Summary
Edward is a member of the Honourable Society of Lincolns Inn and was called to the bar in 2014. Having previously qualified as a solicitor in 2012 and solicitor advocate in 2013, he practised at two leading Leicestershire law firms undertaking a mixture of civil litigation, employment and commercial work.
Upon joining the bar, Edward has developed a mixed civil practice that includes employment law, personal injury, contractual disputes, and property law.
Away from chambers Edward’s interest include playing rugby, cycling and travelling.
Edward’s employment law experience began whilst he was a solicitor, this included advising corporate client’s about TUPE, drafting consultancy agreements and providing advice on settlement agreements. Having been called to the bar, Edward has represented Claimants and Respondents in the employment tribunal on a range of different matters including unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing and TUPE.
In December 2023 Edward represented the Claimant in the case of PC Coaches of Lincoln Ltd v T C Mini Coaches Ltd 2601179/2023, a case that turned on whether TUPE had been complied with and whether a pay rise purportedly given during the TUPE process was valid (news article on route-one.net).
In December 2022, Edward appeared before the employment tribunal in Watford on behalf of the Claimant in the case of Ms D Patel v Simon Cooper and Co Ltd (1) Mr M Morjaria (2) 2205729/2021, a case turning on whether the Claimant had been dismissed following the making of a protected disclosure and harassment.
Edward appeared in the employment appeals tribunal in the case of Hovis Limited and Mr W Louton EA-2020-000973 representing the claimant (respondent on the appeal). The case in the employment tribunal centred round an allegation the claimant had been smoking in his lorry whilst working as a delivery driver, at the employment tribunal, the claimant gave evidence stating he was not smoking, in contrast, the appellant’s (respondent during the employment tribunal) witnesses did not attended to give evidence. The employment tribunal found it was precluded from making a finding that the respondent was smoking in the absence of evidence from the respondent’s witnesses. On appeal before His Honour Judge Auerbach, the EAT found the ET judge had erred, even ‘uncontroverted evidence needs to be weighed and assessed by the judge’ [49].
Edward has a wide range of expertise and experience when dealing with contractual disputes. As a solicitor, Edward working with the commercial department of a leading Leicestershire law firm, regularly drafting and advising on a range of contracts include asset and share sale agreements, partnership agreements and standard terms and conditions. Upon being called to the bar Edward has represented clients on several contractual dispute matters on both the fast-track and multi-track including franchise disputes, partnership disputes and debt recovery.
