Chambers of Monica Carss-Frisk QC and Anthony Peto QC
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Catherine Callaghan
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Position
Barrister specialising in public and administrative law: R (Coke-Wallis) v Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales [2009] EWCA Civ 730; Breckland District Council & East Devon District Council v Boundary Committee [2009] EWCA Civ 239; London & Southeastern Railway Ltd v British Transport Police Authority [2009] EWHC 460 (Admin); Export Credits Guarantee Department v Information Commissioner [2009]; R (Porsche) v Mayor of London [2008]; Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2008] EWCA Civ 148; R (Lin) v Secretary of State for Transport [2006] EWHC 2575 (Admin). Employment law: Pimlico Plumbers v Service Corps [2010]; Pickett v Citibank [2009]; Carter v Lazard & Co [2007]; Goldstein v Burger King [2006]; Berry Birch & Noble Financial Planning Limited v Berwick and others [2005] EWHC 1803 (QB); and Marks & Spencer plc v Williams-Ryan [2005] IRLR 562 (CA); and has also represented BAE Systems plc, Harrods and Pizza Express in employment cases. Professional disciplinary and regulatory law: represents the GMC in statutory appeals such as Dr Cohen v General Medical Council [2008] EWHC 581 (Admin); Dr Azzam v General Medical Council [2008] EWHC 2711 (Admin); Dr Arora v General Medical Council [2008] EWHC 1596 (Admin); Dr Harry v General Medical Council [2006] EWHC 3050 (Admin); and acts for headteachers before the General Teaching Council.
Career
Qualified 1999; Inner Temple; solicitor Rudd Watts & Stone, New Zealand 1995-96; solicitor Clifford Chance 1997-99; junior counsel to the Crown (‘B’ panel) 2009 to date.
Member
ELA; JUSTICE.
Education
Palmerston North Girls’ High School, New Zealand; Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (1994 BA; 1995 LLB Hons); Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (1997 LLM).
Leisure
Travel, cinema, theatre, yoga, fine dining, reading.
Practice Areas
Administrative and public law; Employment; Professional disciplinary and regulatory law (including police law)
