Amy Rogers KC > Chambers of James Goudie KC and Daniel Stilitz KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

11KBW is ‘a leading set for employment work‘. The team has been kept busy handling large-scale equal pay claims, high-profile industrial relations cases, discrimination matters and whistleblowing claims, to name a few areas of instruction. The ‘authoritative‘ Sean Jones KC handles the full gamut of employment law matters, and Richard Leiper KC is ‘the Rolls Royce standard‘. Recent highlights include the ‘highly impressive‘ Daniel Stilitz KC leading Hannah Slarks for the Department for Business and Trade in Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Mercer, a case heard by the Supreme Court concerning if employees who take part in industrial action can be subjected to disciplinary action short of dismissal; the case concerned a care home worker who was suspended (and therefore not receiving overtime pay), but not dismissed, by her employer. Among the juniors, the ‘exceptional‘ Sophie Belgrove  has ‘a deep understanding of all aspects of employment law‘. Amy Rogers KC, Simon Forshaw KC and Judy Stone KC were all elevated to silk in March 2024.

11KBW is ‘a stellar public law set with real talent under the roof‘. Jason Coppel KC has ‘excellent analytical skills, and his advocacy is focused and compelling‘; he has a solid track record in advising on a broad range of human rights law matters. Among the juniors, the ‘brilliant‘ Christopher Knight is ‘clear, concise and incisive‘ – ‘a dream junior‘ – he appeared before the Court of Appeal in R (IAB & others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, a case concerning the scope of public authorities’ duty of candour in judicial review, with particular focus on the government’s practice of redacting the names of junior civil servants in disclosure documents. Bolstering the team at the senior end, Joseph Barrett KC and Amy Rogers KC took silk in March 2024.