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Employment - London (Bar)

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What the Team is Known For

Blackstone Chambers is a "very well-resourced set" with "excellent silks for highly complex employment work." Home to a number of leading lights in the employment law field, members' expertise covers a full spread of developing issues including restrictive covenants, employment status, equal pay and protected disclosure. The "highly intelligent" barristers act for well-known corporates and financial services firms, and are skilled in advocacy before the tribunals, the senior courts and the Supreme Court. Recent cases include acting for Dare International in its claim against two of its former traders, and acting for McLaren in its multimillion-pound claim against Alex Palou.

Derek Sutton and Adam Sloane are joint senior clerks.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Paul Goulding
Paul Goulding
Star Individuals

Paul Goulding KC is a pre-eminent barrister in the area of restrictive covenants, according to market sources. He is widely regarded as a leading light of the Employment Bar and takes on a diverse set of instructions, pertaining to such matters as team moves, whistle-blowing, employment status and discrimination, typically acting for household-name clients.

Paul Goulding is the best in the business. He's very good at navigating restrictive covenants.

Paul Goulding is second to none in particular on restrictive covenants.

Paul Goulding is an absolute star of the Bar and in employee competition work.

Diya Sen Gupta
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Diya Sen Gupta
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Band 1

Diya Sen Gupta KC is an effective and incisive advocate who regularly works with clients in the financial services sector. She is highly proficient in whistle-blowing and discrimination issues, with experience of complex team move cases, injunctive relief applications and unfair dismissal claims.

Diya Sen Gupta is a strong team player who is proactive and gives clear advice.

Diya Sen Gupta is super-clever, committed, proactive and collaborative.

She sorts out a massive morass of stuff in a way that makes sense and she is very calm. She is not a showperson advocate; she just delivers.

Jane Mulcahy
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Jane Mulcahy
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Band 1

Jane Mulcahy KC is a highly experienced barrister who works across the whole breadth of employment law, with demonstrable expertise in wrongful and unfair dismissal cases, as well as discrimination and whistle-blowing.

Jane Mulcahy is a very tough advocate who is very good on a sensitive area. She points clearly and forcefully but treads the line correctly.

Jane is very good to work with, knowledgeable, and sensitive to client needs.

Jane Mulcahy is a fantastic advocate with superb client service. She is extremely commercial and collaborative in her approach.

Navid Pourghazi
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Navid Pourghazi
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Band 2

Navid Pourghazi is a gifted barrister with notable skill in discrimination, whistle-blowing, employment status and employee competition cases. He is also sought after for his expertise in conducting investigations for a range of organisations.

Navid is an exceptional talent, incredibly bright, very approachable and easy to work with.

Navid Pourghazi puts the client at ease whilst being able to identify and progress complex legal arguments with finesse and an aura of calm.

Navid Pourghazi's drafting is excellent. His advocacy is tenacious and persuasive. He is somebody who is a real fighter but also has intelligence to go with it.

Thomas Croxford
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Thomas Croxford
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Band 2

Thomas Croxford KC is considered to be a strong High Court advocate who often handles highly complex whistle-blowing and injunctive relief work as well as sophisticated discrimination claims. He regularly provides counsel to clients in the financial services sector, and his multidisciplinary practice allows him to bring a commercial edge to his employment law analysis.

Thomas Croxford was very agile in dealing with the complexities and providing strategic and adept advice in a complex case with many different facets.

Thomas Croxford is willing to give robust, strategic direction and has an ability to win over challenging tribunal judges.

Thomas is calm and makes any issue seem effortless. He has a brilliant method of communication with clients and brings clarity and confidence to every case.

Kerenza Davis
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Kerenza Davis
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Band 3

Kerenza Davis is a respected barrister with demonstrable expertise in handling a variety of cases before the High Court and Employment Tribunal. She is regularly called upon by both claimants and defendants to handle complex discrimination claims.

Kerenza Davis is extremely diligent and conscientious. She is thorough and detail-oriented while also being able to step back and see the bigger commercial picture.

Kerenza Davis is always thoroughly prepared and a persuasive advocate.

