Skip to main content

Alex Adamou

Employment Law Barrister | 5+ years experience

Alex has an ever-growing and developing practice across all areas of employment law. Alex regularly represents both claimants and employers and is capable of accepting instructions on both an instructed and direct access basis.
Alex | Barrister Profile Photo

Alex's Biography

Areas covered
Redundancy and Redundancy Pay, Workers’ Rights, Pregnancy Discrimination, Witness Evidence and Strategy
Background

Alex is regularly instructed for the very start of proceedings and is know for his thorough and commercially-minded approach in assessing the matter from grievance all the way to final hearing.

He has appeared, and continues to appear, in multi-day Employment Tribunal disputes particularly covering areas of unfair dismissal, whistleblowing, discrimination and TUPE transfers. Alex also has experience in advising on appeal to the EAT and drafting pleadings covering every aspect of employment litigation.

Most recently, Alex appeared in a 5-day sexual orientation discrimination trial in which he was successful in having the claim reduced by £40,000.

Alex has also been successful in acquiring his client approximately £60,000 for a single incident of discrimination (involving multiple acts within it) on the basis of race and sex including injury to feelings, psychiatric harm and loss of earnings.

He has also appeared to in what is thought to be one of the first applications for Interim Relief following imposition of mandatory vaccination for care home workers.

Alex has also regularly lectured and advised on the following areas:

  •  Redundancy and Redundancy Pay

  •  Workers’ Rights

     

  •  Pregnancy Discrimination

  •  Witness Evidence and Strategy

Qualifications

  • Called to the Bar in 2017
  • BPP Law School Holborn: Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC)
  • King’s College London: Master of Laws (LLM) (Merit)
  • University of Sussex: Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
  • Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) Member
  • Young ICCA Member



  • BSB Certified Barristers
  • Rated 4.5 Stars on Trustpilot (500+ Reviews)
  • Data Protection Assured
  • No-commitment Quote Provided
  • 20,000+ Cases Trusted With Us

Get a quote for working with Alex

Knowledge Base

For more information on Direct Access, Employment Law and working with our team visit our blog.

Using Barristers in Employment Tribunals: A Guide for HR Consultants
EMPLOYMENT LAW
Using Barristers in Employment Tribunals: A Guide for HR Consultants
by Barrister Connect
Maintaining professionalism during the unfair dismissal process: How to handle difficult conversations
EMPLOYMENT LAW
Maintaining professionalism during the unfair dismissal process: How to handle difficult conversations
by Barrister Connect
Common Questions About Using Barristers for Workplace Legal Representation
EMPLOYMENT LAW
Common Questions About Using Barristers for Workplace Legal Representation
by Barrister Connect