Myles Thomas
Myles advises individuals and businesses on a wide range of employment, HR, and data protection issues.
Myles has significant experience in employment tribunal litigation and associated work, predominantly acting for claimants (employees), undertaking his own advocacy where possible.
He regularly represents clients for claims involving discrimination, whistleblowing, unfair dismissal, and breach of contract.
He was recognised by the Legal 500, as a “Key Lawyer” for his employment tribunal work.
Services and conduct to provide quality advice, guidance and support has been professional, timely and courteous throughout. My Solicitor – Myles Thomas – has been exemplary in representing me. I would highly recommend him.
Private client
- Successfully negotiating a redeployment of an employee in a disability discrimination claim against a leading UK pharmaceutical chain.
- Acting for a client in a sexual harassment and victimisation claim and achieved a near six figure settlement.
- Acting for a senior NHS surgeon in a high-profile whistleblowing claim and achieving a six figure settlement.
- Acting for employees of P&O Ferries in a bulk redundancy exercise.
- Acting in a complex employment tribunal claim involving disputed worker status, discrimination and whistleblowing against an international infrastructure company. Achieving an apology and significant settlement through Judicial Mediation.
- Acting in other bulk settlement agreement exercises for both employers and employees.
- Disputes at work
- Disciplinary and grievance procedures
- Employment tribunal claims
- Settlement agreements
- Post-termination restrictions
- Discrimination
- Whistleblowing
- Data protection
Career
- Solicitor, Capital Law Limited (Jul 2022 – present)
- Solicitor, Slater and Gordon UK Limited (Sep 2020 – Jul 2022)
- Trainee Solicitor, CJCH Solicitors (Oct 2018 – Aug 2020)
- Data Protection Manager, CJCH Solicitors (Sep 2017 – Aug 2020)
- Senior Researcher and Compliance Manager (Sep 2016 – Aug 2017)
Education
- Cardiff University: LPC (2015 – 2016)
- University of Strasbourg: Law (2012 – 2013)
- University of Leicester: LLB with French Law and Language (2010 – 2014)
Memberships / Trustee Positions
- The Law Society of England and Wales
- Employment Lawyers’ Association
Languages
- French