Call date: 1983

Memberships:
SE Circuit, PEBA, Employment Law Bar Association

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Teams:

Land: tenure and interests

Planning, environment and local government

Contract and commercial

Employment

Family

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Michael Lane
B.A. (Cantab) Dip.Soc (Kent) Dip. Law (City)

Michael Lane is on the Bar Council Public Access Register and is therefore accredited to provide advice under the Public Access Rules. He is Head of the Employment Team and Centre Head at Colchester. He regularly lectures on employment law matters. He is also a member of the Family Team specialising in ancillary relief. His experience in commercial disputes is of particular value in matrimonial finance cases where corporate or other business assets are involved.

Interesting Cases

Carcianiga v British Leprosy Relief Association [2007] UKEAT/0071/07 Statutory dispute resolution  procedures, striking out, dismissal;

Harlow District Council v O’Mahony [2007] UKEAT /0144/07 Agency workers;

Braintree District Council v Thompson [2005] EWCACiv 178 - Liability to repay Housing Benefit, powers of Commissioner on appeal;
    
Plume School v Lewis [2004] UKEAT/0101/04  Unlawful deduction from wages;

Plume School v Langshaw & Thomas [2002] UKEAT/676/01 Construction of Teacher’s Pay Order;

Cardinal Packaging Ltd v Atkinson & Ors [2000] EWCA Civ 89 Breach of employment contract , inducing breach of employment contract;

Marlton v Turner [1998] 3 E G L R 185 Hedgerows and fencing obligations arising from private Inclosure Awards Publications;

London Branch of the Nigerian Universities Commission v Bastiaans [1995] I C R 358 State immunity, submission to jurisdiction, Notice of Appearance;

Rowell v Hubbard Group Services Ltd [1995] I R L R 195 The meaning of consultation.

What others say:

"Michael Lane of East Anglian Chambers is a very strong practitioner both in advice and tribunal work" - Legal 500 (Employment section).

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