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Exchange Chambers ‘has great strength in depth and is a go-to chambers for employment work in the North West’. Catherine Knowles stands out for her experience handling discrimination and whistleblowing claims. She is noted particularly for her work for public sector respondents and her complementary personal injury practice means that claims involving complex medical evidence and issues regarding pension loss are areas of particular strength. Scott Redpath represents both public and private sector employers as well as employees and trade unions. David Tinkler stands out for his expertise in whistleblowing and discrimination claims. He is a first port of call for police forces, local governments, and private employers.
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Employment; Personal Injury
Position
Catherine practises in all areas of employment law and personal injury law.
She is on the Attorney-General’s Regional A Panel of Junior Counsel and she is regularly instructed to act on behalf of government departments and agencies in cases concerning her areas of expertise.
Catherine has a well-earned reputation for her organisation, her teamwork and her ability to merge sensitivity with strength when instructed.
The fact that Catherine’s practice encompasses both employment and personal injury means that she is well placed to advise in cases which require consideration of both areas of law. This includes claims in the County and High Courts involving allegations that the employer has failed to protect the Claimant from suffering psychiatric injury due to stress at work, claims under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, and Employment Tribunal discrimination claims which involve allegations of personal injury and claims for substantial compensation.
Career
Called 2004; Junior Counsel to the Crown: Regional Panel (2015); Equality and Human Rights Commission Preferred Panel (2011-13)
Memberships
- Employment Law Bar Association
- Employment Lawyers’ Association
- Personal Injury Bar Association
- Licensed for Direct Access
Education
- BA Jurisprudence, St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford (Class II.i, 2002)
- Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court School of Law (Outstanding, 2004)
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- 'Neil Wright is very responsive, good at his job and an absolute pleasure to deal with.'
- 'The clerks are excellent, they are able to provide appropriate recommendations as to what counsel we require for a particular matter, and respond to queries in a timely manner.'
- 'The clerks are very responsive to emails.'
- 'They are a leading set and lead clerk Neil Wright is brilliant.'
- 'Exchange has great strength in depth and is a go-to chambers for employment work in the North West.'
- 'Exchange Chambers has an impressive strength in depth in employment law matters.'
- 'An excellent set.'