Lord John Hendy KC
Labour law expert
John Hendy, Baron Hendy, KC is an English barrister and politician practising in employment and trade union law.
In 1984–85, he represented the National Union of Mineworkers in the civil litigation arising out of the Miners' Strike.
It was a defining episode of John’s legal career that continues to inform his outlook today.
John Hendy - industrial relations law expert
“Any attempt by trade unionists to achieve collective bargaining is regarded by the neoliberals as a distortion of the labour market.
That's why Thatcher and her cronies decided to try and smash the trade union movement.”
John Hendy appears in Activism in the 80s
In 1991, John was one of four QCs acting for the National Union of Mineworkers against claims that they had mishandled funds during the miners’ strike.
The following year he represented mining unions at the High Court against attempts to close 31 coal mines.
And in 1995, he acted for National Union of Journalists (NUJ) member Dave Wilson in the Wilson and Palmer v United Kingdom case that ended discrimination against trade unionists.
John recalls his time representing the National Union of Miners in Activism in the 80s, a podcast produced by Creative Kin for Ardent Theatre Company.
In 2011, The Lawyer described John as the "barrister champion of the trade union movement", noting that he often assists Unite, ASLEF and the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers.
John was nominated for a life peerage in the 2019 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours.
He was created Baron Hendy, of Hayes and Harlington in the London Borough of Hillingdon, on 15 October 2019, and sits as a Labour peer in the House of Lords.
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