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Caspar Glyn KC

UK Bar 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

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Practice Areas

Caspar is an expert in the employment relationship, contractual (including injunctive relief) and regulatory sports’ disputes and other linked contractual / commercial claims including civil fraud and fiduciaries, claims in the financial and professional sectors.

He advises on contentious disputes and is a trial lawyer with a national reputation - representing employers when facing mass claims or defending high value claims, those of legal principle or those affecting reputation and bringing mass claims for employees such as representing 12,500 claimants against Bolt.

Caspar has a busy appellate practice appearing regularly in all the Appellate Courts up to and including the Supreme Court. Recently he has represented a Care Home company successfully in an appeal against compulsory vaccination and won extended rights for gig employees for holiday pay in the Court of Appeal (Pimlico No2). He is a trained mediator, carries out investigations for organisations, prosecutes and defends in disciplinary hearings, is experienced in sports’ arbitrations in all roles as an advocate, Arbitrator and Chairman. Caspar is Chair of the Employment Lawyers' Association and is an expert, and lectures widely, on the new Employment Rights Act 2025.

Caspar remains a trial lawyer in cases of importance and or high value.

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Career

Call 1992, Silk 2012, Recorder of Crown Court 2018, Deputy High Court Judge 2019, EAT Additional Judge 2023

Professional Memberships

Chair Employment Lawyers' Association 2024-6 (Vice-Chair 2022-4, 2020-22 Chair of Legislative and Policy Committee),

Lifetime Vice-President Industrial Law Society 2025, Chair Industrial Law Society 2013-2015,

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Employment - London (Bar)

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Caspar Glyn KC is a well-established silk recognised for his effective cross-examination and courtroom presence. He is admired for his industrial relations work, representing both employers and trade unions. He also has expertise relating to other matters, including discrimination and employee benefits.

Sport - London (Bar)

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Caspar Glyn KC continues to be active and well regarded for his work in employment disputes in the sport sector, often representing football clubs against former managers. He frequently takes on dismissal and discrimination cases.

Strengths

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  • Caspar Glyn is particularly good at grasping complex commercial issues quickly and has an engaging manner with clients.

    EmploymentUK Bar
  • Caspar is a brilliant advocate. He was fearsome on his feet.

    EmploymentUK Bar
  • Caspar Glyn is very thorough and impeccably well prepared.

    EmploymentUK Bar
  • I think he is very strong in terms of his knowledge, and secondly, he has a very good sixth sense of where cases will go.

    SportUK Bar

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