Employment Law
Terence’s clients range from major private and public sector organisations to individual employees and directors and he has particular experience working for owner managed business/ SMEs, the NHS, local authorities, educational bodies, banking / finance, engineering, charities and professional service practices and finds his understanding of these sectors beneficial to his clients. Terence’s first career was as a research and development engineer and the combination of these two different careers enables him to relate to an office workplace and an industrial setting.
He is regularly instructed on a wide spectrum of employment issues and has advocacy experience in all types of single and multi-day hearings including Employment Tribunals, EAT and the High and County Courts, where he acts on behalf of both Respondents and Claimants.
He has experience in:
- Constructive dismissal
- Unfair dismissal
- Wrongful dismissal
- Redundancy
- Working time regulations
- Breach of contract
- Public interest disclosure
- Sex discrimination, Race discrimination
- Disability discrimination
- Age discrimination
- Employee status
- Case management hearings
- Preliminary hearings
- Judicial mediation
- ACAS mediation
Case Profile
Instructed on behalf of a director of a fitness company with settlement being reached at £165,000.
Instructed when an Asian woman made a race discrimination claim against a local authority college.
Instructed when a claim for work related stress and bullying was made against a multi-national bank.
Instructed when a sex discrimination claim was made against a government funded institution.
Instructed on behalf of a Black woman in her claim against the MOD for constructive dismissal and race discrimination.
- Instructed when a whistle-blowing claim was made against a charitable trust.
- Instructed in a sexual orientation claim against the MOD.
Instructed when a Disability Discrimination claim was made against a NHS Hospital Trust.
- Defending a GP practice against claims of Disability Discrimination.
- Claims involving the enforceability and validity of restrictive covenants in employment contracts.
Defending status enquiries into the employment status of persons by the Inland Revenue.
Privacy Notice
This privacy notice explains how, why and for how long Terence Finn will process or retain your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
If Terence has been instructed by you, your litigation friend, your solicitor or agent, or through a pro bono referral, it is necessary to process your personal data in order to provide legal services. This may include advising on the prospects of litigation, advising on the value of a claim, representation at hearings or trial, and reviewing legal issues or evidence.
Recipients of your data
Depending on the nature of your case, data may be shared with courts and tribunals, your solicitors or agents, witnesses, experts, other legal representatives, ombudsmen or regulators, education and examining bodies, and current, past or prospective employers.
Special categories of data
Some matters require processing special category personal data, including information about health, ethnicity, religion, trade union membership, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or criminal allegations and convictions. Such data will only be processed where necessary to represent you or advise on your claim.
Retention
Your personal data will be retained for no longer than necessary and, where possible, anonymised. In general, records relating to cases are retained for at least six years to comply with professional obligations under the Bar Code of Conduct and tax record-keeping obligations.
Once your case has concluded and any fees have been paid, only the personal data necessary for regulatory compliance, conflict checking, defence of complaints or fee disputes, and reference in future similar cases will be retained.
Your rights
You may request confirmation that your personal data is being processed, request a copy of that data, request rectification of inaccurate data, object to certain processing, request restriction of processing, or request erasure where the GDPR permits it. Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time, although doing so may mean Terence can no longer provide the legal services requested.
Security
Appropriate physical and technical measures are taken to safeguard your personal data and prevent unauthorised access, accidental loss, misuse or disclosure.
Complaints or queries
If you have any questions about this privacy notice, or how your personal data is used, please email clerking@thebarristergroup.co.uk or the clerks at clerking@thebarristergroup.co.uk, or call 01823 247 247.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Further information is available at ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/.
Work with Terence
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