Old Square Chambers

Renowned for its depth across employment law, Old Square Chambers handles cases ranging from complex discrimination and whistleblowing claims in the High Court and appellate courts. Recent work has included Nadia Motraghi KC, Rad Kohanzad, Daisy van den Berg acting in the case of Wicked Vision Ltd v Rice, which was heard by the Supreme Court, concerning the interpretation of whistleblowing law and previous precedent. The set has a track record of work for trade unions and their members – representing a member of BALPA, Michael Ford KC and Stuart Brittenden KC appeared before the Court of Appeal in Ryanair v Lutz, a case concerning the scope of the agency workers regulations applies to pilots employed through multiple companies. Betsan Criddle KC, Adam Ross and Nadia Motraghi KC acted before the Court of Appeal in Bicknell v NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Commissioning Board a case considering the scope of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) Regulations 2006 and whether the activities of an NHS commissioning body amount to “economic activity”, which is an essential requirement in a TUPE claim.