Matthew Withers

Employment & Equality

In employment law Matthew has experience of a wide range of cases in the Employment tribunal, county court and High Court covering claims across the elements of employment law including in TUPE, Discrimination, Equal pay, constructive unfair dismissal.

Matthew acts for both Claimants and Respondents/Defendants.

His breadth and depth of employment law knowledge is recognised by both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners who rank him as a leading junior in this field. Recent editorial includes:

• “Matthew is fantastic to work with and always goes above and beyond for his clients.”
• “Matthew is a forceful advocate who had a good hold of the details early on in the case. He has great client engagement skills, swiftly distilling complex areas of law.”
• “Matthew Withers is truly exceptional.”
• “Matthew is my go-to at 1 Crown Office Row.”
• “Matthew Withers is approachable with strong technical skill and an easy manner that readily puts clients at ease.”

Selected Cases

• Acted for Respondent firm successfully resisting allegations of direct disability discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
• Advised his senior executive client on her redundancy, against a background of potential actions for sexual harassment and direct sex discrimination.
• Appeared in the Queen’s Bench Division resisting an application for an interim injunction in a restraint of trade matter, Matthew successfully resisted the making of an injunction and negotiating an order compromising the entire action on terms that allowed his client to continue his business.
• Assisted in negotiations on behalf of a former female CEO of an international investment corporate entity against the chair of the entity’s group, in her claims which involved sex discrimination.
• Acted for the Respondent accountancy firm in respect of an equal pay claim.
• Advised a firm of solicitors on a restraint of trade matter, concerning their proposed employment of an employee from a competing firm.