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Chris Jeans KC
Position
Specialises in employment law and discrimination. Cases include: R(IWGB) v CAC IP Deliveroo; Smith v Pimlico Plumbers (No 2) Addison Lee v Lange; R(IWGB) v CAC IP University of London; Brierley v Asda Stores; Paturel v DB Group Services; CD v ST; X v Mid-Sussex CAB; Geys v Societe Generale; Coulson v News International; Proactive Sports Management v Wayne Rooney and others; Wardle v Credit Agricole; Wiliams v British Airways; Audit Commission v Haq; Keegan v Newcastle FC; Bateman v Asda Stores; Ainsworth Stringer v HMRC; Chagger v Abbey National; Grundy v British Airways; Cumbria County Council v Dow; EB v BA; O’Hanlon v HMRC; Derbyshire v St Helens .Crofts v Cathay Pacific Airways; Powerhouse Retail v Burroughs ; Preston v Wolverhampton Healthcare; BCCI v Ali; Mahmud and Malik v BCCI.
Career
1974-77: LLB King’s, London. 1977-79: BCL St John’s , Oxford. Ca led to the Bar 1980. Specialises in employment law and discrimination at 11 KBW (Bencher Gray’s Inn (2007). Part time Chairman/ Judge Employment Tribunals 1998-2008. Recorder from 2009. President Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal until tenure expired May 2017.
Languages
Basic French and German.
Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association, ELBA
Education
Minchenden (Comprehensive) School; King’s College, London (1977 LLB); St John’s College, Oxford (1979 BCL).
Leisure
Main interests: sport (especially football and cricket), travel, theatre, cinema, Arctic and world travel.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Employment
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Chris Jeans KC – 11KBW
‘Chris is the doyen of the employment law Bar. An absolute master of the craft – hugely knowledgeable about the case law, an incredibly hard worker, very pleasant to work with and well liked by clients.’