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Provided by Richard Leiper KC
Litigation in the High Court and in employment tribunals, as well as appeals and arbitrations, in commercial and statutory employment, including claims concerning directors' and employees' duties, remuneration, protection of confidential information and post-termination restrictions, team moves and conspiracy, and claims concerning discrimination, whistleblowing and TUPE.
Recent cases include: Tinkler v Esken [2024] EWHC 1490 (Ch) [2024] 1 WLR 108; [2023] Ch 451; [2022] Costs LR 1265 [2022] EWHC 1375 (Ch) [2019] EWHC 258 (Comm) (boardroom dispute with a shareholder/executive director; unsuccessful challenge to judgment on basis that obtained by fraud); SPI v Zabelin [2024] IRLR 285 (approach to ACAS uplift); Matovu v 2TG [2023] EAT 58 (allegations of tribunal bias); Gagliardi v Evolution Capital Management [2023] IRLR 920 (anti-suit injunction); Richards v Speechly Bircham LLP (professional negligence); Burnell v Trans-Tag Ltd [2021] EWHC 1457 (Ch) (scope of continuing duty after directorship); Hallett v Royal Derby Hospitals [2019] EWCA Civ 1394 (national test case on rest breaks for junior doctors); Pease v Henderson [2019] EWCA Civ 158 (construction of a contract permitting the transfer of funds between asset managers); Alesco v Bishopsgate (2019, team move between insurance companies).
Called 1996, KC 2017, Recorder (Crime) 2018.
Employment Law Bar Association (former Chair); Employment Lawyers Association; European Employment Lawyers Association; Industrial Law Society; Financial Services Lawyers Association.
Contributor to Tolley's 'Employment Handbook’. Editor of ‘Conduct and Pay in the Financial Services Industry’ (Lloyds Commercial Law Library).
Birmingham University (LLB); Keble College, Oxford (MJur).
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Richard Leiper KC is an impressive advocate with a broad employment practice. He acts for both claimants and defendants and has particular expertise in difficult restrictive covenant issues and high-profile discrimination and dismissal claims.
Provided by Chambers
Richard is excellent at cutting through to the core of the issues.
Richard really delivers the message in both oral and written work.
Richard is excellent at cutting through to the core of the issues.
Richard really delivers the message in both oral and written work.
