Employment

“For many commentators, Littleton is the first port of call for employment advice.” 

- Chambers & Partners 

Littleton excels at providing the “full package” of employment specialists; renowned silks, expert and committed senior-juniors and up and coming junior-juniors. Members of Littleton appear in the ET and EAT, not only in England and Wales, but also in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

Littleton is renowned for its expertise in the ‘crossover’ area of work between employment and commercial law, undertaking litigation (frequently injunctive proceedings) in the civil courts. In all areas, our barristers appears in the higher appellate courts, including the European Court of Justice.

Key cases include:

• Malik v BCCI [1998] A.C. 20:  implied term of mutual trust and confidence
• R (G) v Governors of X School [2011] UKSC 30 [2011] 3 WLR 237: groundbreaking cases on ECHR and employment rights
• Johnson v Unisys [2003] 1 AC 518  and Dunnachie v Hull CC [2005] 1 AC 226: compensation available in unfair dismissal cases and  delineating the “Johnson exclusion area”
• Madarassy v Nomura [2007] IRLR 246 (CA) and Barton v Investec [2003] IRLR 332: burden of proof in discrimination
• Foley v Post Office [2000] IRLR 827 (CA): range of reasonable responses test
• TFI Derivatives Ltd v Morgan [2005] IRLR 246: modern approach for restrictive covenant injunctions
• SG & R Valuation Service v Boudrais [2008] IRLR 770: garden leave injunctions
• Tullett Prebon v BGC Brokers [2010] EWHC 484: detailed treatment of team moves
• Kulkarni v Milton Keynes NHS Trust [2010] ICR 101
• Celtec v Astley [2005] IRLR 647 (ECJ) [2006] IRLR 635 (HL): TUPE

Littleton barristers are active within the Employment Law Bar Association, Employment Lawyers Association and Industrial Law Society.

Littleton barristers publish widely in this field. See publications for details. Our barristers also include several part-time Employment Tribunal Judges.