Aileen McColgan KC
About
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Practice Areas
Aileen’s practice covers all areas of public law including human rights law as well as employment, education, election and information law. Recent cases include the defence of Tate Modern’s viewing platform against Article 8/ nuisance claims and an intervention for Index on Censorship in the Forstater case. She is particularly interested in work relating to discrimination/ equality, higher education, human rights(particularly freedom of expression) and political parties. Aileen has extensive experience in investigations including in the financial services sector, higher education, media organisations and local government. She is Honorary Legal counsel to the IPPF.
Career
Aileen came to the bar in 2001 having been appointed Professor of Human Rights Law at King’s College London, where she maintained a role until 2019. She took silk in 2020.
Professional Memberships
ALBA
DLA
HRLA
Publications
Aileen has written numerous books and articles on a wide range of legal topics including all of the areas mentioned above and is an internationally recognised expert on human rights and equality/ discrimination law.
Personal
Aileen was brought up in Northern Ireland and attended Cambridge and Edinburgh universities.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Aileen McColgan KC
Aileen McColgan KC has an established practice that takes in SEN proceedings and equality law claims. She acts for both claimants and defendants, including prominent universities and local authorities. Advisory work represents a significant part of her practice, and she has considerable experience in advising and chairing disciplinary and other panels.
Aileen McColgan KC
Aileen McColgan KC is a highly respected silk with impressive depth of knowledge in discrimination law. She is regularly instructed in cases concerning workplace and education discrimination, within a wider public law practice. Recent mandates include acting in judicial review proceedings for clients in the education and arts sectors.
Aileen McColgan KC
Aileen McColgan KC focuses on discrimination and equality issues, while maintaining an interest in the wider area of employment law as a practising academic. She has extensive experience handling complex holiday pay and restrictive covenant issues, appearing before the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the High Court for both employers and employees.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Aileen is a top-class practitioner."
"She is a good advocate with a thorough knowledge of public law issues."
"Aileen is very passionate about what she does."
"She is a good advocate with a thorough knowledge of public law issues."
"Aileen is very effective in bringing all the knowledge she has to the fore in a case."
"She is an excellent KC and a pleasure to work with."
"Aileen is a top-class practitioner."
"She is a good advocate with a thorough knowledge of public law issues."
"Aileen is very passionate about what she does."
"She is a good advocate with a thorough knowledge of public law issues."
"Aileen is very effective in bringing all the knowledge she has to the fore in a case."
"She is an excellent KC and a pleasure to work with."
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