Terence specialises in employment and equalities law and provides specialist representation across the full spectrum of breach of contract, Equality Act, Employment Rights Act, PIDA (whistleblowing), TUPE (protection of employment) and TULRCA (labour relations) claims, and emerging areas of employment law.
Appearing for both claimants and respondents, Terence has succeeded in numerous cases involving the UK’s largest employers across the private, public and third sectors. He has successfully represented chief executives, solicitors, professional footballers, trade unions and corporations, as well as thousands of professionals in multiple claims in the Employment Tribunals in Scotland and England, and the Employment Appeal Tribunal. He is a member of the Employment Tribunals Users Group and Employment Law Bar Association.
Terence has been recognised in the Rising Star of the Bar category of the 2025 Herald Law Awards, and is described as an “absolute star” in employment law, as “forensic” and “proactive” in pleadings and preparation, a “formidable opponent” in cross-examination, and providing advocacy of the “highest quality”.
Terence also accepts instructions in professional discipline, company law and judicial reviews. He previously served on the Advocate General’s Panel of Nominated Presenting Officers.
He graduated from Yale University and the University of Edinburgh with Distinction.
Selected cases:
Sex Discrimination
Jones and Tunnock v Chief Constable (2025) – firearm officers were awarded compensation and had firearms reinstated after successful direct sex discrimination claim
Disability Discrimination
Westcott v NHS – successfully defended entire claim including discrimination arising from disability and reasonable adjustments
Adamson v Student Housing Company – successfully pursued entire claim of disability harassment
Age Discrimination
Abbot and others v Chief Constable – pleaded and progressed complex pension age discrimination claim for tens of thousands of police officers
Protected Disclosures
Campbell v Ministry of Defence (2025) – successfully defended entire claim including whistleblowing detriments
Robertson v DHL / GXO Logistics (2024) – successfully defended entire claim including whistleblowing dismissal
Scanlan v Pintplace (2025) – successfully defended entire claim including whistleblowing dismissal
Conduct Dismissals
Muyanja v Mitie – successfully defended entire claim
Flynn v Tender Loving Child Care – successfully pursued entire claim
Other Ordinary Unfair Dismissal Claims
Sheikholeslami v University of Edinburgh – advised claimant on complex remedy issues where claimant had been awarded in excess of £1m in remedy
Kilshaw v Santander – successfully defended entire claim
TUPE
KONE v ADL – successfully argued that there was not an organised grouping of a certain principal purpose and thus TUPE Regulations 2006 did not apply
Strike out applications
Ansell v Acteon Group – successfully defended against strike out where a different respondent had been named in the claim form from that in the ACAS early conciliation certificate
Scott v Advantage Marketing – successfully struck out breach of contract complaint on the basis that it was no longer possible to have a fair hearing
Ashcroft v Clyde Maritime – successfully struck out age discrimination complaint on grounds relating to privileged conversations and time limitation
EAT Appeal
Fong v Montgomery – Successful appeal where HHJ Clarke of the EAT was “persuaded that the judge erred in law by reaching a perverse decision on the claimant’s application to amend”
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