Not only is she an expert in the law, but she is also incredibly personable, commercial and strategic.

Craig Rajgopaul
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Craig Rajgopaul
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Band 4

Former solicitor Craig Rajgopaul KC offers a well-rounded perspective on complex employment proceedings. His expertise spans a range of employment law matters, including restrictive covenants, team moves, discrimination and whistle-blowing.

Craig is clever and an entertaining advocate; he is never dull and he captures the attention of the court.

Craig Rajgopaul is brilliant, tenacious, fights the case hard, and is always on the client's side.

Craig Rajgopaul is first-class, commercial, client-friendly, incredibly hard-working, and an excellent advocate.

George Molyneaux
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George Molyneaux
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Band 4

George Molyneaux offers strong expertise across a full range of employment cases. He is experienced in cases of whistle-blowing, discrimination, equal pay and TUPE.

George was very well prepared for hearings and explained tricky legal issues to the client in a clear manner.

George has a very high level of expertise, as well as excellent client care and advocacy skills.

Kate Gallafent
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Kate Gallafent
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Band 4

Kate Gallafent KC manages a busy employment law caseload including claims relating to discrimination and unfair dismissal. She is noted for her expertise in cases which require crossover knowledge of civil liberties and human rights.

Kate is excellent and her advocacy is brilliant.

Clients love Kate Gallafent as she's really sensible and direct.

Kate Gallafent is incredibly pragmatic, cuts to the issues quickly, and distils things in a way which is client-friendly.

Tristan Jones
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Tristan Jones
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Band 4

Tristan Jones KC is a respected advocate with notable experience handling disputes in the Employment Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal. He is lauded for his work in equal pay and discrimination claims.

Tristan Jones has got a really smooth and engaging style in court and advocacy.

Tristan Jones is a safe pair of hands.

Celia Rooney
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Celia Rooney
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Band 5

Celia Rooney is a highly skilled barrister who is called upon to advise claimants and respondents on employment disputes. Discrimination claims and restrictive covenants number among her areas of expertise.

Celia is extremely driven, committed and focused. She'll always go the extra mile for her clients and do what needs to be done.

Celia Rooney is an intelligent barrister.

Hollie Higgins
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Hollie Higgins
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Band 5

Hollie Higgins is a respected barrister developing a reputation as a go-to employment junior. Her employment law knowledge is strong across whistle-blowing, discrimination and equal pay.

Hollie Higgins has been a joy to work with, and she is very clever and very efficient.

Hollie Higgins is on the ball and very organised.

Hollie is exceptionally bright so she dealt with difficult facts.

Tom Mountford
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Tom Mountford
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Band 6

Tom Mountford is a well-regarded senior junior whose employment expertise encompasses a range of matters, like unfair and wrongful dismissals, whistle-blowing, race and disability discrimination, and restrictive covenants.

Tom Mountford is very user-friendly with great analytical skills.

His advice is consistently clear and demonstrates an excellent command of the underlying law.

Tom is really accessible, really easy to deal with, excellent with clients, and very responsive.

Ranked Barristers at
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Silks (KC)

London (Bar)

Employment

Paul Goulding KC
Paul Goulding KC
Star Individuals
Diya Sen Gupta KC
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Diya Sen Gupta KC
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Band 1
Jane Mulcahy KC
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Jane Mulcahy KC
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Band 1
Thomas Croxford KC
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Thomas Croxford KC
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Band 2
Craig Rajgopaul KC
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Craig Rajgopaul KC
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Band 4
Kate Gallafent KC
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Kate Gallafent KC
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Band 4
Tristan Jones KC
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Tristan Jones KC
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Band 4

Juniors

London (Bar)

Employment

Navid Pourghazi
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Navid Pourghazi
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Band 2
Kerenza Davis
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Kerenza Davis
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Band 3
George Molyneaux
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George Molyneaux
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Band 4
Celia Rooney
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Celia Rooney
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Band 5
Hollie Higgins
5
Hollie Higgins
5
Band 5
Tom Mountford
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Tom Mountford
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Band 6