JUNIOR PROFILE
Andrew Watson

Andrew Watson

UK Bar 2026

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About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Andrew has a particular focus on discrimination and whistleblowing, employers’ liability and stress at work claims, and also acts in contractual and restrictive covenant claims. He appears regularly in the employment tribunal both preliminary and final hearings, and has significant experience in dealing with long final hearings. His employer clients schools, logistics companies, hotel chains, hospital trusts, care providers and charities; his employee clients include senior executives, lawyers, traders, teachers, doctors and public servants. Andrew is an experienced appellate advocate and has appeared over a dozen times in the EAT.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Employment - London (Bar)

Band 5
Band 5

Individual Editorial

Andrew Watson is commended by instructing solicitors for his deep knowledge of employment law. He has acted for a variety of claimants and respondents in discrimination and unfair dismissal claims.

Strengths

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  • Andrew Watson is excellent strategically. He is incredibly bright and fantastic with clients.

    EmploymentUK Bar
  • Andrew is a first-class employment lawyer with excellent client care. He has strong tactical acumen, is strong on detail, and exceptional on zeroing in on nuanced but material points.

    EmploymentUK Bar
  • Andrew produced clear drafting and identification of key issues and risk areas despite extensive, convoluted facts.

    EmploymentUK Bar

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