Miss Amanda Nanhoo-Robinson Gray's Inn General Information Amanda is a commercial lawyer with an emphasis on employment law and discrimination who works throughout the UK. Called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 2000, Amanda has over 20 years of experience in the employment tribunal and over 18 years of experience in civil and commercial litigation. After completing her undergraduate and master's degrees in Law and Legal Studies, Amanda read degree-level Latin while she worked as a volunteer legal advisor for the Citizens Advice Bureau. Within months, she was trained as the Employment Rights Officer, representing clients in tribunal proceedings. Her first court/tribunal hearing was in the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Amanda dealt with over 70 employment law cases before she even attended Bar School. Amanda is down-to-earth and direct with her advice. She is qualified to accept instructions directly from members of the public and professional clients under the Direct Public Access scheme and is an Accredited Mediator. She has experience working for SMEs, companies, media personalities and individuals. Areas of law Employment Law Civil & Commercial Litigation Entertainment Law Employment Law With over 20 years of experience in employment law, Amanda has worked throughout the UK and represented claimants and respondents in every area of employment law, including: Age discrimination Breach of Contract Bullying and harassment Contract law COT3 Defamation Disability discrimination Discrimination (sex, race, disability, religion) Dismissal, including Constructive Dismissal Equal pay claims Injunctions Pregnancy discrimination Race discrimination Redundancy Restraint of Trade Restrictive Covenants Settlement Agreements Unfair Dismissal Victimisation Whistleblowing Amanda has represented clients in multi-claimant cases, including 20 claimants in an insolvency matter and defending a pensions issue involving over 11,000 employees. Her work includes regulatory advice/compliance and personal injury in the context of employment law. She does not accept instructions for stand-alone personal injury or pension matters. Civil & Commercial Litigation Amanda has 18 years of experience in civil and commercial litigation and particularly enjoys jurisdiction arguments and strike out applications, complex legal applications and challenges, injunctive proceedings, judicial review proceedings, human rights arguments, and contractual disputes. Her cases have included: Permission to appeal granted to pursue an action against a high street bank for breach of trust Dispute of ownership of a small airplane held on trust by a third party Psychiatric injury arising from breach of duty by an employer Breach of contract in delivery of a vessel Obtaining an Interim Injunction to prevent a performer from breaching copyright and IP Advising on and defending cases referred to the CJEU Entertainment Law Amanda has worked for actors, musicians and a music company on entertainment law work, including: Drafting/negotiating contracts Settlement agreements Injunctions Defamation She is the private lawyer for Navi and the lawyer for Showtime Productions Ltd, and is involved (non-legal capacity) with the entertainment industry. Education Workplace Mediation Conversion Course, National Dispute Resolution Accredited Mediation Course, London School of Mediation Bar Vocational Course, BPP Law School, London Latin, University of Leeds MA European Legal Studies with additional languages (Dutch for Law and French Economics and Business), University of Leeds LLB (Hons) Law, Leeds Metropolitan University Personal Interests Amanda spends her spare time painting and writing. Her paintings are available for sale publicly, and she has written several books, including Brexit A2Z: Facts Not Fiction (designed for lay people). Her articles regularly appear in the Yorkshire Bylines, and she has co-authored a series of articles with David Wolchover for the New Law Journal. Amanda also writes fiction and edits screenplays, usually under a pseudonym.