Colin Leckey
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Employment: Employer
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About
Provided by Colin Leckey
Practice Areas
Colin is an Employment Partner at Lewis Silkin. His substantial client base is drawn from all industry sectors but with a particular focus on Technology, Financial Services and Professional Services. Colin advises on all areas of employment law, but has particular expertise on equal pay, discrimination and whistleblowing claims and platform or “gig” economy matters, working on a number of high profile employment status disputes. Colin advises regularly on trade union and collective rights matters and also has a keen interest in cross-border work, the employment aspects of corporate transactions, and High Court employment disputes. Colin leads Lewis Silkin’s work on gender pay gap, executive pay gap, and modern slavery reporting.
Career
Colin trained at Baker McKenzie from 2001 to 2003, joining its Employment Department on qualification. He left to join Lewis Silkin as a partner in April 2012.
Professional Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association; Ius Laboris; TechUK
Publications
Colin has written for a number of publications including PLC, emplaw, Personnel Today and HR Magazine on a wide range of employment law issues.
Personal
Colin lives in south east London with his wife and two children.
Chambers Review
UK
Colin Leckey is distinguished for his expertise in employment cases relating to worker status and equal pay. His clients include technology and financial services firms.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He always takes a sensible view and is very solutions-orientated."
"He knows the subjects, writes well and has a good awareness of developments in the employment industry."
"He always takes a sensible view and is very solutions-orientated."
"He knows the subjects, writes well and has a good awareness of developments in the employment industry."
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