Russell Bailey Employment

The majority of Russell’s practice involves employment law and employment related issues including: All types of claims brought in the employment tribunal; unfair dismissal, TUPE issues, discrimination claims.

Claims for wrongful termination.

Injunctive relief arising from the enforcement of restrictive covenants. Year of Call: 1985 Claims for damages, accounts of profits and equitable relief arising from Clerks breaches of covenants and of confidentiality.

Senior Practice Manager Claims by and against directors for breach of fiduciary obligations. James Parks Shareholder disputes including minority shareholder remedies. Practice Manager Martin Ellis Disputes arising under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. Practice Group Clerk Adam Mountford Disputes about matters ancillary to the employment relationship such as James Ashford pensions and references. William Theaker Employee stress claims: Practice Director Claims by and against commercial agents under the 1993 Regulations. Tony McDaid Russell has been involved in advising and representing employers and Contact a Clerk employees for many years and, as appears from the list of reported Tel: +44 (0) 845 210 5555 cases below, he has a close involvement with the transport Fax: +44 (0) 121 606 1501 industry. He has business experience independent of the Bar and is [email protected] adept at combining business acumen with legal expertise.

RECOMMENDATIONS

'Russell Bailey’s broad practice includes stress at work and discrimination claims' Legal500 2012

Russell Bailey is a ”first tier barrister” who has a “great ability to tease out the real issues in a complex legal dispute” Legal 500 2011

“A robust and persuasive advocate” Legal 500 2010

NOTABLE CASES

Cetinsoy & others v London United Busways Ltd UKEAT/0042/14/LA: the employment tribunal was entitled to find that a change of workplace location of 3-4 miles did not constitute a repudiatory breach or a substantial change in working conditions to the employees’ material detriment (distinguishing Abellio London Ltd v Musse [2012] IRLR 360 on the facts)

London Central Bus Company v Manning UKEAT/0103/13DM: a procedural shortcoming at the appeal stage does not make an otherwise fair dismissal unfair unless it deprives the employee from showing that the reason the employer relied upon to justify the dismissal was not a sufficient reason.

Spring v First Capital East Ltd [2012] All ER (D) 03 (Dec): whether evidence can be heard on an application for a deposit and the extent to which the test for ordering a deposit differed from that for striking out (there being a suggestion in Sharma v New College Nottingham (EAT) that the tests were similar if not the same).

Arriva London South Ltd v Nicolau UKEAT/0280/10/DA & UKEAT/0293/11/RN [2012] ICR 510 22 (Jan): the relationship between the opt out from the maximum 48 hour working week, an employer’s duties under the WTRs and unlawful detriment.

Rowles v B&Q PLC UK EAT/0433/10/JOJ: EAT upheld tribunal’s decision that retailer entitled to treat misuse of store discount card by employee as an act of gross misconduct.

Centrewest Buses Ltd v Alas UKEAT/0502/07/JOJ [2008] All ER (D) 103 (Jun): the range of reasonable responses test applied to the investigation and the tribunal had wrongly substituted its own erroneous view.

Ali v Sovereign Buses (London) Ltd UKEAT/0274/06 [2007] All ER (D) 51 (Jan): whether the Article 6 right to a fair trial applies to the disciplinary / dismissal process.

Euro London v Claessens [2006] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 436; penalty clauses in the context of an employment agency’s pricing structure [Court of Appeal]

Centrewest Ltd v Ambali & Balogun UKEAT/0067/05/DM: wrongful substitution by the tribunal of their own view – failure to apply the range of reasonable responses test to procedural matters.

Farquharson v Centewest London Buses Ltd UKEAT/0364/05; a point not taken in the tribunal could not be entertained on an appeal.

Chouaffi v London United Busways Ltd UKEAT/0921/04: the need for an employee to give evidence in person when seeking an extension of time to commence proceedings. [upheld by Court of Appeal (2006) EWCA Civ 689]

Ibekwe v Transport Services Ltd [2003] IRLR 697: the limit of an employer’s obligation to notify employees of options exercisable upon the alteration of pension arrangements.[Court of Appeal]

QUALIFICATIONS

LLB (Lond) Post Grad Dip International Mediation (Lond) Accredited Mediator (SPC Regents College) FCIArb (Arbitration) FCIArb (Mediation)

MEMBERSHIPS

Employment Law Bar Association London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association Personal Injury Bar Association Oxford Mediation Group International Mediation Institute

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