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Michael Smith

Year of Call: 2009
Email Address: [email protected]
Telephone: 020 7583 8055

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Clerks Details

  • Clerk Name: Patrick Robson
  • Clerk Telephone: 01865 793736
  • Clerk Email: [email protected]

Employment and discrimination

Michael is a specialist employment barrister providing practical and effective advice to a broad spectrum of clients, ranging from employees and individuals through to small and medium sized businesses as well as UK FTSE listed companies, international corporations, local authorities and NHS Trusts.

Michael has extensive experience in discrimination cases (in particular sex, race, disability, religion and belief). He often acts for well-known UK and international companies and is accustomed to appearing in multi-week hearings involving all forms of discrimination, including claims of direct and indirect discrimination, victimisation and harassment.

Michael advises employers and employees on all aspects of the employment relationship, and is regularly instructed in relation to issues arising out of the termination of employment, including breach of contract and restrictive covenants, bonus disputes, unfair dismissal and redundancy. He is especially experienced in county court litigation and is entirely familiar with all issues arising from the Civil Procedure Rules.

Michael has a particular interest in the law relating to employment agencies and recruitment agencies. He is the author of "Employment Agencies, Recruitment Agencies and Agency Workers – A Practical Guide to the Law" (published December 2016, LexisNexis) and regularly represents recruitment and employment agencies in tribunal claims.

Notable Cases:

British Airways v Pinaud [2019] All E.R. 186: Michael acted for the Claimant in the Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal in successfully establishing that a long-standing cabin crew contract treated part-time workers less favourably, contrary to the Part-Time Workers Regulations 2007.

OV v HR: Michael was instructed by a leading recruitment agency in a ten-day claim in which it was alleged that the agency had aided in racial discrimination and unlawful deduction of wages against the Claimant.

BB v MB: Michael achieved a six-figure settlement for the Claimant in a claim of unlawful discrimination involving a leading financial institution.

B v NCRP: Michael acted for the Respondent in an 8-day tribunal claim with over 20 separate allegations of discriminatory conduct against multiple individuals.

 

 

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