Yunus Lunat

Yunus Lunat

Ison Harrison Solicitors

Solicitor (England and Wales/N.I.)

Regions

  • Yorkshire and Humberside

Expertise

  • Employer focused day to day advice
  • Employee focused workplace issues
  • Advocacy: Employment Tribunal/Employment Appeal Tribunal
  • Advocacy: High Court and above
  • Bringing multiple claims
  • Boardroom disputes
  • Workplace privacy
  • Advising employees on settlement agreements
  • Advising employees on employment contracts
  • Public sector - education
  • Public sector - police
  • Public sector - health
  • Public sector - local authorities
  • Public sector - other

Duke House, 54 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 2EE, United Kingdom

0113 284 5000

yunus.lunat [at] isonharrison.co.uk

www.isonharrison.co.uk

ELA member is willing to be contacted by journalists for press comments. All comments and opinions are the member's own, not those of ELA

Yunus heads up the Employment Law Department at Ison Harrison. He has a wealth of experience in all the major aspects of employment law.
Yunus has a particular interest and expertise in discrimination cases and equality and diversity, evidenced by his extensive commitments in this area away from work. Yunus is frequently approached by the media to comment upon workplace discrimination, and especially in relation to maternity discrimination. He has appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live, Look North and Sky News and has also been featured in the written press.
Yunus is an experienced tribunal advocate and has Higher Rights of Audience as a Solicitor Advocate. Clients appreciate the seamless service provided by Yunus from the initial meeting through to advocacy at final hearings.
Yunus takes a keen interest in the business affairs of his commercial clients and is known for developing good close working relationships and going the extra mile.

Away from work Yunus is heavily involved in football governance and administration where he puts his expertise in equality and discrimination to good use to help effect a positive change in society and sport. He has advised the Football Association on Race Equality matters since 2004 as a member of the Race Equality Advisory Board, latterly as Chair in April 2013, when he became the first Muslim in the FA’s 150 year history to take a seat on the full FA Council.
Yunus also advises Liverpool FC on equality and diversity as a member the club’s official Supporters’ Committee.

Yunus is also appointed by the FA to act as a specialist Chairman to its Discrimination Panel to chair discrimination cases and also sits on the FA General Appeals Panel and as Chair of the Criminal Records Panel.

Fees

  • Fixed fee for basic advice on terms and effect of a settlement agreement. (Fee starting from: 250.00 + VAT)
  • Free initial first meeting scheme.*
  • Fixed fee first meeting. (Fee starting from: 250.00 + VAT) *

*Fixed fee arrangements will be based upon a scope of work set out in the member's engagement letter. (The scope may be limited and the eventual fee may be higher.)

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