Local Government Lawyer

In the second session of our Autumn/Winter Employment Series, Nick Bidnell-Edwards and Safia Tharoo provide a concise review of whistleblowing law for detriment and dismissal claims, including recent developments, followed by practical tips on how to bring and to defend the claims.

https://www.42br.com/_files/article/744/821-slides.pdf

About the speakers

Nicola Khon

Safia Tharoo

Safia is an experienced employment practitioner, with expertise across the whole range of employment matters representing both Claimants and Respondents. She has a particular interest in discrimination cases and is regularly instructed in high value, complex cases. Safia has a wealth of trial experience in both the Employment Tribunal and the appellate courts, and is renowned for her incisive cross-examination skills.

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Nicholas Bidnell-Edwards

Nicholas is an employment barrister with a strong focus on discrimination and whistleblowing work. He is a published author on employment law, and has written the Whistleblowing chapter in the latest edition of Daniel Barnett’s ‘Handbook on Employment Law’. He has received praise for his conduct of cases from opponents, and High Court Judges have remarked on how “skilfully” he develops his submissions. A leading employment silk has described his advocacy as “confident, and very persuasive”, and remarked that his written submissions were “very well structured, and thorough”.

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