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Sophie Belgrove KC

Sophie Belgrove KC

Sophie Belgrove is a specialist in employment law and commercial litigation. She advises and represents clients in the Employment Tribunal, the High Court and the appellate courts. Her practice encompasses all aspects of employment law including high value discrimination and whistleblowing claims. She is experienced in complex litigation in particular urgent applications for injunctive relief and business protection disputes in the High Court relating to confidential information, restraint of trade and breach of fiduciary duties. She advises and acts in disputes involving shareholders and directors and in partnership disputes. Sophie is also known for her specialist expertise in employment-related insurance disputes. She has extensive experience of advising and representing clients in the financial services sector, including investment banks and brokers.
Julian Blake

Julian Blake

Barrister acting in a wide range of public law, media, technology and information law and commercial law fields. Reached national attention as counsel to the Inquiry in the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry. Other significant inquiries include COVID-19 Inquiry, Nottingham Inquiry and Grenfell Tower Inquiry. Significant reported cases include R (on the application of Good Law Project Ltd) v Prime Minister [2022] EWHC 298 (Admin) (appointments of Baroness Harding and Dame Kate Bingham during the pandemic); Gubarev & Others v Buzzfeed [2018] EWHC 512 (QB) (letter of request relating to the Donald Trump Dossier); Bank Mellat v HM Treasury [2015] EWCA Civ 1052, [2016] EWCA Civ 452 (sanctions/financial restrictions on an Iranian bank); Rahmatullah (No 2) v Ministry of Defence, Mohamed v Ministry of Defence [2017] UKSC 1, [2017] 2 WLR 287 (Crown Act of State); and Al Waheed v Ministry of Defence, Mohammed v Ministry of Defence [2017] UKSC 2, [2017] 2 WLR 327 (detention in Iraq and Afghanistan).
Joanne Clement

Joanne Clement

Barrister specialising in administrative and public law; human rights and civil liberties; education and local government. Recent cases include: R (London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association and Criminal Law Solicitors Association) v Lord Chancellor [2014] EWHC 3020 (Admin) (successfully challenging the LC’s reforms to criminal legal aid); R (West, Beer, Webb and Thomas) v Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council [2014] EWHC 2134 (Admin) (challenge to local authority’s decision to abolish free full time nursery education for three year olds); R (Medical Justice) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 1710 (court of Appeal decision on the scope of the common law right of access to justice); R (Bailey) v London Borough of Brent [2011] EWCA Civ; 1586; [2011] EWHC 2572 (Admin) (leading case on library closures and the public sector equality duty); R (Hurley and Moore) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills [2012] EWHC 201 (Admin) N (challenge to increase tuition fees); ALL Party Parliamentary Group on Extraordinary Rendition v Information Commissioner and Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Judgment pending Information Tribunal appeal seeking information held about extraordinary rendition); Department of Healthy v Information Commissioner [2011] EWHC 1430 (Admin) (abortion statistics and personal data); BUAV v Information Commissioner and University of Newcastle [2011] UKUT 185 AAC (Information Upper Tribunal FOIA – seeking project licences authorising experiments on primates; R (Medical Justice) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 269 Application to vary/appeal against conditions imposed by trial judge on the grant of permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal; R (MN (Tanzania) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA 193 Test case on the test to be applied by a judge on an application for judicial review of a refusal of the Secretary of State to treat further representations by an asylum seeker as a fresh claim under paragraph 353 of the lmmigration Rules; R (Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC 3524 (Admin) Judicial review of the Secretary of State’s interim immigration cap; R (Petsafe) v Welsh Ministers [2010] EWHC 2908 (Admin) Challenge to the Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) (Wales) Regulations 201 0 which prohibited in Wales the use on cats and dogs of any electronic collar designed to administer an electronic shock; R (Ghai) v Newcastle City Council and Secretary of State for Justice [2010] EWCA Civ 59 [2010] 3 All ER 380 Junior Counsel for the Secretary of State in a claim brought by religious groups challenging the ban on open air funeral pyres as being contrary to Articles 8, 9 and 14 of the ECHR.
James Cornwell

