In addition to a busy practice, he is a Senior Advocacy Trainer for Inner Temple, a member of the Inner Temple Advocacy Training Committee, a member of the Training for the Bar Committee at the Bar Council, the Schools Lead on the Bar Council's Neuberger Implementation Group and Honorary Secretary of the Inner Temple Golfing Society.

Employment Law:

Alastair has extensive experience of employment law and is regularly instructed in the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

He acts for both employers and employees and has particular experience in unfair dismissal, transfer of undertakings and discrimination cases.

He is also experienced in the following areas: confidential information, non-dealing covenants, non-solicitation covenants, non-enticement covenants, springboard injunctions, garden leave injunctions, trade unions, working time.

Recent Cases:

Currently acting for a local authority on an 18 day unfair dismissal and disability discrimination case.

Currently acting for a local authority on a 30 day disability discrimination case.

Currently acting for a firm of solicitors on major TUPE retendering process and service provision change.

Cobb v. Kent CC – Acted for local authority on a 4 day unfair dismisssal & sex discrimination case.

Naylor v. Royal Mail plc – Acted for Claimant on an unfair dismissal claim.

Hughes v. Williams F1 – Acted for Claimant on a 5 day unfair dismissal & disability discrimination case.

Renowned for his entertaining style, Alastair is also experienced in providing seminars to lay clients and Human Resources personnel.

Education Law

Alastair has represented schools in breach of contract claims against building contractors, provided advice on discipline, attendance and admissions issues and has experience in exclusion appeals before independent panels. As a School Governor himself since 2000, Alastair is no stranger to education law.

Lectures

Alastair has delivered over 250 lectures on all aspects of employment law and education law in the last ten years. Renowned for his entertaining style, Alastair is also experienced in providing seminars to law clients and Human Resources personnel.

Recent Feedback from his lectures:

"Mr Hodge was engaging, humorous and the training session was well structured and informative. Many thanks."

"Very good speaker + keeping the audience engaged."

"Very confident speaker. Knew what he was talking about and put across very well."

"Very engaging, informative and enthusiastic."

"Great manner in presenting."

"Kept the audience interested. Humorous and knowledgeable."

Appointments

2013: Presenter, University of Law Television

2013: Member, Advocacy Training Team, Jersey Bar

2013: Visiting Lecturer in Advocacy, University of Westminster

2013: Visiting Lecturer in Advocacy, University of Brunel

2012: Member, Advocacy Training Council Malaysia Teaching Group

2012: Deputy Course Director, Inner Temple New Practitioner Advocacy & Ethics Programme

2011: Seminar Presenter, MBL Seminars Ltd

2010: Member, Neuberger Implementation Group, Bar Council

2010: Seminar Presenter. EPS Learning

2010: Member, Training for the Bar Committee, Bar Council

2009: Senior Advocacy Teacher, Inner Temple

2008: Presenter, Legal Network Television

2008: Honorary Secretary, Inner Temple Golfing Society

2008: Course Director, Inner Temple Pupil Advocacy Weekends

2008: Course Director, Inner Temple CPD Programme

2007: Course Director, Inner Temple Practice Management

2007: Member, Inner Temple Advocacy Training Committee

2006: Member, Bar Golfing Society Committee

2006: Member, Inner Temple Golfing Society Committee

2006: Legal & Artistic Advisor to LaPlante Productions

2005: Fellow of the Institute of Continuing Professional Development

2005: Inner Temple Advocacy Trainer

2004: Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

2004: Affiliate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development Licenciate of the Trichological Society

2000:Governor, Hayes School

Education

1996-1997 Inns of Court School of Law

1995-1996 University of Bristol

1994-1995 University of Goettingen

1992-1994 University of Bristol

1985-1992 Hayes School

Interests

Golf, Whisky, Wine, Classical Music