Ms Catherine Atkinson > Deka Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

Ms Catherine Atkinson

catkinson@dekachambers.com

Work Department

Civil, Police and Criminal, Family

Position

Catherine joined Chambers in 2008 after successful completion of her pupillage. She continues to enjoy a wide-ranging practice with particular interests in personal injury, employment, fraud and public family cases. Catherine’s broad experience is invaluable in cases which cross over specialisms including; police work, criminal injury compensation cases, stress claims, inquest work and abuse cases. Catherine is a strong and confident court advocate while being approachable and pragmatic with clients. Catherine graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a First Class degree in Divinity before undertaking the law conversion at City University. She was awarded the Lincoln’s Inn Gluckstein prize and was a Lord Haldane Scholar. Outside Chambers Catherine enjoys dancing, food and politics. She stood as the Labour Parliamentary Candidate in Kensington and Chelsea in 2005 and was a Councillor there from 2006-2010. Catherine is the secretary of the Society of Labour Lawyers. Catherine has been a contributing author to books in; occupational health, employment law and clinical negligence. She has also written articles on a wide range of topics from domestic violence and harassment to pirates.

Career

Called 2006. Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence Catherine is experienced in all areas of personal injury and clinical negligence litigation. Catherine has a particular interest in employer’s liability and is regularly instructed by trade unions to represent claimant’s who have suffered accidents at work. Catherine also appears before the Coroner’s Courts in relation to industrial decease, clinical negligence and RTAs. Catherine was a contributing author to ‘Clinical Negligence Claims: A Practical Guide’ 2nd Edition (2011), and the ‘APIL Guide to Occupational Illness Claims’ (2012). She has also contributed to Chambers Publications including articles on “Employment Rights for Temporary Workers” (2008) and “Employers’ Liability: Pirates of the High Seas” (2008). Employment: Catherine has a diverse employment law practice. She represents both claimants and respondents and has a broad range of experience including in unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistle blowing, TUPE and breach of contract. Catherine has successfully represented appellants before the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Catherine is a contributing author to ‘Remedies in Employment Law’, that is to be published later this year. Criminal Injuries Compensation. Catherine’s experience of personal injury and criminal law makes her well placed to undertake appeals against the CICA. She has undertaken a wide range of cases for appellants in relation to both eligibility and quantum.

Education

University of Edinburgh (MA 2004) and City University, CPE 2005, BVC 2006 Lincolns Inn Gluckstein and Lord Haldane Scholar.