Caroline Musgrave-Cohen > Cloisters > London, England > Barrister Profile
Cloisters Offices
1 PUMP COURT, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 7AA
England
- Set Profile
- Go to...
Caroline Musgrave-Cohen
Position
Caroline specialises in employment and equality law. She advises and represents clients across the full range of employment disputes, with particular expertise in discrimination, whistleblowing and equal pay. She acts for both claimants and respondents, advising and representing multi-national companies, NHS Trusts and financial institutions, as well as individuals, law centres and trade unions. Widely acknowledged as an excellent, persuasive and skillful advocate, Caroline’s strong courtroom presence and impressive client-handling skills are evident in the complex legal and factual cases she has managed. Notable cases include Islam v HSBC (UKEAT/0264/16) concerning the duties on the Tribunal to ensure a fair hearing for a litigant with a disability and Wendy v MOD [2013] EqLR 856, in which Caroline represented the most senior serving nurse in the RAF in her successful claim of sex discrimination. The tribunal awarded substantial financial compensation and made far-reaching recommendations to seek to avoid future discrimination in the MOD. Caroline excels in both in-person and remote video hearings. She has trained solicitors and barristers in how to adapt their preparation and advocacy for remote forums.
Career
Caroline was called to the Bar in 2008, having first worked as a relief and development professional for six years in the UK, Pakistan, Indonesia and Rwanda. In 2013 Caroline undertook a three month long research fellowship at the Harvard Law School Project on Disability in Boston, USA. Her research focused on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and how the Convention can be used as a lever to further the rights of persons with disabilities, particularly those living in institutions.
Memberships
ELBA; ELA; ILS; Advocates for International Development.
Education
Social and Political Science (Psychology), Clare College, Cambridge University
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Employment
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Caroline Musgrave-Cohen – Cloisters ‘Caroline has the enviable mixture of being both technically brilliant and commercially savvy. She builds rapport with clients very quickly and easily.’