Bayo Randle is a leading junior barrister specialising in employment law, recognised in both Chambers UK Bar and Legal 500 since 2021 for his incisive advocacy, strategic clarity, and client-friendly manner. He is frequently instructed by major financial institutions, media giants, and technology companies—particularly in high-stakes litigation involving whistleblowing, discrimination, injunctions, and complex industrial relations disputes. His practice also includes specialist work in the crossover area between employment and tax, particularly IR35. Bayo regularly appears in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), High Court, and Court of Appeal.
He is described in the directories as:
“technically astute, commercially focused and pragmatic... a very natural and persuasive advocacy style. Clients love him”. (Legal 500, 2025)
“brilliant with clients and witnesses” and “very hardworking and well prepared”. (Chambers UK, 2025).
Appellate
Bayo regularly appears in the Employment Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal, often as sole counsel in legally complex appeals involving discrimination, procedural rules, and employment status. His appellate work includes:
- Parker v West Midlands Trains Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 357 (CA) – Acted for the Respondent in an appeal concerning the application of Rule 37(5) of the EAT Rules and the exercise of discretion to extend time following a procedural defect in instituting the appeal.
- Mangwanya v National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux [2025] EAT 175 (EAT) – Acted for the Appellant in an appeal concerning the exercise of discretion to extend time, where a short delay arising from human error was weighed against significant prejudice to the respondent.
- Jones v Secretary of State for Health [2025] ICR 738 (CA) – Acted for the Secretary of State in a race discrimination appeal concerning internal recruitment processes and the application of the ‘just and equitable’ time extension test.
- Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Karpavicius (EAT, unreported, 2025) – Acted for the Secretary of State in a successful appeal concerning the proper approach to employment status, including whether a tribunal erred in treating sole shareholding and control as irrelevant to the assessment.
- Attorney General v Mallon [2025] EAT 168 (EAT) – Acted for the Attorney General in an application for a restriction of proceedings order under s.33 Employment Tribunals Act 1996, concerning habitual vexatious litigation and the proportionality of an indefinite order.
- Badara v Pulse Healthcare Ltd [2020] ICR 819 (EAT) – Acted for the claimant in a case confirming that employers cannot rely solely on negative Home Office checks when withholding work.
Discrimination & Whistleblowing
Bayo has extensive experience in multi-strand discrimination and whistleblowing cases, often acting for large employers in lengthy and high-profile proceedings. Recent cases include the following:
- G v NHS South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (2024) – Successfully defended a senior-level claim involving allegations of race discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
- S v Serious Fraud Office (2024) – Acted for the SFO in a two-week constructive dismissal and whistleblowing claim brought by its former Head of HR. Successfully defended all claims.
- K v BBC (2022) – Acted for the respondent in a high-value and complex multi-strand discrimination claim brought by a senior executive. All claims were dismissed after a 15-day hearing.
TUPE
Bayo is also highly experienced in TUPE matters and frequently advises on complex transfer scenarios involving outsourcing, insourcing, and business acquisitions. His work covers contractual variation, post-transfer liabilities, and disputes over employee rights within restructured governance frameworks. See for example:
- Buckley v Greenwood Academies Trust [2018] EWHC 2441 (Comm) – Successfully defended a TUPE-related wrongful dismissal claim brought by a teacher, in which the court rejected arguments that dismissal procedures breached contract or natural justice following academisation.
Restrictive Covenants & Injunctions
Bayo regularly appears in High Court applications concerning non-compete clauses, team moves, and breaches of confidentiality. Recently he acted in H v W (2024) defending an application for interim relief seeking to enforce post-termination restrictions against a senior tech executive.
Industrial Relations
Bayo advises and acts in disputes involving trade union recognition, collective consultation and industrial action, with particular experience under TULR(C)A 1992. Recent cases include:
- Laura Frank & Ors v AGL Realisations Ltd (Arcadia Group) (2024) – Acted for the employer in protective award litigation concerning collective redundancies across the Arcadia retail group.
IR35 and Employment Status
Bayo is frequently instructed by HMRC and major employers in high-profile IR35 and employment status litigation, particularly involving personal service companies in the media and tech sectors. His cross-disciplinary expertise in employment and tax law allows him to navigate these disputes with authority.
- S&L Barnes Ltd v HMRC [2024] UKUT 262 (TCC) – Led by Christopher Stone KC (sole counsel in the FTT). Acted for HMRC in a media-sector IR35 appeal involving Sky Sports punditry. The case turned on mutuality of obligation and hypothetical contract construction.
- Alan Parry Productions Ltd v HMRC [2022] UKFTT 194 (TC) – Acted as sole counsel for HMRC. The tribunal found the broadcaster would have been an employee under the hypothetical contract test.
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