Caspar Glyn KC

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.

He advises on contentious disputes and is a trial lawyer with a national reputation - representing employers when faccing mass claims, those of legal principle or those affecting reputation and bringing mass claims for employees.

Caspar has a busy appellate practice appearing in the Supreme Court in to imply a new term in all contracts of employment (Haywood) in 2018, the leading authority on National Minimum Wage (Menace) 2020, and the leading authority on Holiday Pay (Harpur) 2021.

In 2020 he was Lead Counsel in the Court of Appeal in 3 leading cases including Harpur, Agency Work (Kocur) and Suspension (Agoreyo) and in 2021 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 remains a trial lawyer in cases of importance and or high value.

Caspar has become an acknowledged expert on the impact of Covid on the employment relationship including vaccination.

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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

Vice-Chair Employment Lawyers' Association 2022-4, Chair Employment Lawyers' Association Legislative Policy Committee 2020-22, Chair Industrial Law Society 2013-2015