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Provided by Oliver Segal KC
Employment law:
Oliver is a leading Silk and acts for trade unions and commercial clients. He has particular specialist experience in industrial action (represented the successful trade unions in CA in RMT v Serco Ltd and GTR Southern v ASLEF); collective disputes (represented the successful drivers in SupCt in Uber BV v Aslam; the successful teachers in SupCt in Hartley v King Edward VI College; the successful employees in CA in Abrahall v Nottingham City Council; and the successful claimants in Kostal in SupCt); JR applications (represented the successful unions in ASLEF & ors v SS for Trade and Business; the successful civil servants in CA in R (PCS) v Minister for the Cabinet Office; and the successful firefighters in R (FBU) v South Yorkshire FRA); breach of contract claims (including restrictive covenants, PHI and negligent references) (represented the successful claimant in CA in Gibb v Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust); discrimination claims (represented the union in CA in Unite v Nailard); Working Time and TUPE claims.
Commercial Agency law:
Oliver acts for agents and principals and appeared in most of the important cases, including in HL in Lonsdale v Howard and Hallam; SupCt and CJEU in Software Incubator Ltd v Computer Associates Ltd; and CA in Nagel v Pluczenik.
Mediation:
Oliver is a CEDR accredited mediator and has mediated several commercial, employment, industrial and other disputes
Corpus Christi, Oxford (1981-85). Called 1992. QC 2011. Fee-paid EJ (2014).
ELBA, ELA.
Alexander Technique teacher. Expert bridge player and writer.
Provided by Chambers
Oliver Segal KC is a hugely respected employment barrister who has particular expertise in discrimination and commercial agency laws. He is also highly proficient in handling sophisticated collective disputes, including industrial actions and TUPE complications.
Provided by Chambers
Oliver is as brilliant an employment silk as any on the circuit.
Oliver is always the first choice when instructing a KC.
Oliver has always been excellent with his advice. He steered us through some difficult and complex cases.
Oliver is as brilliant an employment silk as any on the circuit.
Oliver is always the first choice when instructing a KC.
Oliver has always been excellent with his advice. He steered us through some difficult and complex cases.