James Cornwell

James Cornwell is a barrister specialising in public, information, education and local government law. His public law practice sees him appear regularly in the Administrative Court and Court of Appeal in judicial reviews on a wide range of issues, principally for central government and a variety of public authorities, and in the Upper Tribunal on administrative appeals. In his information law practice, he has appeared in the FTT (Information Rights), Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal in appeals under the Freedom of Information Act and also in data protection proceedings in the High Court, county court and FTT. His education practice has involved appearances in the Court of Appeal, High Court, Upper Tribunal, county court, and FTT (SEND) on issues including disability discrimination, special educational needs, school exclusions and admissions, discrimination, negligence and breach of contract claims against private schools and higher education institutions. James’s recent cases include: Fertré v Vale of White Horse District Council [2026] KB 153, CA, and [2024] 1 WLR 5453, KBD; DA v United Kingdom (App No.46692/19, ECtHR, 17 March 2026); Ashley v HM Revenue and Customs  [2025] 4 WLR 29, KBD; R (Charnwood Borough Council) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWHC 33 (Admin); R (JSH) v Westmorland & Furness Council [2024] EWHC 3362 (Admin); Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Versnick [2024] EWCA Civ 1454 and [2023] UKUT 112 (AAC); Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v AT [2024] KB 633, CA, and [2023] 1 WLR 2669, UT.  
Christian Davies

Christian Davies

Barrister specialising in employment, commercial, public law and human rights disputes. Recent reported cases include: Dare International Ltd v Soliman & Anor [2025] EWHC 227 (KB) (commercial employment proceedings concerning the enforceability of restrictive covenants and claims for breach of contractual, equitable and fiduciary duties); R (Donald) v SSHD [2024] EWHC 1492 (Admin) (judicial review of Suella Braverman’s decision to abandon recommendations made by the independent Windrush review); and R (TransActual) v SSHSC [2024] EWHC 1936 (Admin) (judicial review of the ban on prescribing puberty blockers to children).
Ronnie Dennis

Ronnie Dennis

Ronnie specialises in employment, commercial and public law. Clients describe him as “excellent all-round” – “phenomenal in front of the judge”, “a relentless cross-examiner”, “a razor-sharp mind” with “an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law”, “great tactical insight” and “key commercial acumen”. Ronnie has extensive experience in all areas of employment litigation, with a particular focus on discrimination and whistleblowing claims. He is regularly instructed in complex, high-profile and high-value claims, and frequently conducts lengthy hearings in the Employment Tribunal on behalf of both claimants and respondents. He also specialises in employee competition claims and has acted in a number of confidential information, restrictive covenant and team move cases. Ronnie’s public law practice encompasses all areas of judicial review. He has acted in several high-profile judicial review claims on behalf of private companies, local authorities and central government. Recent cases include acting for a private hire app defending a challenge to its licence to operate in the High Court and Court of Appeal: R. (United Trade Action Group Ltd) v Transopco [2023] 1 WLR 367.
Simon Devonshire

Simon Devonshire

Simon practices in all areas of statutory and contractual/commercial employment law, but with a particular emphasis on (i) inter- business competition issues (Including confidential information, restrictive covenants and the poaching of employees in unlawful team moves), (ii) employee/business owner fraud, (iii) the attempted diversion of business opportunities by employee fiduciaries, and (iv) whistleblowing, discrimination and TUPE disputes. He also has considerable experience in disputes between LLP members and in the management and control of repeated/vexatious litigation. In the High Court, he regularly acts in fraud, business diversion and employee competition disputes. Recent reported and/or important cases include Sparta Global Ltd -v- Hayes [2024] IRLR 426 (threshold for interim relief), Red Bull -v- Fallows [2021] EWHC 3502 (QB) (restraint of trade and garden leave); Ferguson -v- Astrea [2020] IRLR 550 (beneficial transfer-related variations void under TUPE); Sattar -v- Citibank [2020] IRLR 104 (procedural fairness in dismissal and disability case); Capita –v- Darch [2017] IRLR 718 (thresholds for interim injunctive relief in team move disputes); Samara –v- MBI Partners [2016] EWHC 441 (QB) (abuse of process arising out of recidivist litigation); Dorma UK Ltd –v- Batemen [2015] EWHC 4142 (QB) (springboard relief arising out of an alleged team move); Thomson Ecology –v- APEM [2014] IRLR 184 (summary judgment and disclosure orders in team move cases); CEF Holdings -v- Mundey & Ors [2012] FSR 35 (obligations of a party moving the court without notice).
Heather Emmerson

