Kings Chambers remains ‘one of the go-to sets for employment work’ on the Northern Circuit and undertakes work on behalf of a broad range of claimants and respondents, including individuals and unions as well as NHS trusts, blue-chip companies, and high street brands. The group is noted for its work in the healthcare sector. Sam Proffitt’s growing experience includes several multi-week trials in the NHS, education, and retail sectors. Rachel Senior regularly represents clients in connection with whistleblowing and discrimination claims and has particular expertise in cases involving menopause and neurodiversity. Having transferred to the bar in 2018, Rosie Kight continues to build a strong employment law practice with an emphasis on discrimination claims in the County Court, Employment Tribunal, and Employment Appeal Tribunal.
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Testimonials
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- 'Brandon Singh is always very responsive to any quote and availability requests.'
- 'The clerks are excellent - they are responsive and helpful.'
- 'The clerks are always very friendly and happy to help. They are always happy to discuss fees and price competitively.'
- 'Kings Chambers is one of the go-to sets for employment work for public sector clients. They know the public sector inside out and really have some amazing advocates.'
- 'A strong set of counsel for employment matters.'
- 'Kings offers a wide range of seminars which are always engaging and topical. They also generally have a range of available barristers with varying experience.'
Lawyers
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.
Martin Budworth
Anisa Niaz-Dickinson
‘Anisa is great at getting into the details of cases and conducting robust cross-examination. She is also extremely calm under pressure. Anisa is able to handle particularly complex cases against difficult claimants and really put the clients at ease.’
Ben Williams
‘Ben is a go-to counsel. He is very knowledgeable, down to earth, approachable and good with clients. He is also very good on his feet. Ben is always willing to go above and beyond and provides fantastic support.’
Sam Proffitt
‘Sam is an outstanding junior barrister. His prior experience as a solicitor places him well above others in terms of client care and commerciality. He is always well on top of his brief, and is creative and dynamic with his advocacy too. He really is tenacious in his approach, and gets results.’
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.
Rosie Kight
‘Rosie is a fantastic, tenacious, and robust advocate while remaining very courteous, and she is not unnecessarily aggressive. Rosie is brilliant with witnesses and has a gift of getting even the difficult judges on her side.’
Rachel Senior
‘Rachel is extremely pragmatic and commercial in her approach. Given her fairly recent call, Rachel is very knowledgeable and a quick thinker whilst on her feet.’