Budworth

    Martin Budworth has a strong practice encompassing both tribunal work and commercial employment claims such as those concerning restrictive covenants and confidential information work. He tends to represent senior executives or other high-profile individuals.

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  • Rosie Kight
    Rosie Kight

    Rosie Kight

    Rosie Kight is an emerging employment barrister with a focus on sexual harassment, discrimination and unfair dismissal. She has further experience in mental health disability discrimination.

    • She can always be trusted to take cases on with a proactive and sensible mindset.

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