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Mathew Purchase
Position
Mathew’s practice includes all aspects of public law, employment law, discrimination law, and human rights and civil liberties. He is on the Attorney General’s A Panel and is a member of the Bar Pro Bono Unit and ELAAS. Recent cases include: R (UNISON) v Lord Chancellor (SC, employment tribunal fees), Naeem v Secretry of State for Justice (SC, indirect discrinination), Vining v UNISON (CA, applicabiltiy of ECHR to police exceptions from employment rights), Trayhorn v Ministry of Justice (EAT, religious discrimination), R (Civil Nuclear Police Federation) v CNPA (QBD, public service pensions), Sparks v Department of Transport (CA, incorporation of terms), and R (Care North East Northumberland) v Northumberland County Council (CA, care home fees).
Mathew is an ADR Group Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator.
Career
Called Lincoln’s Inn 2002; traineeship Matrix 2002; member Matrix 2003; Attorney General’s A Panel 2015; accredited mediator 2015.
Memberships
Administrative Law Bar Association; Employment Law Bar Association; Human Rights Lawyers Association; Employment Law Association.
Education
Dyffryn Comprehensive School, Port Talbot; St Anne’s College, Oxford (2000 MA Modern History First Class); City University (2001 CPE Distinction); ICSL (2002 BVC Outstanding).
Leisure
Music, piano, theatre, history.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Employment
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Mathew Purchase KC – Matrix Chambers ‘A silk who provides thoughtful and concise advice.’
Matrix Chambers‘ ‘employment offering is excellent, and the calibre of counsel is high‘. The group continues to handle complex, high-profile equal pay claims and a broad range of discrimination matters, and the set reports an uptick in instructions involving sensitive investigations. James Laddie KC is ‘a market leader when it comes to whistleblowing claims‘. Mathew Purchase KC is acting for Tesco in a long-running, mass equal pay case involving over 20,000 claimants, and Laura Prince KC‘s track record includes appearing before courts at all levels, including the Court of Appeal, in unfair and wrongful dismissal claims, TUPE matters, and discrimination cases. Among the junior end of chambers, Edward Kemp acted for the respondents in a discrimination claim brought by a claimant who entered into the Discernment of Vocations process within the Church of England; the Employment Tribunal ruled that a bishop is not an “employment service provider” under the Equality Act 2010.
London Bar > Education
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Mathew Purchase KC – Matrix Chambers ‘Mathew is astute and sensible, giving practical advice, clear and concise, applies law to the facts. His drafting is brilliant and he is fantastic to work with, responsive and reliable, really cares about his cases.’