Biography

Leslie specialises in the law on employment, including equality, whistleblowing, unfair dismissal, holiday pay, worker status, breach of contract, restraint of trade and TUPE.

She has succeeded in many high-value claims, acting on behalf of claimants but in addition has successfully defended many cases on behalf of respondents, including private organisations, NHS Trusts and Borough Councils. She is also instructed on large union backed cases. She recently succeeded in a TUPE claim obtaining in excess of £100k for the Claimants and another TUPE claim obtained £72k in compensation.

She has recently been instructed on a case where the Claimant has a claim in excess of £1 million but also represents claimants who have smaller claims against respondents.

Leslie is a member of ELAAS and frequently is instructed to appear in the Employment Appeal Tribunal. In December 2019 she was instructed in three appeals in the EAT and earlier in 2019 obtained permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal.

She also drafts documents and advises on employment issues including advising and attending some internal disciplinary proceedings for various organisations.

Leslie's recent notable successes in the Employment Tribunal include:

• Mr James Samuels  v  Claritum     
  Unfair dismissal
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• Malgorzata  Szalkowska  v  HC ONE Ltd       
  Whistleblowing/Unfair dismissal
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• Ms Ayasha Khatun  v  Winns solicitors           
  Redundancy/SOSR/Unfair dismissal
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• Ms Rybanska  v AA   
  TUPE/Unfair dismissal
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• Mr Astley  v  AA   
  TUPE/Unfair dismissal
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• Mrs Kane  v  AA 
  TUPE/Unfair dismissal
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• Mr Richard Proctor  v  1.  Warwick Estates  2.  Verto HR   
  Disability discrimination
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• Mr Usiade  v  Royal Borough of Greenwich     
  Disability discrimination
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• Ms Agatha Ovonlen - Jones  v Royal Brompton Hospital   
  Disability discrimination/Race discrimination/Unfair dismissal 
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• Conduit v Rosalind Hill Chapel    
  Remedy hearing
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• Walters  v  YMCA St Pauls         
  Unfair Dismissal
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• Mr Z Huang  v  China Unicom (Europe) Operations Ltd   
  Unfair Dismissal
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• D Byass. V. Consol Partners Ltd
  Defended claims of age, race and sex
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• Barton v Becks Plumbing
  Defended claim of constructive unfair dismissal
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• Grange(Whitefield). v Mr Joseph
  Obtained permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal
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• Ms Jones. v. Open Age
  Claims of unfair dismissal and sex discrimination struck out
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• Russell v. Inter talent music
  Unfair dismissal and remedy hearing
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• Ms Paersconek v. Szampion Ltd
  PH on jurisdiction to ET for hearing
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• Mr Adedeji v Birmingham Hospital NHS Trust
  EAT on jurisdiction
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• Digital Communications v Charles Scully
  EAT remitted definition of a worker to ET
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• Ms Mahbooba. v. Wilson Barca LLP & Ors
  EAT on personal injury award in discrimination claim