Eleanor Wheeler > 42 Bedford Row > London, England > Barrister Profile

Eleanor Wheeler

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Career

Eleanor undertook pupillage at 42 Bedford Row and has been a tenant since 2016. She has a broad civil practice and accepts instructions in the following areas:

Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence

Eleanor provides robust advocacy and advice on a range of clinical negligence and personal injury matters, including those involving children. She represents both claimants and defendants in County Court and High Court actions, and has experience working with vulnerable witnesses and interpreters.

Employment

Eleanor undertakes a significant amount of employment law work. She is regularly instructed on multi-day trials involving:

• Complex discrimination;

• Whistleblowing;

• Breach of contract;

• Redundancy;

• Unfair dismissal, including constructive unfair dismissal;

• Unlawful deduction from wages;

• Complex remedy issues; and

• Costs awards.

Inquests

Eleanor has a growing specialism in this field. She has attended inquests on behalf of a range of interested parties and is willing to do so on a pro-bono basis in appropriate circumstances. She recently presented a 1 day seminar on inquests to staff at Great Ormond Street Hospital.