Direct Access Barrister
Ryan Ross
Direct Access Barrister
Ryan Ross
Area of Law
Employment and Pensions
I maintain a broad employment practice, acting for both Claimants and Respondents.
I have recent experience of claims for unfair and constructive dismissal; redundancy; discrimination, harassment and victimisation; unlawful deduction of wages and breach of contract; and detriment arising from health and safety breaches, particularly in the context of Covid-19.
I am regularly instructed at the early stages of proceedings to assist with drafting and providing advice on merits. My drafting experience includes: ET1s/Particulars of Claim; Further and Better Particulars; Schedules of Loss; ET3s/Grounds of Resistance; Notices/Grounds of Appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal.
Increasingly, I am instructed to act for regulated professionals, typically within the legal, financial and medical sectors.
Partnership and Joint Ventures
I regularly advise employees with the commercial aspects of their work, including partnership and shareholder disputes, in addition to matters arising restrictive covenants, bonus entitlements and settlement/confidentiality agreements.
Professional Discipline
I am regularly instructed in lengthy and complex hearings, typically before healthcare regulators. I can advise on merits and strategy, and I can act before regulators in appropriate cases. My experience includes serious allegations of sexual wrongdoing, dishonesty and fraud.