Leslie Millin

Leslie’s practice spans a wide array of employment law issues, including:

• Equality claims and discrimination

• Whistleblowing claims

• Unfair dismissal and related disputes

• Holiday pay and holiday entitlement issues

• Worker status arguments

• Breach of contract claims

• Restraint of trade and restrictive covenants

• TUPE (transfer of undertakings) claims

She is instructed in Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal matters and drafts documents and legal advice for disciplinary and internal employment processes.

Leslie has succeeded in many high-value claims, acting for both claimants and respondents—including private organisations, NHS Trusts, borough councils and unions. She was instructed in multiple recent TUPE claims, recovering over £100,000 in one and £72,000 in another. She also accepts cases with very large claims, including those exceeding £1 million, along with smaller disputes.

She is a member of ELAAS and is regularly instructed in the Employment Appeal Tribunal and in appeals to the Court of Appeal. In 2019, she had three appeals in the EAT and obtained permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal.

Beyond tribunal advocacy, Leslie drafts employment documents and advises and participates in internal disciplinary or grievance processes for employers and employees.

Some of her recent key successes in the Employment Tribunal include:

• Mr James Samuels v Claritum (unfair dismissal)

• Malgorzata Szalkowska v HC ONE Ltd (whistleblowing / unfair dismissal)

• Ms Ayasha Khatun v Winns Solicitors (redundancy / SOSR / unfair dismissal)

• Ms Rybanska v AA (TUPE / unfair dismissal)

• Mr Astley v AA (TUPE / unfair dismissal)

• Mrs Kane v AA (TUPE / unfair dismissal)

• Mr Richard Proctor v Warwick Estates & Verto HR (disability discrimination)

• Ms Agatha Ovonlen-Jones v Royal Brompton Hospital (discrimination / unfair dismissal)

• Robert Proctor v 1 Warwick Estates & Verto HR (disability discrimination)

• D Byass v Consol Partners Ltd (age, race and sex claims)

• Barton v Becks Plumbing (constructive dismissal)

• Grange (Whitefield) v Mr Joseph (appellate work)

• Ms Jones v Open Age (strike-out of unfair dismissal / sex discrimination)

• Russell v Inter Talent Music (remedy hearing)

• Ms Paersconek v Szampion Ltd (personal injury jurisdiction)

• Called to the Bar in 1988