Barrister (LLB Hons)
Called to the Bar 2005

David Welch practises in: employment law, general regulation and other civil matters including family and infant settlements. He accepts instructions from solicitors, plus various private and public organisations including a number of NHS Trusts. He is also licensed to accept instructions under the Bar Direct Public Access Scheme. He conducts medico employment law and general employment law cases. He is able to offer workplace training in Employment Law, Dispute Resolution and on investigation/handling of disciplinary and grievances at employer level. David Welch also has a strong practice in debt recovery, particularly in the healthcare sector. He also defends healthcare practitioners before their regulators and represents families in school admissions and exclusion appeals.

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Employment Law

David Welch has over 25 years experience handling employment cases including all types of discrimination claims, Unfair/Constructive Dismissal, Redundancy,TUPE, and other contractual claims. He has also undertaken considerable County Court work and regularly appeared at the Crown Court and at the General Medical Council. He is particularly experienced and well known in NHS and medical Academic matters.

His caseload has involved complex and lengthy Tribunal work as well as handling numerous workplace disputes including mediation in GP practices. He is an experienced trainer of Human Resources and medical staff.

Previously he was a solicitor and spent 13 years working for the British Medical Association where he represented doctor employees and employers in both the public and private sector, locally and nationally.

He gained Partner level management experience in a niche City solicitor’s firm and was appointed Head of Employment Law.

He sat on the Employment Tribunal at London Central and was appointed to the Employment Appeal Tribunal in 2003. He also sat as a Magistrate for ten years.

Debt Recovery

David Welch is also a specialist in debt recovery management, particularly in relation to the recovery of salary over-payments and inappropriate employee salary and expenses claims.

Schools Appeals in Education Law

David Welch also undertakes education law work in the areas of admissions and exclusions.

Professional Memberships and Appointments:

Employment Law Bar Association- member

Employment Lawyers Association-member

Employment Appeal Tribunal-lay member