Grace Cullen > Chambers of Stephen Hockman KC and Mark Watson KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Chambers of Stephen Hockman KC and Mark Watson KC
Six Pump Court
TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 7AR
England

Position

Grace is recommended in the Legal 500 for her work in employment law. She has a strong reputation and has acted for individuals, companies and local authorities in a wide range of cases including unfair dismissal, breach of contract, working time, redundancy and discrimination claims, including discrimination on grounds of philosophical belief, in tribunals and the EAT. She has recently and successfully represented Claimants in age discrimination claims against the Ministry of Justice and the University of Oxford. Grace also acted for one of the first emergency workers to attend the London bombings and who subsequently developed PTSD, in a claim of constructive unfair dismissal and disability discrimination. She has acted in other cases that have generated national interest.

Grace also has a strong advisory practice and has experience with and advised upon many aspects of employment law, including complex pension claims and international TUPE cases. In addition, Grace provides training seminars with CLT in employment law and on civil law for the Kent Law Society. Grace’s civil practice includes health and safety at work and negligence claims.

Career

Qualified 2005; Lincoln’s Inn.

Memberships

Employment Law Bar Association
Family Law Bar Association

Education

Trinity College, Cambridge.

Lawyer Rankings

Regional Bar > South Eastern Circuit > Employment

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1

Grace CullenSix Pump Court ‘Grace has a calm, reassuring approach, excellent client rapport and delivers winning intelligent advocacy.’

Six Pump Court chambers is praised for being ‘always on hand to provide expert advice and answer any questions that one has’ across the full spectrum of employment law, including on cases involving unfair dismissal, TUPE transfers, redundancy and deductions of wages. Grace Cullen handles work for claimants, including disability discrimination cases, and Gordon Menzies has been busy advising on cases involving allegations of race and disability discrimination.

London Bar > Employment

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5

Grace CullenSix Pump Court