Chambers Review
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Employment - North Eastern (Bar)
What the Team is Known For
Trinity Chambers has an impressive employment law practice with strength in handling TUPE, unfair dismissal and discrimination matters. Other areas of expertise include equal pay and worker status law. The set has a broad client base among both claimants and respondents. Interviewees call Trinity an "excellent set with a range of experience" and are always reassured that they "have everything covered." Members of the set were recently involved in Hilco Capital Ltd v Harrington, a whistle-blowing matter involving high-profile allegations of financial mismanagement.
Steve Walker is lead civil clerk.
Strengths
The clerks were so helpful in trying to secure a counsel for the requested seniority for an injunction.
The clerks are always helpful in booking counsel, responsive and assist us in corresponding with the Tribunal with video links and papers involving the case.
The clerks are always very helpful.
Notable practitioners
Jane Callan is a leading employment barrister who represents a diverse range of clients, including local and health authorities, blue-chip companies and individuals, and offers specialist expertise in discrimination cases. She also handles unfair dismissal, career loss and whistle-blowing claims.
Jane Callan knows her stuff, she is helpful and able to distil complex legal and factual matters into an easy-to-understand language.
Richard Stubbs is best known for his experience in complex employment matters and regularly appears for a variety of clients, from individuals to local authorities and large corporates. He is well versed in handling multi-day hearings, including those concerning TUPE, discrimination, equal pay and protected disclosures.
Richard Stubbs is very practical and had a good rapport with clients and witnesses.
Richard Stubbs' advice is both decisive and strategic, he builds excellent rapport with clients and always goes the extra mile.
Richard is a KC in the making. He has great rapport with clients and is an excellent advocate.
Simon Goldberg KC is admired for his impressive level of experience representing respondents and claimants nationally in the Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal and High Court. He has a depth of industry knowledge across the employment sphere, and is experienced in such matters as discrimination, unfair dismissal and equal pay.
His drafting was excellent and he was great at managing the difficult client and tight deadlines. His knowledge of restrictive covenants was second to none.
Andrew Crammond is active in both claimant and respondent-side instructions within employment law, including complex and multi-day hearings. He acts for individuals, employers, trade unions and public bodies.
He got to grips with the law and the claim quickly, managing the client's expectation well.
Andrew Crammond is great to work with, easy to access and got us a great result in a novel case.
Helen is well regarded for her ability to handle complex multi-week matters. Her practice encompasses discrimination, unfair dismissal and whistle-blowing within public bodies like the police and NHS.
She picks up the details of the claims quickly and had a good rapport with the clients.
Her ability to assimilate the detailed factual position quickly combined with her incisiveness and skilled advocacy make her a standout choice.
Jamie Anderson has developed a sterling reputation for the advice and representation that he provides to both claimants and defendants in employment law cases. He is often instructed to resolve complicated matters. He is well versed in claims relating to TUPE, unfair dismissal and discrimination.
Jamie was exceptional and very responsive.
Jamie Anderson gives clear and concise advice.
Jamie Morgan is a diligent advocate who regularly appears for claimants and respondents in all conceivable reaches of the employment law practice area. He is highly experienced in representing his clients in claims of unfair dismissal and a variety of discrimination cases.
I was very impressed by Jamie's knowledge of the law and its application.