Sir Nicholas Edward Underhill (born 12 May 1952), styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Underhill, is a British judge of the

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. He was educated at

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and New College, Oxford.

Legal career

Underhill was called to the bar at

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1976 (elected a bencher 2000). He became a

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in 1992. He was appointed a Recorder in 1994 and was authorised as a deputy High Court judge in 1998. From 2000 to 2003, he was a temporary additional judge of the Employment Appeal Tribunal. He served as Attorney-General to the Prince of Wales from 1998 to 2006. On 30 January 2006, Underhill was appointed a High Court judge, receiving the customary

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, and assigned to the

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. He was a judge of the Employment Appeal Tribunal from 2006 to 2013, and its president from 2009 to 2011. On 9 April 2013, he was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal and consequently appointed to the Privy Council. Underhill was chair of the Bar Pro Bono Unit (2002–2005). He has served as a trustee of

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since 1996 and as chair since 2010. He is also a trustee of the

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, having served since 2008, and has been vice chair since 2011. He received an

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from New College, Oxford in 2015.

List of cases

*'' Wilson v United Kingdom'' 002ECHR 552, acting for the Daily Mail. Lost. *'' Byrne Bros (Formwork) Ltd v Baird'' 002ICR 667, subordination and dependence as the keys to employee status. Rejected by the Supreme Court in '' Clyde & Co LLP v Bates van Winkelhof''

014 014 may refer to: * Argus As 014 * BIND-014 * 014 Construction Unit * Divi Divi Air Flight 014 * Pirna 014 * Tyrrell 014 The Tyrrell 014 was a Formula One car, designed for Tyrrell Racing by Maurice Philippe for use in the season. The cars wer ...

UKSC 32, 9 *''R v

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Nash'', 2013 High Court of Justice
THE QUEEN ON THE APPLICATION OF MARIA STELLA NASH, Claimant - and - BARNET LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL, Defendant -and- CAPITA PLC, EC HARRIS LLP, CAPITA SYMONDS, Interested Parties
delivered 29 April 2013, accessed 3 December 2022 *'' Reilly v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions''

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EWCA Civ 413, saying the government breached the Human Rights Act, but suggesting the government needed to do nothing *''Pharmacists Defence Association Union v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills'' 017EWCA Civ 66, refusing recognition of a trade union, unless a sham union was first derecognised *'' Uber BV v Aslam'' 018EWCA Civ 2748, dissenting to hold drivers were not workers. Rejected by the Supreme Court,

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UKSC 5. *'' IWGB v Roofoods Ltd''

EWCA 952, holding

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cyclists did not have a human right to join trade unions *'' Adedeji v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust''

EWCA Civ 23, Underhill approving the refusal of a claim that was 3 days late under the

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References

1952 births Living people People educated at Winchester College Alumni of New College, Oxford British barristers Knights Bachelor Members of Gray's Inn Queen's Bench Division judges Lords Justices of Appeal Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom English King's Counsel {{UK-law-bio-stub