Naveen Agnihotri
Teams: Landlord & Tenant and Housing (Commercial, Residential, Social), Employment, Common Law (Insolvency, Professional Negligence), Public & Licensed Access (Direct Public Access), Mediation & ADR
Year Called: 2001
Inn: Gray's Inn
Qualifications: LLB (Hons) (LSE), LLM,
ADR Group & CEDR Accredited Mediator,
Public Access Barrister
Memberships: CMC,
ELA,
ELBA,
HLPA,
PABA
Languages: Fluent in Panjabi, Hindi and Urdu
Employment Law & Discrimination
Naveen has been representing both Respondents and Claimants at Employment Tribunals for over ten years. He has also appeared before the EAT.
Employment law was his specialist subject for his Masters degree. Naveen covers all areas including unfair dismissal, discrimination, restrictive covenants, whistle-blowing and breach of contract claims.
He is available to advise on all disciplinary and grievance matters, draft pleadings, provide written advice, conduct Case Management Direction and Pre-Hearing Review's as well as final trials.
He is able to receive instructions directly from businesses and Human Resources professionals (CIPD). The nationwide cinema chain Vue Entertainment is included amongst his clients.
Naveen has acted as a Legal Adviser to County Councillors and represented individuals at Civil Service Appeal Board Hearings.
Naveen provides training for CPD purposes (including in-house to Local Authority's) and lectures at the regional Employment Lawyers Association events as well as speaking at breakfast meetings for members of the Chamber of Commerce, Federation of Small Business and the Institute of Directors.
Naveen is a member of the Discrimination Law Association and Industrial Law Society.
Housing, Residential Landlord and Tenant and Property
Naveen regularly represents Private Registered Providers, Local Authorities and commercial lenders in the County Court in a variety of possession claims, injunctions for anti-social behaviour and other interlocutory applications. He is a member of the Housing Law Practitioners Association.
Naveen can provide advice and draft documents relating to the general areas of property and real estate law. He has represented parties at the LVT, Lands Tribunal and also before HM Land Registry Adjudicator.
Naveen has considerable experience of representing developers in construction disputes right from the initial Pre-Action Protocol stage through to trial. He is experienced in lengthy, multi-party litigation.
Mediation
Naveen is a very experienced Mediator. Since 2002 he has mediated in excess of 120 cases in a wide variety of areas. He is listed in the top-tier of mediators by the Bar Council and is a member of the Civil Mediation Council (CMC). Please speak to the Clerks regarding his mediation CV.
Naveen has been Accredited as a Civil & Commercial Mediator by both the ADR Group and CEDR. He has also trained with Globis, RICS, 218 Strand and is an Assessor for the Centre of Justice in London.
Naveen is a CMC Registered Workplace Mediator and can help parties avoid Employment Tribunals by resolving their disputes quickly and in a cost-effective manner.
Public Access
Naveen is able to receive direct instructions from businesses, companies, organisations and members of the public in certain cases. He is a member of the Public Access Bar Association, please see:
www.public-access-barrister.com
Prior to joining Chambers, Naveen worked in the Civil Litigation department of Biscoes solicitors in Portsmouth for two years. He has also sat on two separate Bar Council Committees.
Naveen is renowned for his accessible and user-friendly approach by the full range of his clients. In applying his specialist knowledge in his areas of expertise, he achieves the best results for his clients who include businesses, local authorities, insurers and individuals. In addition to representation at Courts and Tribunals, Naveen provides Counsel's Opinion on a daily basis.
Naveen has been a runner-up for the Bar Pro-Bono Award. He provides assistance to the local CAB and runs a monthly Housing Clinic for students attending the University of Southampton.
Email Address: nagnihotri@12cp.co.uk
VAT Number: 787863750