Georgina Churchhouse
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 6 : Employment
Band 6
About
Provided by Georgina Churchhouse
Practice Areas
Georgina practises in all areas of employment, discrimination, commercial employment law, business protection, partnership, bonus and industrial action disputes. She acts at first instance in complex, sensitive and high value multi day or week trials in the Employment Tribunal and High Court, and on appeal in the EAT and higher courts, both led and unled. She has considerable trial experience in whistleblowing and Equality Act claim disputes where she acts for both Senior Executives and Respondents working in the financial services, professional services, technology, fintech, media, insurance, NHS, higher education, and charity sectors. Georgina is also trusted to conduct complex appellate advocacy, having acted in several leading employment cases in the EAT and Court of Appeal as sole and junior counsel
Career
REPORTED CASES
Court of Appeal
Ibrahim v HCA International Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 2007 (led) (whistleblowing)
Gomes v Higher Level Care [2018] EWCA Civ 418 (led) (working time)
Employment Appeal Tribunal
South Gloucestershire Council v Hundal [2024] EAT 140 (unled) [Equality Act claims – Disability, Reasonable Adjustments, Discrimination Arising from Disability, Objective Justification].
Wilkinson v DVSA [2022] EAT 23 (unled) (unfair dismissal, contributory conduct & polkey reductions)
Gomes v Higher Level Care [2016] IRLR 678 (unled) (working time)
CAREER PRIOR TO THE BAR
Visiting Lecturer in Employment Discrimination Law at Surrey University
Visiting Lecturer in Public Law at King’s College London
Teaching Associate in Tort and Public Administrative Law at Queen Mary University of London
Judicial Assistant to Lord Justice Moore-Bick (VP) and Lord Justice Irwin in the Court of Appeal
Professional Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association (Junior Committee Member)
Employment Law Bar Association
Industrial Law Society