Ms Catherine Knowles > Exchange Chambers > Manchester, England > Barrister Profile
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201 DEANSGATE
MANCHESTER
M3 3NW
England
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Ms Catherine Knowles
Work Department
Employment; Personal Injury
Position
Catherine practises in all areas of employment law and personal injury law.
She is on the Attorney-General’s Regional A Panel of Junior Counsel and she is regularly instructed to act on behalf of government departments and agencies in cases concerning her areas of expertise.
Catherine has a well-earned reputation for her organisation, her teamwork and her ability to merge sensitivity with strength when instructed.
The fact that Catherine’s practice encompasses both employment and personal injury means that she is well placed to advise in cases which require consideration of both areas of law. This includes claims in the County and High Courts involving allegations that the employer has failed to protect the Claimant from suffering psychiatric injury due to stress at work, claims under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, and Employment Tribunal discrimination claims which involve allegations of personal injury and claims for substantial compensation.
Career
Called 2004; Junior Counsel to the Crown: Regional Panel (2015); Equality and Human Rights Commission Preferred Panel (2011-13)
Memberships
- Employment Law Bar Association
- Employment Lawyers’ Association
- Personal Injury Bar Association
- Licensed for Direct Access
Education
- BA Jurisprudence, St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford (Class II.i, 2002)
- Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court School of Law (Outstanding, 2004)
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Employment
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Members of the employment team at Exchange Chambers represent both employers and employees, including large private sector employers and public sector organisations, before all levels of court, from employment tribunals to the High Court. Catherine Knowles regularly acts on multi-day claims involving allegations of discrimination or whistleblowing, and she represented the local authority in Cunliffe v Wigan Council, in which the claimant was dismissed for accessing records of a service user she knew personally – she alleged that she did so out of concern for the service user’s safety. David Tinkler joined the set from Atlantic Chambers.
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Personal injury
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Catherine Knowles – Exchange Chambers ‘Catherine is an excellent advocate; calm, precise, and she presents her arguments in a clear and persuasive manner.’