Ms Katy Sheridan > Matrix Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile
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Ms Katy Sheridan
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Katy practises in public (administrative) law, human rights law, education law, and employment law. She has experience in the intersections of these four practice areas, for example in discrimination law. She trained at Matrix and joined as a member in 2021.
Katy is ranked as “Up and Coming” in Administrative Law by Chambers and Partners (2025) and as a “Rising Star” in Education Law by the Legal 500 (2025). She is a member of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s Panel of Counsel, appointed in her first year of eligibility.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Education
(Rising stars)Ranked: Tier 1Katy Sheridan – Matrix Chambers ‘Key strengths are how quickly she sees points, her legal knowledge, and also, for one so junior, her judgement.’
Barristers at Matrix Chambers are known for their excellent handling of education law matters for an array of clients, including individual students or parents, as well as the Department of Education and a variety of statutory bodies. David Wolfe KC and Katy Sheridan acted for the claimants in R (Bowen) v Kent County Council, challenging the decision of Kent County Council to refuse to consider a humanist for membership of local authority Standing Advisory Councils on Religious Education. Claire Darwin KC represented the Department of Education in a judicial review against admission arrangements, including the nomination of a primary school as a feeder school, for Langley Park School for Boys and Langley Park School for Girls for the September 2023 intake were challenged as unfair. Nick Armstrong KC is lauded for being ‘particularly good at difficult cross-examination in the context of the girst-tier tribunal, knowing exactly when and to what extent to ask the difficult questions, whilst displaying a sense of empathy’.