Employment
Danʼs employment practice focuses in particular on the financial services and professional services sectors, as well as on industrial relations, and includes High Court, appellate and tribunal advocacy, recently involving a number of lengthy trials and injunction applications.
Daniel is a very persuasive advocate who has the skill of presenting complex legal arguments in an accessible way. He is all over the detail as well as having good strategic acumen.
Legal 500Daniel Stilitz is measured and effective. He is very unflappable, chooses his words carefully, and is very effective. He is very effective in cross-examination and very persuasive
Chambers and PartnersDan is second to none. He is very good with lay clients as well as instructing solicitors. He is responsive and excellent on strategy.
Chambers and Partners
Prahl v Lapinski
[2025] IRLR 662
Acting for the Claimant in the EAT successfully resisting applications by Swedish-domiciled respondents seeking to challenge the ET’s international jurisdiction
Ryanair DAC v Morais
[2025] ICR 863
Acting for the Secretary of State in a case on the meaning and scope of the Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010
The Right to Strike under ILO Convention No 98
Representing the UK government in advisory proceedings on the scope of the right to strike in international law
Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Mercer
[2024] ICR 814
Acting for the Secretary of State for Business and Trade in proceedings to determine whether the United Kingdom had acted in breach of Article 11 of the Convention by failing to provide any protection to those subjected to a detriment for participating in industrial action. [The current references to this case are to the earlier decision in the Court of Appeal]
R (ASLEF) v Secretary of State for Business and Trade
[2023] ICR 1405
Acting for the Secretary of State in a challenge to employment agency regulations based on a failure to comply with a statutory duty to consult.
easyJet plc v easyJet European Works Council
[2023] ICR 1394
Acting for easyJet plc in the Court of Appeal in a case on the obligation of UK employers to continue to operate European Works Councils
Miles v Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
[2023] IRLR 630
Acting for the DVLA in a case on the implications of Covid restrictions for a driving instructor who asserted that he was disabled
Mercer v Alternative Future Group Ltd
[2022] ICR 1034
Employers are in principle able to sanction employees that take part in industrial action without breaching their Article 11 rights. Dan Stilitz appeared for BEIS, intervening, in the Court of Appeal
Parr v MSR Partners LLP
[2022] ICR 672
An equity partner’s demotion to salaried partner was not a “continuing act” and he could not recover compensation for profit-generating events long after his de-equitisation. Dan acted for the successful LLP
Lapinski v Triton Investments LLP
2023
The Employment Tribunal found it had territorial and international jurisdiction to determine claims of disability discrimination brought by a former LLP member against individually-named respondents domiciled in Sweden. Dan acted for the successful Claimant.
Niccolini v Algebris (UK) Ltd
2023
Sex discrimination, harassment and victimization claim brought against an international asset manager by a former senior employee. Dan acted for the employer in substantially defeating the claims.
Moore v Phoenix Produce Development Ltd
[2021] UKEAT/0070/20/00
Dismissal by an employer without a right of appeal did not amount to unfair dismissal in circumstances where an appeal would have been futile. Dan acted for the Respondent.
R (Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain) v Central Arbitration Committee
[2024] ICR 189
Acting for the Government successfully resisting a challenge under Article 11 of the Convention based on the inability of Deliveroo drivers to seek statutory trade union recognition
Beatt v Croydon Health Services Trust
[2017] EWCA Civ 401 CA, May 23 2017 [2017] IRLR 748
The EAT had been wrong to overturn an employment tribunal’s finding that a consultant cardiologist had been dismissed because he made protected disclosures
R (Boots Management Services Ltd) v Central Arbitration Committee
[2017] EWCA Civ 66 [2017] IRLR 355
Intervening on behalf of the Secretary of State on claim for a declaration of incompatibility with Article 11 in relation to trade union derecognition provisions
Carneiro v Chelsea FC & Mourinho
(2016, ET)
Acting for Premier League Football Club and its former manager – sex discrimination and constructive dismissal – claim by former first team doctor
Johnson v Fortress Investment Group
(2016, ET)
Acting for hedge fund defending disability discrimination claim brought by former employee with Motor Neurone Disease
R (BMA) v Secretary of State for Health
(2016, High Court)
Acting for NHS Confederation, an interested party in judicial review brought against the alleged imposition of judicial doctors’ contracts by the Secretary of State
Yates v Orrick
(2015, ET)
Resisting claims of age and disability discrimination brought by a former member of a US law firm LLP
Smith v Carillion
[2015] EWCA Civ 209 [2015] IRLR 467
Acting for the Secretary of State on appeal relating to adequacy of protection against blacklisting, employment status, retrospective application of the HRA and declarations of incompatibility
Gregg v Troy Asset Management Ltd
(2015, ET and EAT)
Resisting claims of sex, maternity and pregnancy dismissal brought by senior dealer against asset management company
Duffy v TNS
(2015, ET)
Acting for a research and media company resisting claims of sex discrimination and whistleblowing brought by a former CEO
Pereiro-Mendez v Goldman Sachs
2015
Acting on behalf of a global investment bank resisting claims of equal pay, sex discrimination and maternity discrimination brought by director in relation to salary, bonus and promotion
