Ceri Widdett

Call 1994

widdett@exchangechambers.co.uk

‘Highly recommended for discrimination and whistleblowing matters.’

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Local Government and Social Housing

Ceri regularly acts on behalf of Local Authorities and various unions including the Police Federation and the MPS. She has been instructed by Leeds City Council for a number of years. She has advised the Football Association on the impact of equality law outside the workplace. Her practice includes both employment law and high value complex personal injury claims.

Ceri provides training to Local Authorities and has organised and carried out numerous in- house training exercises and mock trials.

Ceri appeared at the Court of Appeal in the case of Robinson v West Yorkshire Police which concerned alleged negligence by police officers whilst carrying out their duties and the relevance of the immunity principle in Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire[1988] 2 WLR 1049.

Local Government & Social Housing Cases

Robinson v West Yorkshire Police Court of Appeal

The case involved alleged negligence by police officers whilst carrying out their duties and the relevance of the immunity principle in Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire [1988] 2 WLR 1049. Judgment was handed down in February 2014.

Homer v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire

[2009] ICR 223, [2009] IRLR 262  Ceri represented the Claimant at first instance and in the EAT in one of the first indirect age discrimination claims. She successfully obtained permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal. The Claimant was eventually successful in the Supreme Court.

Campbell v Leeds United AFC

[2009] EW Misc 4 (EWCC) 3 April 2009 Ceri represented the Claimant in direct race and sex discrimination claims. Further represented the Claimant in the High Court in a claim for Occupational Stress at Work. She successfully argued issue estoppel in the Claimant’s favour.

Nationwide Leisure Ltd v Parnham (UKEATPA/0724/09) Successfully argued an extension of time for submission of an appeal.

Girvin v Humberside Probation Trust

(UKEAT/0197/09/DA) Represented the Respondent at first instance and on appeal at the Employment Appeal Tribunal in a claim alleging direct disability discrimination and disability-related discrimination.

Gameplay (GB) Ltd. v McLaughlin

[2003] UKEAT 323 Recoverability of costs in the Employment Tribunal.