Heather Emmerson

Heather is a highly sought-after junior with experience across the fields of administrative and public law, human rights, local government, regulatory law, professional discipline, information law and data protection. She is regularly instructed in ground-breaking and complex public law litigation and has particular expertise in judicial review claims. Recent public law cases include three appeals heard by the Supreme Court and high profile judicial review claims relating to the closure of London police stations and challenges to the Government’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Heather also has experience advising and acting in regulatory and disciplinary proceedings on behalf of regulated individuals and regulatory bodies and has acted in a number of the leading cases in this sphere, including complex disciplinary tribunal hearings and appeals to the High Court.  Heather has particular experience in the legal and health sectors. Heather is also a recognised expert in the field of information and data protection law and advises and litigates on behalf of a range of private and public sector clients on FOIA, GDPR, and DPA issues. She has advised and acted in data breach litigation and been instructed in cases before the ECTHR relating to data retention issues.
Simon Forshaw KC

Simon Forshaw KC

Specialist in employment, public and commercial law. He has appeared regularly in the employment tribunals, EAT, County Court, High Court (including Administrative Court) and Court of Appeal. Noteworthy cases include: Willoughby v CF Capital Ltd [2011] IRLR 198 (EAT) (concerning the special circumstances exception in relation to unambiguous words of dismissal of an employee); Aon Ltd v JLT Reinsurance Brokers Ltd [2010] IRLR 600 (HC, QBD) (concerning the appropriateness of interim disclosure orders in the context of a team poaching exercise); Booth v Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council [2009] EWCA Civ 880 (CA) (concerning the interaction between the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the definition of permanent incapacity in the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1997); R (Gurung) v Secretary of State for Defence [2008] EWHC 1496 (judicial review action concerning the pension rights of serving and retired Gurkha soldiers); Woodward v Abbey National [2006] 4 All ER 1209 (an appeal in the against the determinations of both the employment tribunal and EAT concerning the rights of whistleblowers after the termination of their contracts of employment; Court of Appeal).
Nigel Giffin KC

Nigel Giffin KC

Specialist in public/administrative law and public procurement law. Public law includes commercial and general judicial review, human rights, professional regulation, local authority powers/governance/finance, education and community care. Procurement law covers all contentious and non-contentious EU and domestic procurement issues. Also commercial and employment law, especially public authorities’ contracts and public sector employment issues, including superannuation. Recent cases include Lumsdon v Legal Services Board (quality assurance of criminal advocacy, Provision of Services Regulations); Energy Solutions v NDA (remedies in procurement claims); Willmott Dixon v Hammersmith & Fulham LBC (procurement claim successfully defended at trial); Independent Schools Council v Charity Commission (quashing statutory guidance on public benefit); Luton BC and others v Secretary of State for Education (challenge to withdrawal of schools capital funding); Duncombe v Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (fixed term contracts to work abroad); Piper and others v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (public sector pensions indexation).
Paul Greatorex

Paul Greatorex

Barrister specialising in education law.  Background in public, commercial, employment, discrimination, planning, regulatory, and data protection law.  Acts for the full range of clients in this sector, including schools, universities, parents, students, local authorities, multi-academy trusts, government departments and other education bodies and organisations. Provides traditional legal advice and representation in all courts and tribunals, as well as associated services such as investigations, complaint hearings, mediations and training. Registered for public access.
Robin Hopkins KC

Robin Hopkins KC

Market-leading specialist in information law: data protection, privacy, platform disputes, data breaches, online safety, media and technology issues and freedom of information.Vastly experienced in complex and high-value data protection disputes, including compensation group litigation, regulatory enforcement actions, cyberattack and data breach responses, privacy and anti-hacking injunctions, contentious subject access requests and compliance challenges to data-driven business models. Cases have involved major multinationals, including Meta/Facebook, X, TikTok, Experian, Google, Ticketmaster, Skybet and Equifax.Consistently top-ranked data protection junior in legal directories before taking silk. Legal 500 named him Technology, Data and Crypto Junior of the Year in 2024.Has appeared in hundreds of information rights appeals (FOI and environmental information).
Daniel Isenberg

Daniel Isenberg

Barrister practising in all areas of public, commercial, employment and data protection litigation, with a particular focus on cases with an international element.  A focus in the commercial and employment field on litigation involving breach of fiduciary and directors’ duties, economic torts, team moves, restrictive covenants, misuse of confidential information, civil fraud, bonus and contractual disputes, as well as assertions of state immunity.  Daniel is regularly instructed in public law and human rights matters relating to national security and defence: he acted in the Bank Mellat sanctions litigation and his ongoing work includes an Article 2 challenge to the ban on the admissibility of intercept evidence.  He also acts in high profile data protection claims, including for British Airways in the group litigation following the cyber-attack on its systems in 2018.
Harini Iyengar

