Robert Vernon

Year of Call: 2000
Clerk: Michael Lieberman

Robert has a significant employment law practice which is evenly split between claimant and respondent work. He has acted for all levels of employees including company directors and senior teachers and his respondent clients have included local authorities, solicitors, dental practices and a national vehicle dealership. He accepts instructions under the Bar Council's Public Access Scheme.

Robert is recommended in the field of employment work by the Legal 500 for “sensitive disability discrimination cases” (Legal 500, 2011) and is described as “producing exemplary paperwork and always being thoroughly prepared” (Legal 500, 2010).

He has extensive experience of all aspects of employment work including unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal, redundancy, discrimination, breach of contract, wages claims and TUPE. An accomplished tribunal advocate, he is also regularly instructed to provide tactical advice to claimants and respondents in relation to a wide range of employment-related issues. He is also familiar with claims for breach of contract and restraint of trade in the county court.

Amongst his most recent cases, Robert has been instructed in a seven day case on behalf of a claimant involving issues of constructive unfair dismissal and whistleblowing and a four day case on behalf of a local authority involving issues of unfair dismissal and discrimination on the grounds of gender reassignment and perceived sexual orientation.

Robert is a member of the Employment Law Bar Association.