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Andrew Short KC KC
Work Department
Employment and Discrimination, Commercial and Chancery, Pensions, Professional Negligence
Position
Barrister specialising in Employment and Discrimination, Commercial and Chancery, Pensions, Professional Negligence.
Career
Called to Bar 1990, Gray’s Inn; took silk in 2010.
Andrew Short KC’s practice centres on pensions, employment, and general commercial work.
His “practical” and“realistic” approach together with his“great understanding of the commercial issues in a case” makes his strategic advice and his advocacy highly sought after by his clients, whether they are national or international companies or organisations, public bodies, trustees, trade unions or individuals.
He is able to bring years of experience as a trial lawyer in hostile and contentious claims to bear whenever necessary. He has been recommended for Pensions and for Employment in both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners for many years.
Andrew has lectured on pensions, discrimination and employment issues and is on the Consultation Board of Practical Law: Pensions.
Memberships
- Association of Pension Lawyers
- Commercial Bar Association
- Employment Lawyers Association
- Employment Law Bar Association
- Financial Services Lawyers Association
- Industrial Law Society
Education
Dartford Grammar School; Bristol University (1989 LLB Hons).
Leisure
Outside of work, Andrew participates in Triathlon and is a keen open water swimmer and charity fundraiser. On 10 August 2023, he successfully completed a solo swim of the English Channel to raise money for Aspire. Aspire is a registered charity supporting people with Spinal Cord Injuries to help them live full, independent lives. For details and to donate, visit https://www.justgiving.com/page/andrew-short-1685195796010
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Employment
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Andrew Short KC – Outer Temple Chambers ‘He always gets the results he wants.’
Outer Temple Chambers is ‘very strong for employment‘. Members of the set continue to act in high-profile, complex equal pay claims, whistleblowing claims, discrimination matters and pensions cases, and the group reports an increase in internal investigations. The ‘excellent‘ Andrew Short KC continues to be kept busy handling complex multi-party equal pay claims. Andrew Allen KC and Alex Line successfully represented the Ministry of Justice and Lord Chancellor before the Employment Tribunal in relation to allegations of part-time worker discrimination brought by salaried Circuit Judges who used to sit as recorders who were appointed as Circuit Judge in April 1995 onwards, alleging that the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 scheme’s terms were less favourable than the Judicial Pensions Act 1981’s scheme, and that their sittings as recorders should be compensated in terms of pension entitlement. In 2023 Martina Murphy joined the team, and Emily Gordon-Walker was appointed a full-time Employment Judge.
London Bar > Pensions
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Andrew Short KC –Outer Temple Chambers ‘One of the leading pensions silks. His technical knowledge is outstanding.‘