A pre-eminent employment set, 11KBW members represent a diverse range of clients, from individual claimants to large multinational organisations, acting across the full gamut of employment cases. Daniel Stilitz KC has acted for various government departments in PCS v DEFRA, a Supreme Court case examining the rights of a trade union to sue for damages as a third-party for breach of a check-off term derived from an unenforcable collective agreement, whilst Seán Jones KC is acting across a range of high-profile disputes. Andrew Edge successfully defended TUI Airways Ltd in a High Court trial relating to breach of contract resulting from changes to health insurance, and is now defending Morrisons in a large-scale equal pay claim. Stilitz KC and Hannah Slarks (for the Secretary of State for Business and Trade), and Joanne Clement KC (for the airline), appeared in Court of Appeal case Ryanair DAC v Morais, concerning the airline's threat to strip striking pilots of concessionary travel benefits for a year - at issue was if this constituted an illegal blacklist. Tom Cross KC was elevated to silk in March 2025.
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Profile
Position
Barrister practising predominantly in the fields of administrative and public law, human rights, education, employment, professional discipline and regulation, and data protection. He acts for individuals, companies, government, and associations across the private and public sectors alike.
Career
Called 2007; joined 11KBW in 2010; part-time visiting lecturer, City University 2008-09; first judicial assistant, UK Supreme Court 2009. He has appeared in courts and tribunals at all levels up to the Supreme Court. He is co-author of a number of leading practitioner texts including ‘The Protections for Religious Rights: Law and Practice’ (OUP) and has written regularly for a varied range of publications including The Times. Appointed counsel to the Crown in civil matters (Silk Panel); and to the Panel of Counsel for the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Memberships
ALBA, ELA, BEG
Education
Queen’s College, Oxford (2005 Double 1st Hons French and Spanish). City University (2006 Graduate Diploma in Law, distinction); BVC (2007, outstanding). Recipient of the Sir Robert Megarry Award, the Buchanan Prize, a Lord Denning Scholarship, a Lord Bowen Scholarship and a Hardwicke Entrance Award from Lincoln’s Inn. Chosen by the Bar European Group as the Peter Duffy Human Rights Scholar for 2007.
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- ‘Tom is a master of his field. His written work is superlative: both highly academic and deeply persuasive. He is also a powerful advocate, with a charming and engaging style.’