Harini Iyengar

Experienced senior junior barrister specialising in Employment, Public and Commercial law. Particular expertise in Equality, Education, Information, Regulatory and Disciplinary law.  Recently secured award of £870,740 for NHS whistleblower Dr Kevin Beatt.  Represents businesses, public sector organisations and individuals.  Employment work routinely involves very high value disputes, including complex governance issues, remuneration and equal pay, all forms of discrimination, holiday pay, whistleblowing, also contractual, pensions and TUPE disputes in the context of redundancy or insolvency. Undertakes a wide range of Education matters, including judicial review, special educational needs and disability tribunals, discrimination in the provision of educational services, in schools, universities and other settings. In suitable cases, accepts Public Access instructions.
Oliver Jackson

Oliver Jackson

Barrister practising in all areas of public, employment, education, human rights, competition, and procurement law. Has appeared in courts and tribunals at all levels up to the Supreme Court. Clients range from individuals, start-ups and NGOs to multinational businesses, government departments and foreign states. Recent cases include: (1) the challenge to the Government’s private school fees VAT policy; (2) competition law claims by thousands of UK businesses against Mastercard and Visa, including the landmark constitutional law ‘Volvo limitation’ appeal on how UK courts should treat CJEU judgments post-Brexit; (3) the high-profile challenge to the Michaela School’s ban on prayer rituals; (4) a successful appeal to the Supreme Court concerning mental health after-care services; (5) a £19 billion judicial review claim against HM Treasury by 72 trade unions; (6) a ground-breaking case on whether employment tribunal claims by foreign citizens with UK permanent residence are barred by state immunity. 
Seán Jones KC

Seán Jones KC

Sean specialises in high-value employment and sports litigation. He is a trusted adviser for both claimants and respondents. His employment law expertise covers both public and private sectors and ranges from whistle-blowing and discrimination through to pensions. Recent private sector clients have included: Amazon, ICAP, Indesit, Legal and General, Lloyds Bank, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Nissan, RAC, Sainsburys, Tesco and Rolls Royce. He has advised and represented trade unions, local authorities, police authorities and health trusts. Recent sports law clients inclde Aston Villa, Everton and Newcastle United.
Ruth Kennedy

Ruth Kennedy

Specialist in commercial; public and human rights; public and private international law; employment and sports law.Appears before domestic courts and tribunals up to and including the Supreme Court; in public inquiries including the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry; in international courts and tribunals including the European Court of Human Rights and the International Court of Justice; in arbitrations under the LCIA, ICC and UNCITRAL rules; and in specialist sports arbitrations including CAS.
Christopher Knight KC

Christopher Knight KC

Barrister specialising in all aspects of public law, information rights and data protection law. Significant cases include: the Article 50 Brexit case (Miller); the Scottish independence referendum reference (Lord Advocate’s Reference); the challenge to the prorogation of Parliament (Miller/Cherry); recoverability of damages for breach of data protection law (Farley v Equiniti); the challenge to the Rwanda deportation policy (AAA); changes to Royal protective security (Duke of Sussex); Online Safety Act judicial reviews; and the challenges to the FCA motor finance redress scheme.
Stephen Kosmin

Stephen Kosmin

Stephen is highly regarded in administrative and public law, public procurement, financial services, and information and data protection law. Stephen was shortlisted for Legal 500’s Government and Third Sector Junior of the Year in 2022 and as Public Services and Charities Junior of the Year in 2024. Stephen has considerable experience in complex and high-profile judicial reviews, particularly in commercial and financial services disputes. Stephen has been a member of the Attorney General’s A Panel since 2023. He appears frequently in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court. Recent leading cases include: R (Ammori) v Home Secretary (on the proscription of Palestine Action); Cobalt Data Centre (on contractual variations); Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee (on collective bargaining rights); AT v Work and Pensions Secretary (on the Withdrawal Agreement); Linear Investments Ltd v Financial Ombudsman Service (on client classification by regulated financial firms); and Police Superintendents’ Association (on the duty of candour). In his procurement practice, Stephen is instructed by both authorities and bidders. Recent cases include: Parkingeye Ltd v Velindre University NHS Trust (on applications to lift automatic suspensions under the Procurement Act 2023); Airwave v Home Secretary (on an extension to the UK emergency services mobile communications network contract); James Waste v Essex County Council (on modifications to procured contracts), R (Good Law Project) v Prime Minister (on the award of Operation Moonshot contracts during the pandemic), Alstom v Network Rail (on the £1.8bn contract for signalling on the East Coast Main Line) and Altiatech v Birmingham City Council (on limitation and declarations of ineffectiveness). Stephen is also a recognised expert in the field of information and data protection law, acting for a range of private and public sector clients. Recent leading cases include Prismall v Google (on the availability of representative actions for mass privacy torts) and R (Bridges v Chief Constable of South Wales (on policing using facial recognition technology).
Michael Lee

