--- title: Haresh Sood | Employment Law Barrister | Expert in Employment, Education, and Media Law description: Haresh Sood is an employment law barrister with over 15 years of expertise in regulatory, education, film, media, and defamation law matters. Although based in the East Midlands, he accepts instructions throughout England and Wales. image: https://139718506.hs-sites-eu1.com/hubfs/BC%20Barrister%20Images/Haresh%20Sood%20Barrister.png --- ![Haresh Sood Barrister](https://139718506.hs-sites-eu1.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Haresh%20Sood%20Barrister.png?width=760&height=600&name=Haresh%20Sood%20Barrister.png) ###### Employment Law Barrister | 15+ years experience # Haresh Sood Haresh is an experienced barrister specialising in the areas of employment, professional regulatory, education law, film, media and defamation and general civil litigation. Before becoming a barrister, Haresh qualified as a Solicitor Advocate at one of the Midlands' best regional law firms. Consequently, Haresh understands the importance of tailor-made client care need which he provides using his spoken languages (Spanish, Hindi & Punjabi and intermediate Italian, and basic French) and by conducting home visits. Haresh is based in the East Midlands and offers his legal services to clients all over the U.K. He has a unique skill set which makes him the perfect fit for a variety of Public Access instructions. ## Biography Haresh’s experience is drawn from personal and professional experiences in which he has advised and represent clients in several types of employment law cases. Haresh has considerable experience right from the grievance/disciplinary stage up to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (including but not limited) to settlement negotiations. Haresh has represented claimants and respondents in complex sex, race, gender, and religious discrimination claims (amongst other protected characteristics) which entail issues of whistleblowing, victimisation, and harassment for and against public bodies, companies, and health institutions. Haresh has often advised on workplace bullying to a multitude of clients and advised on various dismissals. Haresh is a firm advocate of ensuring pleadings are drafted meticulously be it the ET1/ET3, acknowledgment of service, amendment applications, cost applications/responses, grounds for the notice of appeal or rule 3.10 applications. He also has wide experience in dealing with tampering allegations and using specialist expert evidence to manage these allegations in the Employment Tribunal. Haresh has also actively collaborated with employers in rectifying their equality policies to ensure they are compliant with the Equality Act 2010 and other laws. Haresh has specific experience in the education sector having qualified as a languages teacher and law and therefore advised many teachers including but not limited to other professionals. He has specific experience in dealing with teachers unions and legal expenses insurers. Haresh also advises on the effective use of data requests in employment cases. Haresh has extensive experience of representing clients at all types of hearings such as case management, preliminary, full merits, costs, remedies and others. Haresh widely promotes the idea of using a drop in, drop out conference service with him to save clients costs by assisting them on how to conduct their own case. **Local legal work** Being from Hucknall and Arnold in Nottingham, Haresh has a keen interest in local legal issues and often works with clients and businesses all over the NG area and beyond through the East Midlands including Leicester, Derby, Lincoln and surrounding towns and villages. Haresh qualified to undertake direct access work during his training at Trent Chambers Nottingham and Derwent Chambers in Derby.  **International Experience** Haresh has conducted placements abroad learning the law on different jurisdictions and international arbitration in Brazil and South Korea on Bar Council missions abroad. He also advises ex-pats in Andalucía (Spain, particularly Sevilla) who have ongoing legal matters in the U.K. **Awareness and Charity work: ** Haresh is a keen advocate of giving something to others and collaborates with a committee including friends and family on various projects. He has often donated his hair to children for wigs who undergo treatment and volunteers at Millside Radio at Kings Mill Hospital. **Interests: ** Haresh is an avid runner and swimmer and enjoys writing. Haresh often writes many articles for Lexology and has contributed articles on discrimination and equality in magazines such as the Parliamentary Monitor, and his dissertation is archived in the library of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. ## Professional qualifications and associations - Called to the Bar in 2009 -  Currently sits on the Policy and Editorial Board of Counsel Magazine Member of the Bar European Group Member of the Employment Law Bar Association Member of the Criminal Bar Association. Awarded an accolade as Tomorrow’s Lawyer in the Times Newspaper National Student Awards - 2001 Shortlisted in the GG2 diversity and leadership awards - 2002 Invited to be part of Her Majesty’s Judging Panel for Unsung Heroes - 2004 Recognised in the Law Teacher of the Year Awards by Oxford University Press - 2010 -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -     # Contact Haresh To get a quote for Haresh's legal representation, call us today. Or fill out this form and we'll get back to you.   ### 0330 822 5481 ###### Contact Us