Employment

Charles Crow is regularly instructed by clients from the education, housing and police sectors to act in grievance and disciplinary matters. He has extensive experience of unfair dismissal cases and discrimination issues, with further expertise in cases involving whistle-blowing.

"Charles is very strong on all counts."

"Charles is second to none as a barrister."

Helen Barney handles a wide range of employment issues, including complex discrimination tribunals, unfair dismissal claims and whistle-blowing matters. She is regularly instructed by large NHS trusts, local authorities and private employers.

"Helen is superb."

"Helen is a skilled advocate who always delivers."

Mugni Islam-Choudhary is head of the employment group and has experience handling all aspects of employment law and particular strength in high-value discrimination claims and whistle-blowing allegations. He frequently acts for NHS trusts, education trusts and local councils, as well as a range of private sector clients.

"Mugni is super helpful, clear and commercially astute."

"Mugni is brilliant, my go-to counsel on any employment matter."

Tim Sheppard focuses his practice on discrimination, whistle-blowing and unfair dismissal claims, making regular appearances in tribunals representing NHS trusts, national charities and a range of private employers. He also has experience representing clients in the High Court and the Court of Appeal.

"Tim is an excellent advocate. He is calm, thoughtful and measured in his approach."

"Tim has an ability to be very calm and reassuring for clients at what is a very stressful time."

Jack Feeny is instructed by both public and private sector clients in cases relating to discrimination claims and other issues. He regularly advises police institutions and claimants from the financial sector, and often appears in the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the Court of Appeal.

"Jack Feeny is probably the pre-eminent senior junior at police employment discrimination cases. He is an incredibly safe pair of hands, and his written submissions are excellent."

Richard Hignett has a respected practice representing employers across the healthcare space. He is particularly experienced in handling whistle-blowing, discrimination and unfair dismissal claims for respondent employers.

"Richard is excellent in cross-examination. He can extract information that others cannot."

"Richard is brilliant on his feet."

Anthony Korn is highly skilled in handling complex disability discrimination and failure to make reasonable adjustment claims. He has further experience of TUPE issues, equal pay cases, whistle-blowing cases and restrictive covenant enforcement disputes.

"Anthony is very good on the submissions. He's very detailed and provides a lot of analysis."

Jessica Smeaton attracts acclaim for her representation of public sector respondents in connection with employment claims. She often acts for NHS trusts and is experienced in the full range of allegations including disability discrimination, sex discrimination, redundancies, unfair dismissal and whistle-blowing.

"Jessica's advocacy is very strong and she is clearly very knowledgeable in her field."

Nabila Mallick is a high-quality barrister whose practice incorporates significant expertise in employment disputes. She acts for both employers and employees and is particularly well versed in discrimination matters.

"Nabila provides forceful arguments and great closing speeches."

Tom Perry is frequently instructed in a variety of discrimination and whistle-blowing claims. He typically appears on behalf of respondent employers.