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Jane McCafferty KC
Position
Barrister specialising in commercial and employment law. Jane has particular experience in complex, multi-party litigation and commercial arbitration involving unlawful competition, often with an international dimension. Recent cases include:
(a) ICAP Management Services Limited v (1) Berry (2) BGC [2017] EWHC 1321 (QB), when does a share acquisition give rise to a TUPE transfer?
(b) Marathon Asset Management v Seddon [2017] I.R.L.R. 503, claim for Wrotham Park damages for theft of confidential information – does the wrongdoer pay for what he took or only what he used?
(c) Hosking v Marathon Asset Management LLP [2017] Ch 157, landmark case on the meaning of ‘remuneration’ in the context of forfeiture of profit share upon breach of fiduciary duty.
Career
Called 1998; Silk 2019. Middle Temple. Publications: ‘Butterworths Local Government Law’; ‘Halsbury’s Laws – Administrative Law’; ‘Tolley’s Employment Law Handbook’.
Memberships
ELBA (committee member); COMBAR; ELA.
Education
Newnham College, Cambridge (1995 BA Hons First; 1996 LLM (E) First); Foyle and Londonderry College.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Employment
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Jane McCafferty KC – 11KBW
‘Jane is a fighter and an unsurpassed advocate. Her high intelligence and energy is a formidable combination. She has total control of the court room when she cross-examines.’
11KBW is ‘a first tier employment set, with a broad selection of top class barristers‘. Among the senior end of chambers, the ‘excellent‘ Sean Jones KC garners praise as ‘one of the great employment barristers‘; Daniel Stilitz KC is ‘a good strategic and tactical lawyer‘; and Jane McCafferty KC is ‘a phenomenal strategist‘. Turning to the juniors, Amy Rogers KC has an excellent reputation for handling restrictive covenant disputes and team-poaching claims, and the ‘robust‘ Sophie Belgrove is sought after for her expertise in advising on high-profile whistleblowing cases and discrimination claims. Andrew Edge is a key name for unfair dismissal cases and breach of contract issues. Clive Sheldon KC, as was, was appointed a High Court Judge in February 2024.