Paul Smith
Broadway House Chambers
Barrister (England and Wales/N.I.)
Regions
- Yorkshire and Humberside
1 City Square, Leeds, LS1 2ES, United Kingdom
0113 246 2600
ps [at] broadwayhouse.co.uk
Paul Smith is an Employment Law specialist and has appeared in Employment Tribunals across the country, alongside and against senior solicitors, barristers and Queen’s Counsel. He is a popular choice for solicitors across the range of employment disputes, from Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination cases to Part-Time Workers and TUPE issues. In both 2012 and 2013 he was recommended in the Legal 500 UK.
Examples of his recent work include:
- The successful defence of a Respondent in an automatic unfair dismissal claim brought in respect of an alleged contravention of the 48-hour maximum working week. Costs were ordered against the Claimant
- The successful representation of a Claimant, a former joint Managing Director of the Respondent (a PLC), in a claim of constructive dismissal brought about in the context of an alleged "business restructure"
- Representation of over 40 public sector workers in an Equal Pay class action brought in respect of long-standing Local Authority bonus schemes
- Urgently advising a specialist IT firm and successfully representing them in the High Court in an application for an interim injunction to enforce restrictive covenants in a former employee's contract of employment
Between 2008 and 2010 Paul was employed by a leading employment law firm where he represented clients in high-value Equal Pay claims, initially involving NHS Trusts, where he played a part in the national challenge to the NHS’ “Agenda for Change” job evaluation study, and latterly involving Local Authorities, where he had conduct of the case of Bainbridge v Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 885.
Since 2008 Paul has been an accredited employment representative at the Free Representation Unit in London and he accepts referrals through the Bar Pro Bono Unit.
Examples of his recent work include:
- The successful defence of a Respondent in an automatic unfair dismissal claim brought in respect of an alleged contravention of the 48-hour maximum working week. Costs were ordered against the Claimant
- The successful representation of a Claimant, a former joint Managing Director of the Respondent (a PLC), in a claim of constructive dismissal brought about in the context of an alleged "business restructure"
- Representation of over 40 public sector workers in an Equal Pay class action brought in respect of long-standing Local Authority bonus schemes
- Urgently advising a specialist IT firm and successfully representing them in the High Court in an application for an interim injunction to enforce restrictive covenants in a former employee's contract of employment
Between 2008 and 2010 Paul was employed by a leading employment law firm where he represented clients in high-value Equal Pay claims, initially involving NHS Trusts, where he played a part in the national challenge to the NHS’ “Agenda for Change” job evaluation study, and latterly involving Local Authorities, where he had conduct of the case of Bainbridge v Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 885.
Since 2008 Paul has been an accredited employment representative at the Free Representation Unit in London and he accepts referrals through the Bar Pro Bono Unit.
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