IAN WILSON

Solicitor

OF

DEAN WILSON Llp

Brighton

 

Ian Wilson is a senior partner in the firm and is recognised as one of the region’s foremost Employment lawyers.

He is a member of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s  Negligence Panel .

In 1993 he was appointed a Recorder ( i.e part time circuit judge ) of the Crown Court ( retired 2008 ) and in 1997 was made a Higher Courts Advocate in Criminal and Civil cases.

He was for nine years a part time Employment Tribunal Judge having previously been part time chairman of the Social Security Tribunal.

On 23rd May 2006 he became an accredited mediator with CEDR

In June 2006 he was shortlisted by Law Works for a national award for pro bono work  for the victims of the July 05 London bombings

He is a  Law Society mentor for those seeking Higher Courts Rights qualification

 

He is a member of :

Employment Lawyers Association

Discrimination Law Association

Association of Personal Injury Lawyers

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Law Society’s Pro Bono scheme for London bombings 7/7 victims

Solicitors Regulation Authority’s Professional negligence panel

His reported cases include:-

Jeffrey v Black 1978 1 AER	Police rights of search
Re:  CEDAC Ltd 1990 BCC 555	Directors’ disqualification
Crouch v Kidsons Impey 1996 IRLR 79	Maternity leave
Re:  Apollo Cleaning 1999 BCC 786	Share valuations
Fitzroy Robinson v Saka  EAT 2001 (IDS Handbook)	Costs in tribunals
Terry v Craze 2001 1QB 559 & 2001 TLR 477	Coroners’ powers
Martin v London Borough of Southwark 2004 IRLR 516	Tribunal delays
Botham-v-Ministry of Defence (HoL) Times Law Reports	Overseas workers rights
27.1.2006,  2006 IRLR  p.289 and in most Law Reports
Metrobus-v-Cook IDS Brief Jan 07    and 2007 AER 60	Compensation uplift
English-v-Thomas Sanderson 2008 IRLR 342 ,2008 AER	Sexual orientation Regs
Spencer-v- Sec of State DWP Times Law Reports 24/7/2008And 2008 IRLR 911	Francovich time limits
English –v- Thomas Sanderson (Court of Appeal) 2009IRLR	Sexual Orientaion Regs
Botham-v-MOD (2)  2010 AER(D)264	Pre dismissal breaches
MOD-v- Wallis and Grocott 2010 IRLR 1035	NATO employee UK rights

 

Admitted a Solicitor in 1969 he is one of the founding partners of the firm Dean Wilson LLP in Brighton. In the 1970s he acted ( for the mother ) in the then longest-running Public Enquiry into Social Services in the sad case of Maria Colwell.

 He  acts for employers and employees in the Employment Tribunal,  Employment Appeal Tribunal , Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. In 2006 he acted for an MoD employee in a test case about the rights of MoD civilian employees working abroad. The case went as far as the House of Lords ( now Supreme Court ) and his client was successful. The English case was a ground breaking case dealing with homophobic taunts of a known heterosexual.

He  also acts in personal injury cases for claimants  and sometimes for uninsured defendants in cases of all types including brain injury, stress at work , and clinical negligence.

He  also acts for claimants in professional negligence cases against solicitors, accountants, surveyors and financial advisers, and in construction disputes including adjudications.

In appropriate cases  he will agree to act on a conditional fee basis ( no win no fee ) .

MEDIATION

A CEDR accredited mediator since 2006 he has received the following comments about his skill as a mediator:

From a solicitor at Withers:” the mediator was very pragmatic , even handed and a calming influence- he was very patient when tempers began to flare and was always in total control of the whole process”

From a lead mediator in a £1m personal injury claim  “ …fully seized of the issues and arguments…..he quickly built up a good rapport with all concerned and it was obvious that his thoughts and opinions were valued by them “

Extra-mural activities

Trustee /Director Martlets Hospice Hove

Former Princes Trust and Northbrook College board member

Regular contributor to Latest Homes magazine

(Former) cricket, squash and hockey player and glider pilot

Walking the dog

 

Updated July 2010