Michael Lee

Michael Lee has a broad practice in employment and commercial law, with extensive advocacy experience in a range of courts and tribunals. Michael is ranked in the employment sections of all the leading directories, described as “an extremely bright barrister who is very good at seeing the bigger commercial picture”, “really good technically and commercially”, and “very client-friendly, very clear in his advice, very responsive, user-friendly and very bright”. In the High Court, Michael advises on cases involving injunctive relief, confidential information, restraint of trade, and the economic torts. Recent cases include a trial concerning a team-move, led by David Craig KC (Guy Carpenter v Howden, which settled on the first day of six-week trial), a non-compete injunction led by Daniel Oudkerk KC (AstraZeneca v Sheldon [2022] EWHC 2447), and a breach of confidence trial (Trailfinders v Travel Counsellors [2020] IRLR 448). In the Employment Tribunal, Michael has acted in a wide variety of complex, high value cases. Michael was instructed (led by Daniel Stilitz QC) by Chelsea FC to defend discrimination claims brought by a former- doctor. His recent work as sole counsel includes acting for the respondent in a mental-health disability discrimination claim in the financial services sector, in a decision upheld by the Court of Appeal (Sullivan v Bury Street Capital [2022] IRLR 159). Michael also acted for a global bank in its defence of a whistleblowing claim, and for Dr Carpos-Young in her high-profile victimisation claim against the Royal Academy of Music.
Richard Leiper KC

Richard Leiper KC

Richard is a litigator and advocate, both in the High Court and Employment Tribunals, as well as appeals and arbitrations. He has a wide-ranging practice, acting for individuals and for businesses, in commercial and statutory employment, including claims concerning directors' and employees' duties, remuneration, protection of confidential information and post-termination restrictions, team moves and conspiracy, and claims concerning discrimination, whistleblowing and TUPE. He has also been involved in a number of cases involving serious allegations of fraud, the scope and application of the penalty rule, and professional negligence by solicitors. He is regularly involved in all stages of a claim, from initial advice and pleading, interim applications, mediations to speedy trials and appeals.
Jane McCafferty

Jane McCafferty

Barrister specialising in commercial, partnership/LLPs and employment law with particular experience in complex, multi-party litigation and arbitration involving team moves, restrictive covenants, misuse of confidential information, breach of fiduciary duty, civil fraud and contractual disputes. Jane's practice frequently involves disputes with an international dimension and regulated firms and individuals. Recent cases include: A v B [2019] 1 WLR 5832 (practice guidance on inspection and interrogation of digital information under search and seize orders) AJ Gallagher v Bishopsgate Insurance Brokers [2019] (alleged team move and breach of fiduciary duty); ICAP Management Services Limited v (1) Berry (2) BGC [2017] EWHC 1321 (QB) (no TUPE transfer upon share acquisition); Marathon Asset Management v Seddon [2017] I.R.L.R. 503 (Wrotham Park damages for theft of confidential information); and Hosking v Marathon Asset Management LLP [2017] Ch 157 (the meaning of ‘remuneration’ in the context of forfeiture of profit share upon breach of fiduciary duty).
Jonathan Moffett KC

Jonathan Moffett KC

Jonathan is a specialist public law silk with a practice that has an emphasis on the fields of regulatory law, local government law, education law, environmental law, and human rights and civil liberties. He has a particular expertise in the interface between public law and human rights, and he has led on human rights cases in the Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights. Jonathan acts for individuals, charities, companies, NGOs, central and local government bodies, regulators and other public bodies. Jonathan is a co-author of a leading practitioners’ text book on judicial review, he edits the sections on judicial review in the White Book, he is on the Welsh Government’s panel of Queen’s Counsel and the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s A panel of counsel, and he is regularly instructed by central government departments on some of their most difficult cases. Jonathan sits as a Deputy High Court Judge in the Administrative Court and as a Recorder in the Crown Court, and he is also Chair of the Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association.
Peter Oldham KC

