Keith Carter & Associates have been providing expert evidence since 1984.
Reports are undertaken for applicants and respondents.
Since the firm’s inception, we have undertaken over 13,000 employment reports for 1,800 firms of solicitors, and have therefore built up an excellent database of employment evidence which provides the essential foundation for our work.
We are Law Society checked and are members of both the British Academy of Experts and the Expert Witness Institute. We write regularly for legal journals.
At KCA we have seen a recent increase in tribunal claims and among the many we have dealt with are:
Sex Discrimination (Esther McLaughlin – settlement £234,000)
Racial Discrimination (Samuel Yeboah settlement of £380,000)
Disability (Andrew Watkiss – settlement undisclosed) Meeting clients’ needs
Prompt response: we aim to complete reports within two to four weeks from receipt of necessary materials. On occasions, this time can be reduced by mutual agreement. KCA’s approach uses first and foremost verifiable labour market data. However, while this is appropriate in unfair dismissal cases, in discrimination cases it has to be viewed against a range of other facts which are more difficult to quantify.
Assessing discrimination: unlike personal injury cases, consideration as to whether handicap on the labour market exists (and its degree of severity) rests on different factors.
Our report would therefore consider:
The concept of discrimination
A calculation of loss according to the level of perceived and projected disadvantage caused by discrimination.
Media interest – even if the applicant wins their action, media coverage may make potential employers wary of taking on the individual and therefore damage his/her job prospects. The effect of this will depend on the extent of media coverage and the person’s area of employment.
Existing competition in the local labour market – how this affects future job prospects.
Age of applicant – impact on his/her future job prospects.
Enforced unemployment – the extent to which this may affect the applicant’s employment opportunities eg., by reduced “networking” opportunities, break in CV.
Clients who have instructed us in tribunal cases include:
Commission for Racial Equality Deighton Guedalla Equal Opportunities Commission E Edwards Son & Noice Russell Jones & Walker Thompsons
Information normally required from instructing solicitor:
Applicant’s statement including information on education, training and employment history.
Details of applicant’s gross earnings 13 weeks prior to incident.
Information regarding any job applications made after termination of employment.
KCA questionnaire
We are always happy to discuss how we may assist in a particular case.
Please contact us on:
Telephone: 020 7697 1500
Fax: 020 7700 3819
e-mail: info@keithcarter.co.uk
web: www.keithcarter.co.uk
