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10-11 BEDFORD ROW
LONDON
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Robert Moretto
Work Department
Employment.
Position
Robert has a thriving employment, public law and human rights appellate practice, having appeared in the Court of Appeal on five occasions in the last year. He also regularly represents clients in the Employment Appeal Tribunal and Upper Tribunal, in judicial review proceedings, and in complex multi-day discrimination and whistleblowing claims.
He has particular expertise in discrimination and human rights law, and has been involved in leading high value equal pay claims for over 15 years.
Robert has been on the Attorney General’s A Panel of Counsel since 2015. In his role on the panel, Robert represents and advises an extensive range of Government Departments and Agencies. Robert also appears regularly on behalf of Trade Unions and Trade Union funded clients, as well as NHS Trusts.
Career
Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel: A Panel (2015-).
Memberships
ELBA, ELA, ILS, ALBA.
Education
Jesus College, University of Cambridge (MA Law, 1st Class).
Leisure
Robert is a Level 2 Qualified Rugby Coach (England Rugby Coaching Award)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Employment
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Robert Moretto – Old Square Chambers ‘Robert is a methodical and diligent advocate.’
A ‘strong set for employment work with high profile counsel‘, Old Square Chambers‘ members routinely handle significant employment cases, including appearing in the Court of Appeal. In a prominent case highlight, Michael Ford KC successfully represented UNISON as intervenor in the Supreme Court in Harpur Trust v Brazel, a high-profile case concerning if part-year workers (in this context, a term-time only music teacher at a school) accrue their holiday entitlement pro rata throughout the year, or during the parts of the year the employee is working. In a separate matter, Ben Cooper KC is acting for ASDA in ongoing, large-scale litigation concerning multiple equal pay claims. At the junior end of chambers, whistleblowing and equal pay claims have been prominent in Melanie Tether‘s recent workload, and Robert Moretto successfully acted for the Department of Work and Pensions in Mackereth v DWP, a belief discrimination claim brought by a Christian doctor who refused to address transgender patients by their preferred pronouns. In March 2023, the senior end of the team was bolstered by the elevation of Eleena Misra KC and Nadia Motraghi KC to silk. Sarah Keogh is now a full-time Employment Judge.