Bowers is principal of Brasenose College and a lawyer mainly practicing in the areas of employment law and human rights.
He has been described as ‘an employment law rock star’. He has acted in many of the major industrial disputes of recent decades including the 1984 Miners Strike, the 1989 Docks Dispute and the News International Wapping dispute.
He has written 15 books including Bowers on Employment Law, The Law of Industrial Action and Trade Union Recognition and Whistleblowing. Here he talks to retired civil servant and former permanent secretary of the Northern Ireland Office Sir Jonathan Phillips.
Books in order of publication (selected books) :
Bowers on Employment Law – 1990
Textbook on labour law – 1992
Termination of Employment – 1995
Industrial Tribunal Practice: Second Supplement – 1996
Procedure in Civil Courts and Tribunals – 2010
Downward Spiral: Collapsing Public Standards and How to Restore Them – 2024
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