Peter Oldham KC

Peter Oldham KC is a well-known practitioner advising and litigating in local government, public, education and employment law. He regularly advises and appears in cutting-edge cases in his fields. Recent local authority litigation includes R (BH) v Kirklees Council (September 2025) – challenge to sale of care homes, R (Coventry CC) v Home Office (July 2025) – challenge to Home Office’s policy on procurement of accommodation for asylum seekers, R (CKT) v Twyford School and others (July 2025) – admission criteria for Church of England School and indirect race discrimination, R (NAA) v Haringey LBC, A School and an Independent Review Panel (June 2025) – exclusion from school, county lines, Art 4 of the ECHR and modern slavery, R (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council) v Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (Jan 2025) – challenge to LGSCO’s decision on nursery charges and free early education entitlement, and R (X) v Bristol City Council (Dec 2024) – challenge to LA’s entry into “safety valve agreement” with DfE for SEN funding.
Marcus Pilgerstorfer KC

Marcus Pilgerstorfer KC

Marcus specialises in employment and discrimination, product liability and public law. Recent case highlights include: Batang Kali judicial review (pending, SC); Hainsworth v MoD (pending SC), Burrell v Micheldever (2014, CA), Met Police v Keohane (2014, EAT), Portnykh v Nomura (2013, EAT), Edwards v Chesterfield (2012, SC); English v Thomas Sanderson Blinds (2009, CA). As well as unitary claims, Marcus’ product liability work has included the PIP Breast Implant Group Litigation, DePuy Pinnacle Metal on Metal Hip Group Litigation, Mix-Match Hip Litigation and the Sabril Group Litigation. Marcus has also drafted private members’ bills including that which resulted in the enactment of the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004. For a full profile please see the 11kbw website.
Timothy Pitt-Payne KC

Timothy Pitt-Payne KC

Specialist in information law, employment (including discrimination), and public law (including local government, data protection, freedom of information). Cases include: R (on the application of Evans) v Attorney General (Supreme Court 2014); T v Secretary of State (Supreme Court, [2014] UKSC 35); Stack v Ajar-Tec Ltd (Court of Appeal, [2015] EWHC Civ 46; APGER v Information Commissioner and FCO (Upper Tribunal, [2013] UKUT 560 (AAC); NUM v Scargill (High Court, [2012] EWHC 3750 (Ch); H and L v A City Council (Court of Appeal, [2011] EWCA Civ 403).
Nigel Porter

Nigel Porter

Experienced specialist in all areas of individual and collective employment law litigation in the Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal, High Court and appellate courts, encompassing all statutory employment rights (for example unfair dismissal, redundancy, all areas of discrimination, whistle-blowing, collective consultation and transfers of undertaking) and contractual employment disputes (including wrongful dismissal, deductions from wages and contractual construction), as well as substantial experience acting for both employers and employees in claims of unlawful competition by employees (including ‘garden leave’ injunctions, springboard injunctions, enforcement of post-termination restraints, misuse of confidential information, breach of fiduciary duty and related economic torts, and in claims for damages and accounts of profit arising from unlawful competition). Advisory work includes all of the above areas in both the public and private sectors, for both employers and employees. Relevant reported cases include: Adams and others v British Airways CA; Cantor Fitzgerald International v Callaghan and others CA; Davy International v Tazzyman and others CA; Admiral Management Services Ltd v Para-Protect Europe Ltd [2002] 1 WLR 2722; Middlesbrough BC v TGWU and others[2002] IRLR 332; Health Development Agency v Parish [2004] IRLR 500; Cantor Fitzgerald International v Callaghan and Others (Court of Appeal); Middlesbrough BC v TGWU and Others [2002] IRLR 332 EAT; Admiral Management Services Ltd v Para-Protect Europe Ltd [2002] 1 WLR 2722; Stevenson v Atos Origin IT Services Ltd UKEAT/0213/11/CEA; Abercrombie v Aga Rangemaster Ltd UKEAT/0099/12/SM.
Anya Proops KC

