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Andrew Midgley

Andrew Midgley

  • Called to BAR: 2000
  • Company
  • Contract Law
  • Employment Law
  • Personal Injury
  • Sale of Goods

Summary

I am an employment and commerical barrister working from Chambers based in London and Bristol, and live in the South West. I am recommended as a leading junior in employment law in both the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, and am ranked in the top tier of employment barristers in the Southwest Region in the Legal 500. My clients have described me as follows: “An established and highly effective advocate whose practice includes discrimination and working time claims” - Legal 500 2014 “Very approachable and good with clients - an excellent advocate;" "An astute advocate, and incredibly easy to get on with." Chambers and Partners 2014 “His technical expertise, as you would expect, is incredible;" "He has an approachable and measured style of advocacy that instils confidence.” Chambers and Partners 2013 "Definitely one to watch." Sources say that "he displays fair and reasoned judgement" and is “very approachable.” Chambers and Partners I graduated from Bar School in the top 8% of the year and was appointed to the Attorney General's Regional Panel of Counsel for the South West in 2010 and so am regularly instructed by the government and government departments. I was appointed to the Steering Committee of the South West Employment Lawyers Association in 2014. My principle area of practice is employment, discrimination law and human rights law, but I am experienced in all related contractual matters, and in civil and commerical work generally. I represent both claimants and defendants, and have appeared in the County Court and High Court, employment tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal and the Court of Appeal. Work I can undertake on your behalf or for your company: - Advising as to the merits or value of a claim or defence - Drafting pre-action letters - Drafting claims, defences and replies - Drafting court applications - Drafting witness statements - Drafting schedules of loss - Offering representation in any court or tribunal in England and Wales for any application, hearing or appeal - Preparing for and representing you during negotiations, mediations and settlement discussions - Drafting or reviewing contracts of employment, employee handbooks and employment policies - Conducting disciplinary or grievance investigations and hearings - Advising you about equality and human rights issues in the workplace - Advising you about the legal implications of workforce reorganisations I regularly lecture and conduct external client seminars throughout the UK, and provide bespoke training on all aspects of employment and discrimination and civil and commercial law. I have lectured and tutored at seminars and training events arranged by the Employment Lawyers Association for the South West Region and have spoken by request at the South West CIPD conference. I am often instructed in complex matters and/or claims where there are important points of principle or construction in issue, by Unions, NHS Trusts, Government Departments, local authorities and private companies and individuals. Professional Memberships: Employment Lawyers Association Discrimination Law Association Employment Law Bar Association Industrial Law Society

Specialist areas of law include

  • Company
  • Contract Law
  • Employment Law
  • Personal Injury
  • Sale of Goods

Profile description

Andrew is recommended as a leading junior in employment law in both the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, and most recently was ranked in the top tier of employment barristers in the Southwest Region in the Legal 500.  His clients describe him as follows:

“An established and highly effective advocate whose practice includes discrimination and working time claims” - Legal 500 2014

“Very approachable and good with clients - an excellent advocate." "An astute advocate, and incredibly easy to get on with." Chambers and Partners 2014

“His technical expertise, as you would expect, is incredible." "He has an approachable and measured style of advocacy that instils confidence.” Chambers and Partners 2013

"Definitely one to watch." Sources say that "he displays fair and reasoned judgement" and is “very approachable.”  Chambers and Partners

Andrew is a registered Public Access Barrister and accepts instructions directly from clients in his area of practice.

He was appointed to the Attorney General's Regional Panel (South West) in 2010 and has been instructed in appellate work for the Government. Andrew was called to the Bar in 2000, having graduated from ICSL in the top 8% of the year. He read English at RHBNC, University of London, and undertook the first year of a part-time LLM at Bristol University, earning a First for his essay on agency workers.

Andrew’s principle area of practice is employment, discrimination law and human rights law, and all related contractual matters, and he has a growing reputation in civil and commercial matters.  He provides advice, support and representation in both contentious and non-contentious contexts, frequently drafting and advising in relation to contracts of employments and related contractual issues, and chairing disciplinary, appeal and other internal panels of enquiry and assisting and representing clients in mediations and arbitrations. To date he has represented both claimants and defendants at all stages of their case in the County Court and High Court, employment tribunal, Employment Appeals Tribunal and the Court of Appeal.

He regularly lectures and conducts external client seminars throughout the UK. He provides bespoke in-house training on all aspects of employment and discrimination and civil and commercial law. He has lectured and tutored at seminars and training events arranged by the Employment Lawyers Association for the South West Region and has spoken by request at the South West CIPD conference.

Andrew is often instructed in complex matters and/or claims where there are important points of principle or construction in issue by Unions, NHS Trusts, Government Departments, local authorities and private companies.

 

Professional Memberships

Employment Lawyers Association

Discrimination Law Association

Employment Law Bar Association

Industrial Law Society

Recent and current work

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