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Matthew Rudd

Call: 1994


Matthew Rudd

Head of Employment Law Team

ELA

FLBA

Chambers and Partners

Legal 500

 

Matthew is Head of the Employment Team with over 27 years experience. He undertakes work in the Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal and Higher Courts. He is also a member of the Family Team undertaking Financial Remedy and TOLATA and Inheritance Act work.  Further, Matthew has expertise in sports law and civil claims relating to his Employment and Financial Remedy Practice.


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Rachel Mellor

Call: 2004


Rachel Mellor

LL.B (Hons)

LL.M, Human Rights Law

Lincoln’s Inn

Attorney General’s Regional Panel A

Recorder

Fee-paid Employment Judge

Chambers & Partners

Legal Aid Supplier Number 181HG

 

Rachel Mellor is an integral part of Broadway House Chambers’ Employment Law and Family Law Teams. Formerly a freelance advocate on the Midland and Western Circuits, she is a respected barrister who is a popular choice in cases involving complex areas of law.


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Paul Smith

Call: 2008


Paul Smith

B.A. (Hons) History & Politics, University of York (2005)

LL.M. Law, University of Leeds (2007)

Inaugural Gray’s Inn ICSL Scholarship Award Winner (2007)

Junior Counsel to the Crown (2015 to date)

Equality and Human Rights Commission panel member (2019-2023)

Employment Lawyers Association

Employment Law Bar Association

Gray’s Inn

 

Paul Smith is an employment law specialist who acts in complex Employment Tribunal litigation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. He also has experience of acting in appeals to the EAT, as well as the High Court and the Court of Appeal in employment matters. In 2015 he was appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown in relation to employment cases by the Attorney General (on the regional B panel).

Paul has appeared in the Legal 500 UK in every edition since he qualified, in 2011.“Paul has an encyclopaedic knowledge of employment law. He is intellectually powerful and explains things in a very clear and concise way to clients.” He is also recommended in Chambers & Partners UK Bar, with clients commenting that, "He's an excellent barrister: forensic, knowledgeable and practical in the factors he considers” and that “He has that dogged determination and the tenacity to get the best result for the client."

Paul Smith is accredited under the Bar Public Access Scheme and may accept instructions directly from members of the public in employment matters. Please contact the Clerking Team for further information about BPAS and how to instruct barristers in this way.


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Adam Willoughby

Call: 2011


Adam Willoughby

Head of Sports Law & Deputy Head of the Employment Law Team

LL.B (Hons) Law, University of Hull, First Class Honours (2010)

Bar Professional Training Course, BPP Law School, Leeds (2011)

Inaugural Middle Temple Master Rose Scholarship Award (2010)

Middle Temple

Legal Aid Supplier No. 02DXD

 

Adam specialises in:

  • Employment Law

  • Sports, Media, and Entertainment Law

  • Business, Property and Probate Litigation

  • Matrimonial Finance (with an emphasis on commercial and complex pension interests)

Adam has been described as havingan impressive analytical ability, a reassuring manner and a highly effective cross-examination style” who “always delivers impeccable results” (Chambers and Partners).


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Harry Wiltshire

Call: 2015


Harry Wiltshire

Bath University, BA Hons Business Administration

GDL and BPTC, BPP Leeds

Middle Temple, Harmsworth Scholar

Legal Aid Supplier Number  02GCI 

 

Harry is experienced in representing both Claimants and Respondents in the employment tribunal, he regularly appears in cases dealing with unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal, unlawful deductions, discrimination, whistle blowing and employment status.

Harry accepts  instructions in private law children matters. He regularly deals with contested final hearings and multi day finding of fact hearings, including issues such as domestic violence and relocation.

Harry is developing a growing matrimonial finance practice, he is regularly instructed to undertake Financial Dispute Resolution Appointments and Final Hearings.

Harry is registered with the Bar Council to undertake direct access work.

Harry is a member of Broadway House Chambers Business, Property and Probate Team. Prior to Pupillage Harry ran his own business, he has a strong understanding of the pressures involved in the management of a SME and is comfortable dealing with commercial disputes.

Prior to pupillage Harry competed as a professional athlete. Harry is Deputy Head of Sports, Media and Entertainment Team.  He has gained experience of contractual disputes and disciplinary proceedings in the sporting arena.  He has also been involved in the representation of athletes in anti-doping and disciplinary proceedings before governing bodies, Sports Resolution UK and the Court of Arbitration for Sport.


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Jon Flaherty

Call: 2019


Jon Flaherty

Newcastle University – LLB – 2:1 (2017)

University of Law, Leeds – BPTC – Very Competent (2019)

University of Law, Leeds – LLM – Distinction (2019)

 

Jon commenced pupillage in September 2021 under the supervision of Rachel Mellor and has since gained experience in all aspects of Employment and Family proceedings. Jon started tenancy on 1st September 2022.

Jon studied law at Newcastle University from which he graduated in 2017. Throughout his studies he was heavily engaged in advocacy based competitions, winning both the Senior Mooting Competition and Senior Client Interviewing Competition, as well as representing the University externally. He was also elected as the Master of Moots, a role requiring the training of students and judging of moots. In his final year, Jon was asked by the University to take on a paid role as a seminar leader in the Peer Assisted Student Session scheme, which involved preparing and leading seminars based around the equity module.

Before starting the BPTC, Jon worked as a paralegal in the Commercial Dispute Resolution department of a Leeds based law firm. His work included advising clients, drafting and filing of claims, assisting with litigation and the enforcement of judgments. While on the BPTC Jon volunteered at the Citizens Advice Bureau, advising and assisting clients in the Employment Tribunal and Social Security Tribunal.

