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Edward Kemp KC

Edward Kemp KC

UK Bar 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Employment

London (Bar)

14 years ranked

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Practice Areas

Edward Kemp KC is a silk with a broad cross-disciplinary practice across employment and equality, private international, human rights and commercial law. Before he took silk, he was ranked as a leading junior in all the major directories both in the UK and globally. Edward was highly commended for Junior Counsel of the Year at the inaugural International Employment Lawyer Awards 2023. He was shortlisted for Employment Junior of the Year in the Legal 500 Awards 2020.

Edward has a strong practice both as a trial and appellate lawyer. He is regularly instructed as leading counsel in high value and cutting-edge cases in the High Court, Employment Appeal Tribunal, Court of Appeal and the DIFC Courts. Edward has appeared twice in the Supreme Court and has experience of drafting applications and interventions before the European Court of Human Rights. Edward is best known for his innovative approach to cases and his collaborative ethos.

Career

Called to the Bar 2005. King’s Counsel 2025. Elected member of the Industrial Law Society Executive Committee 2025-2027.

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Employment - London (Bar)

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Edward Kemp KC is commended for his deft handling of commercial employment claims as well as discrimination and whistle-blowing cases. His practice is international in scope, and his domestic practice has seen him in courts of all levels up to the Supreme Court.

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  • Edward Kemp is an excellent practitioner who is very user-friendly, with a relaxed and unpretentious style which belies a serious level of expertise in employment law.

    EmploymentUK Bar

  • Edward Kemp is excellent and a good team player.

    EmploymentUK Bar

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