| Riz Majid is an associate solicitor who specialises in employment, regulatory discipline and public law, but also deals with certain civil and criminal litigation matters.
Employment
He has been instructed on a broad range of employment tribunal matters including discrimination, harassment, victimisation, unfair dismissal, constructive dismissal, and ‘whistle blowing’ (protected disclosures), especially for regulated health professionals.
He has been successful in obtaining High Court injunctions preventing disciplinary hearings from taking place and acting in High Court / County Court claims arising from an employment context, including claims for breach of contract/negligence and claims under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.
He has been instructed to attend investigations and internal disciplinary hearings. He has been successful in obtaining legal representation for internal disciplinary hearings and has been successful in challenging the basis of internal disciplinary hearings and having them stopped via High Court injunctions.
Regulatory Discipline
He has dealt with and advised on investigations, proceedings and hearings on regulatory disciplinary matters, including those dealing with the General Medical Council, the General Dentistry Council, the General Pharmaceutical Council, the General Optical Council, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, the General Social Care Council, the General Teaching Council, the Health Professions Council and the Independent Safeguarding Authority.
Litigation
His recent work has seen him advising on and acting in a range of general matters in the County and High Courts, including for breach of contract / stigma (arising from employment) damages claims and for civil harassment claims under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 including harassment matters with a defamation / breach of privacy / property litigation element.
He carries out a limited amount of criminal work, usually acting for and advising regulated professionals (usually doctors and dentists) in fraud and harassment matters. He has been successful in persuading prosecuting authorities to ‘drop’ fraud charges against regulated professionals, thus helping to safeguard their careers.
Examples of Recent Work
C and D v (1) A (Construction Company) & (2) the debt collector known as ‘Tank’ & Others (Queen’s Bench Division, High Court of Justice) 2011
Represented the Claimants in a series of rapid Protection from Harassment Act 1997 injunctions against debt collectors (amongst others) and successful in stopping the harassment and obtaining ground breaking disclosure and substituted service orders (including effecting service by SMS text message).
Wandsworth Borough Council v Dr Chirag Patel (South Western Magistrates Court) 2011
Represented a dentist and was successful in persuading the prosecuting authority to drop charges of fraud so that the dentist pleaded guilty to misuse of a blue badge (section 117 Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984).
See:
www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/news/9243372.Millionaire_dentist_fined_after_using_dead_man_s_disabled_b...
X v Y (A Charity) (East London Employment Tribunal) 2011
Successfully acted for the Claimant (a health professional) who was found to have been unlawfully dismissed and discriminated against (because she was white & disabled) after a lengthy trial in a very substantial claim against a national charity.
A v B Mental Health NHS Trust (Queen’s Bench Division, High Court of Justice) 2011
Acted for the claimant (a regulated health professional) and was successful in obtaining a High Court injunction preventing a disciplinary hearing from taking place.
NMC v T (Interim Orders Panel, Nursing and Midwifery Council) 2011
Successful in preventing an interim order being imposed for allegations that included assault and a failure to declare previous offences.
GDC v N (Professional Conduct Committee, General Dental Council)2011
Represented the registrant who was accused of stealing a substantial five figure sum from her employer.
GOC v S (Fitness to Practice Committee, General Optical Council) 2011
Successful in preventing a ‘striking-off’ from the GOC register for a student dispensing optician who had admitted allegations of fraudulent behaviour.
Gillie Chistou v London Borough of Haringey (Employment Appeal Tribunal) 2011
Acted for and was successful for the Claimant (a social worker whose dismissal arose due to the tragic death of Baby P) in a Rule 3.10 permission to appeal hearing.
See: www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23965671-shoesmith-defends-baby-p-social-workers-as...
See: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/baby-p-social-workers-to-appeal-2304267.html
GPhC v U (Investigating Committee, General Pharmaceutical Council) 2011
Successful in persuading the General Pharmaceutical Council to discontinue an investigation into allegations of fraudulent behaviour.
NMC v B (Interim Orders Panel, Nursing and Midwifery Council) 2011
Successful in defending a nurse accused of misconduct (failing to resuscitate a deceased patient) contrary to her care home employer’s procedure.
