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Terence Rigby

Terence Rigby

EMPLOYMENT PROFILE

Terence Rigby has extensive experience in most areas of common law but has particular expertise in employment law and personal injury law, in which fields his abilities are particularly highly regarded.
 
Terence regularly appears for Claimants and Respondents throughout the United Kingdom on all types of discrimination claims as well as unfair dismissal, redundancy and equal pay claims. He acts for public authorities and Trade Unions in relation to contracts of employment and industrial relations. He has been involved in a number of reported cases in those fields eg in:
 

  • Messenger Group Newspapers v NGA (industrial relations) 1984 1 AER 293;
  • Chaudhary v BMA (race discrimination) (No.1) 2003 ICR 15101 (No.2) UK EAT 1951/01;
  • Edwards v Governors of Hanson School (unfair dismissal and also subsequently a stress claim which reached the Court of Appeal) 2001 IRLR 733;
  • Harrison v Preston Borough Council and Driver (sex discrimination) UKEAT 0153 023103.

In addition to these strong specialities, Terence has throughout his career regularly acted in professional and clinical negligence claims (including disciplinary proceedings), health and safety cases, and restraint of trade cases. He has a particular interest in sports law and has acted for football clubs, managers and players.
 
See Terence’s Personal Injury Law entry for further information.