11KBW is ‘a leading set for employment work’. The team has been kept busy handling large-scale equal pay claims, high-profile industrial relations cases, discrimination matters and whistleblowing claims, to name a few areas of instruction. The ‘authoritative’ Sean Jones KC handles the full gamut of employment law matters, and Richard Leiper KC is ‘the Rolls Royce standard’. Recent highlights include the ‘highly impressive’ Daniel Stilitz KC leading Hannah Slarks for the Department for Business and Trade in Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Mercer, a case heard by the Supreme Court concerning if employees who take part in industrial action can be subjected to disciplinary action short of dismissal; the case concerned a care home worker who was suspended (and therefore not receiving overtime pay), but not dismissed, by her employer. Among the juniors, the ‘exceptional’ Sophie Belgrove has ‘a deep understanding of all aspects of employment law’. Amy Rogers KC, Simon Forshaw KC and Judy Stone KC were all elevated to silk in March 2024.
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Leading silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
2024 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Leading juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
