JUNIOR PROFILE

Darshan Patel

UK Bar 2026

Old Square Chambers

Ranked in 1 practice area

Employment

London (Bar)

3 years ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Darshan is regularly instructed in all areas of employment and discrimination law, including cases involving issues of employee/worker status, whistleblowing, unfair dismissal, discrimination, holiday pay and TUPE. He advises and acts for employees, trade unions, and employers from private and public sectors.

Darshan has substantial experience of employment tribunal proceedings and of proceedings in the civil courts, and regularly attends multi-day employment tribunal hearings. He also has appellate experience, having appeared in the EAT, in the Court of Appeal (led and unled) and Supreme Court. In addition to this advocacy experience, Darshan practises as an independent investigator, having acted in multiple forms of internal process.

Darshan also practises in personal injury and professional discipline.

Career

Called 2014 to the Bar.

Professional Memberships

ELA, ELBA, PIBA

Personal

MA, Magdalene College, University of Cambridge.

LLM, London School of Economics

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Employment - London (Bar)

Band 6

Individual Editorial

Darshal Patel is noted for his expertise in both High Court employment matters and tribunal claims. He is adept at handling unfair dismissal and breach of contract instructions.

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