JUNIOR PROFILE
Caroline Musgrave-Cohen

Caroline Musgrave-Cohen

UK Bar 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Employment, Equality law, Professional Discipline, Human Rights, Investigations

Career

Caroline Musgrave-Cohen has been ranked as a leading employment barrister in the legal directories since 2014. She acts for private companies and individuals, financial institutions, trade unions and public authorities with particular expertise in discrimination, whistleblowing, TUPE and equal pay matters. Caroline is highly regarded for her commercial sense, strategic approach, incisive and compelling advocacy and exemplary client service.

Caroline is frequently instructed to conduct internal investigations for a range of small and large organisations. Matters investigated have included breach of duty by C-suite executives, whistleblowing detriment, bullying by senior management, breach of data protection laws, and allegations of discrimination relating to philosophical beliefs, sex and race. Caroline acts for individuals and institutions in regulatory and internal professional discipline matters.

Caroline was appointed as a fee-paid Employment Judge in 2021.

Professional Memberships

ELA, ELBA and ILS.

Personal

After graduation from Cambridge University, Caroline initially worked as a relief and development professional in Rwanda, Pakistan, Indonesia and the UK. Now a barrister, Caroline has been instructed for inquest preparation in Afghanistan and spent three months as a visiting fellow at Harvard’s Law School Project on Disability in Boston, USA.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Employment - London (Bar)

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Caroline Musgrave-Cohen is an employment law specialist barrister with strong knowledge of whistle-blowing, disability discrimination and parental rights disputes. She is regularly involved in cases concerning local authorities, the professional services and the armed forces. She is experienced in work before the High Court and beyond.

Strengths

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  • Caroline Musgrave-Cohen is intelligent, quick on her feet, and able to break down complex data quickly; she is an asset on any team.

    EmploymentUK Bar
  • Caroline Musgrave-Cohen has got a great way of explaining really complex things in an easy-to-understand manner.

    EmploymentUK Bar
  • Caroline was fantastic with the client and completely on top of the detail, offering practical advice throughout. Her written submissions were also excellent.

    EmploymentUK Bar

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