Lance Baynham

Employment, Discrimination and Professional Discipline

Lance has experience of acting for both claimants and respondents in a wide variety of employment and discrimination matters, both as a barrister and, previously, as the employment and discrimination caseworker at South West London Law Centres.

He recently acted pro bono for two Ukrainian refugees recruited through a language services company to translate on British military bases. The case settled on the basis of a public admission that the claimants were not self-employed and a public apology, as well as substantial compensation. Lance has been shortlisted for Young Pro Bono Barrister of the Year at the 2025 Bar Pro Bono Awards as a result of his work in this case.

Lance has also gained experience of civil discrimination claims, and is currently instructed in a claim arising from an alleged failure to allow a prisoner to observe their religion. One solicitor recently commented:

“It is such a pleasure working with Lance and he was absolutely brilliant in the hearing. He is also great in the way he explains the issues to the clients and addresses questions from them. We are immensely grateful to him!”

Lance is also keen to develop his professional discipline practice. He has been instructed in the High Court on behalf of professional regulators and has recently been instructed for the NMC in ‘fraudulent entry to the register’ proceedings. He also gained some regulatory experience during pupillage under the supervision of Matthew Barnes.