Prior to the commencement of pupillage, Jon operated as a freelance advocate on the North and North-Eastern Circuit for two years. This involved representing clients in a wide variety of civil matters including mortgage possessions, landlord & tenant, personal injury, RTAs, consumer credit, insolvency, small claims disputes and procedural applications. Jon also represented clients in the Employment Tribunal during this period in unfair dismissal matters.


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Danny Smith

Call: 2023 (Solicitor 2016)


Danny Smith

University of Leicester, Postgraduate Diploma in Employment Law, Distinction (2023)

Solicitor-Advocate, Higher Rights of Audience (Civil) (2021)

University of Sheffield, Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (2010)

Cardiff University, LLB Law (2009)

Middle Temple

 

Danny Smith joined Broadway House Chambers in October 2023 and accepts instructions within all elements of employment law, commercial law, property/landlord and tenant law, and sports law.

Having been admitted as a solicitor in 2016, Danny possesses prior experience within these areas before transitioning to the Bar. Consequently, he is well-versed in working with lay clients beyond the confines of the courtroom, prioritising excellent client care.

Danny has extensive experience dealing with all matters of employment law. Before joining Broadway House Chambers, Danny was employed as a solicitor advocate at a litigation firm in Leeds dealing exclusively with employment law litigation matters. He has experience of drafting complicated statements of case and carrying out advocacy at the employment tribunal including at both preliminary hearing and multi-day final hearings.

Danny also has experience of advising and undertaking advocacy for commercial law and property/landlord & tenant matters after being employed as a property litigation solicitor at a large commercial firm in Leeds and a housing law paralegal at a national housing charity. He is well equipped to assist with the full range of commercial law and property law matters. 

“Danny is a tenacious advocate with a real attention to detail. He grasps complex matters quickly and with alacrity. His pragmatic and down-to-earth style puts clients at ease. I have no trouble whatsoever in recommending him” - Toby Pochron​, Director, Freeths


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Camilla Bonifai

Call: 2019


Camilla Bonifai

LLB (Hons) English Law, University of Dundee (2017)

LLM Human Rights Law, University of Edinburgh (2018)

LLM Bar Practice, The University of Law (2019)

Bar Practice Training Course, The University of Law, Very Competent (2019)

Employment Lawyers Association

Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association

Lincoln’s Inn

 

Camilla commenced pupillage in September 2023 under the supervision of Paul Smith and has since gained further experience in different areas of Civil, Employment and Immigration Law. Camilla started her tenancy as a Barrister at Broadway House in September 2024.

Camilla is on Panel for the Government Legal Department’s Junior Junior Scheme. Camilla accepts Employment, Immigration and Civil instructions.

Prior to pupillage, Camilla had a civil litigation background, having worked in the civil courts as a County Court advocate (employed by an international firm) and having handled Claimant insurer-funded cases as a paralegal at a national solicitors’ firm.


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Jason Galbraith-Marten KC

Door Tenant - Call: 1991 | Silk: 2014


Jason Galbraith-Marten KC (Door Tenant)

One of The Lawyer’s Hot 100 in 2022

Chambers & Partners finalist for Employment Silk of the Year 2021

Labour and Employment Lawyer of the Year 2014, Lawyer Monthly Magazine

Listed in Chambers 100 published by Chambers & Partners UK as one of the top 100 business lawyers in the UK

Employment Junior of the Year 2009

Pegasus Scholar to New Zealand 1994

Middle Temple Astbury Scholar

 

In a career at the Bar spanning 30 years, Jason Galbraith-Marten KC has established himself as one of the UK’s most-respected practitioners in employment and equality law but whatever the field of law, he is single-mindedly focused on successful dispute resolution and the promotion of his clients’ best interests. Jason joined Broadway House Chambers’ Employment Law Team as a Door Tenant in May 2015.

Other information:
Jason Galbraith-Marten KC is a Door Tenant and continues to practice from Cloisters, London.


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Emma McIlveen

Door Tenant - Call: 2016


Emma McIlveen (Door Tenant)

Republic of Ireland Year of Call: 2020

England and Wales Year of Call: 2021

Committee member of the NI Medico-Legal society.

Committee member of the Employment Lawyers Group NI

Co-Founder of the Advanced Employment Course at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies at Queens University

Independent Assessor for the Commissioner for Public Appointments (CPANI)

Non-Executive Lay Member of the Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery (NIPEC)

 

Emma McIlveen is a specialist employment disputes barrister, providing strategic advisory and advocacy services to respondents and claimants. She has represented clients in all types of employment disputes and has a particular interest and experience in:

  1. Pregnancy discrimination

  2. Vulnerable claimants & reasonable adjustments

  3. Serious sexual harassment

In recent months, she has developed a specialty in advising both employers and employees on the enforceability of and/or breaches of post-employment restrictive covenants, applying for and defending applications for injunctive relief. She has experience of bringing High Court personal injury claims for assaults at work and claims involving psychological injury through harassment, bullying and stress at work. Emma has also represented clients charged with disciplinary offences before professional regulators. This area of her practice is informed by her time spent as junior counsel to the Independent Neurology Inquiry.

In addition to the above, Emma has:

  • Represented registrants before the Nursing and Midwifery Council Panel;

  • Prosecuted on behalf of Local Government Authorities;

  • Represented criminal defendants in the Crown Court;

  • Made representations regarding the unlawfulness of the continued detention under the Terrorism Act;

  • Secured Orders for Possession for Northern Ireland Housing Executive;

  • Secured a number of Protection orders;

  • Handled a number of small claims;

  • Ran assessment of damages hearings in the County Court;

  • Represented parents before School Admissions Appeal Panels;

  • Appeared before the Coroner in relation to a Death in Custody Inquest;

  • Represented Life Prisoners before the Parole Commissioners.


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