Anya Proops KC

Anya has a broad practice spanning privacy, media, technology, public, sports and employment law. In recognition of her work as a leading media and privacy specialist, Anya was named “Media, Defamation, Privacy and Data Protection Silk of the Year” in the 2021 Chambers & Partners Bar Awards. Anya is named as a Leading Silk in the directories in recognition of her work in the privacy, media and employment spheres. She is listed as a “Star Individual” in Chambers & Partners in recognition of her leading role the data privacy field. Anya also has extensive experience as a class action litigator, and is recognised as a leader in this field in the Directories.
Remi Reichhold

Remi Reichhold

Remi is a specialist in public law, public international law, inquests, information and data protection law. He acts for and advises States, government departments, public bodies, corporate entities and individuals. Remi has represented more than dozen States before the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and international arbitral tribunals. He has acted as counsel in investor-State arbitration and served as ad hoc clerk in more than 10 appeals at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne. Remi was counsel to the Government of Mauritius for more than a decade (2010-2024) and a member of Mauritius’ delegation for the negotiations which culminated in the Mauritius/UK Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago. Remi also maintains a busy domestic law practice, representing a wide range of clients in courts and tribunals throughout England & Wales, including in the High Court and Court of Appeal.
Andrew Sharland KC

Andrew Sharland KC

Andrew specialises in all aspects of public law (commercial, regulatory, education, community care, local government,  and planning and environmental law) human rights, public inquiries, public procurement and information law. He practises in English and European courts acting for private individuals, public authorities, commercial organisations and NGOs. Notable cases include:  R (Bridges) v South Wales Police (Article 8 ECHR, GDPR and automatic face recognition technology in the Court of Appeal),  MacDonald v UK (Private life and community care in ECHR), Kennedy v Charity Commission (freedom of information and Article 10 ECHR in the Supreme Court), R (Plantagenet Alliance) v Secretary of State for Justice and Leicester City Council (challenge to the decision to bury Richard Ill’s remains in Leicester) and DWF v Insolvency Service (public procurement and applications to lift the automatic suspension in the Court of Appeal).
Hannah Slarks

Hannah Slarks

Hannah is a highly sought after junior, with a practice spanning public and employment law. She is consistently instructed in policy cases of major public importance, as well as sensitive matters concerning the rights of individuals. She has particular expertise in the education, healthcare and tech sectors, as well as conduct within political parties. Hannah is a thought leader in human rights and discrimination law, and is consistently instructed in the highest profile discrimination disputes across her fields of practice.  She acted as sole counsel for the lead complainants to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s inquiry into anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. She acted for the President of the NUS who was dismissed for what she believed were her anti-Zionist views.  She is acting against the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Women’s Institute in the key challenges concerning single sex spaces following For Women Scotland.  She defended the Government in the leading human rights challenge concerning online interference in elections by hackers and bots.  She acted for NHS England in the Lucy Letby Inquiry, and for one of the lead claimant teams in the Rwanda flights litigation.  Hannah acted in the case concerning the legality of repeated use of isolation in schools, and in the leading case on free early years funding.  Hannah has appeared in the highest Courts, including the Supreme Court, on the right to strike.
Jamie Susskind

Jamie Susskind

Jamie is instructed in the leading commercial, employment, and regulatory disputes. In the High Court, he has particular expertise in conspiracy and economic tort claims, restraint of trade and ‘team move’ disputes, and claims involving breaches of directors’ duties, fiduciary duties, and duties of confidence. In the Employment Tribunal, he is usually instructed in complex whistleblowing and discrimination claims, most often in the financial services and tech industries. In the field of information law, Jamie has particular expertise in questions of international jurisdiction. He is currently instructed by the Information Commissioner in the Clearview litigation. Jamie is also regularly asked to advise in respect of the Online Safety Act 2003. Jamie is the author of two books, and various papers, at the intersection of technology and law. His research in this field has been cited by Lord Sales JSC in lectures including his BAILII lecture, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and the Law.
Katherine Taunton

Katherine Taunton

Specialist in employment, commercial, data protection and public law. Katherine is often involved in complex litigation in each of these areas. Her current and recent cases include Forstater v CGD Europe & others [2021] IRLR 706 (EAT proceedings on the question of whether gender critical beliefs are protected under the Equality Act); Jennifer Webster v HMRC (high-profile data protection proceedings brought by a former US citizen to challenge the transfer of financial account information to the US tax authorities under a bilateral treaty); in TW Logistics v Essex County Council [2021] UKSC 4 (concerning the registration of part of a commercial port as a Town and Village Green).