M v N (utility company) 2011
Successful in negotiating a pre-action settlement (section 3 Protection from Harassment Act 1997) for an individual who made allegations of harassment against a major utility company and their debt collector agents.
Elcena Jeffers MBE v The Labour Party (Queen's Bench Division, High Court of Justice) 2011
Acted for the Claimant, who was the Secretary of Black Asian Minority Ethnic Labour (BAME Labour), an independent affiliated group to the Labour Party, in a breach of contract claim against the Labour Party.
See: http://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/united_kingdom/8885015.Court_asked_to_rule_on_control_of...
Sylvia Henry v News Group Newspapers Limited (Queen's Bench Division, High Court of Justice) 2011
Interjected on a third party disclosure application made against the London Borough of Haringey in libel proceedings arising from the tragic death of Baby P.
Dr C v D (A Surgery) (Central London Employment Tribunal) 2010
Successful in negotiating a confidential and substantial five-figure settlement at the Employment Tribunal on behalf of a Doctor who alleged that he had been victimised because he whistle blew (made a protected disclosure).
M v (1) City of Westminster (2) Thames Water Utilities Ltd (Central London County Court) 2010
Successful in obtaining substantial five figure damages on behalf of the claimant in a complicated personal injury claim involving two defendants.
AB v C (London Borough) (Administrative Division, High Court of Justice) 2010
Acted for the Applicant in a statutory High Court appeal and was successful in quashing Orders creating a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ).
GSCC v A (Conduct Committee, General Social Care Council) 2010
Successfully defended a social worker who was alleged to have committed fraudulent behaviour.
R (Morris) v Newport City Council (Administrative Division, High Court of Justice) 2009
Acted for the Claimant and successful in a public law (judicial review) challenge against the decision of Newport City Council to introduce age limits to taxis.
See: http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/4766413.Taxi_drivers_win_judicial_review/
See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8381201.stm
C v D (Central London Employment Tribunal) 2009
Successful in negotiating a confidential and substantial five-figure settlement at the Employment Tribunal on behalf of a female employee who alleged that she had been sexually harassed.
D v E (A London Borough) (Watford Employment Tribunal) 2009
Obtained a favourable outcome for a schoolteacher who alleged that she had been the victim of racial discrimination.
Testimonials
“I am a teacher who was let down by her own union after becoming disabled. Riz Majid of Neumans is an exceptional, dynamic & empathetic professional. I felt he genuinely cared passionately about resolving and fighting for justice for me! (Stuff I'd only seen in those American T.V. shows.) He gave clear and precise explanations, worked like a whirlwind and even picked up the phone on a Sunday morning! …”
Ms O, Primary School Teacher, London.
“I am a Doctor who received a substantial Employment Tribunal settlement just as the trial was due to commence. I would like to thank Riz and his team for the tremendous amount of effort and dedication that was put into the trial preparation and for the help and support I received throughout the whole process. He really fought tooth and nail to ensure that I was successful. ”
Dr I, General Practitioner, London.
“Dear Riz, today is one of the best days of my life and career. Thanks to you and your hard work… ” (After successfully persuading the Nursing and Midwifery Council to discontinue an investigation into allegations of misconduct).
Ms A, Nurse, North Wales.
“Dear Riz, You are a hero…” (After successfully obtaining a High Court injunction preventing a disciplinary hearing from taking place).
Ms C, Social Worker, Ipswich.
Professional Membership
Riz is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association, the Industrial Law Society and the Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers.
Background
Riz was formerly a state secondary school teacher in Islington before embarking on a legal career. He qualified as a solicitor in October 2004.
Outside interests
Riz has a passion for tea and asides from blending his own tea he designs bespoke tea menus for high end London restaurants.
Riz is a keen and adventurous traveller and has travelled extensively throughout Europe, South America, North Africa, the Middle East and Central, West and South Asia. This has included being ‘mugged’ by monkeys in the Amazon, camping in cloud forests on the Inca trail, shopping at the witches market in La Paz, being stuck in no man’s land at the Kyrgyz/Chinese border, hitching rides on scrap metal trucks in the Tian Shan mountains, escaping rampaging herds of Yak at the foothills of the Pamirs, ‘touching the sky’ from Tibetan Monasteries, wandering the bazaars of Samarkand and bidding for tea lots at the Colombo tea auction.
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