Ijeoma Omambala KC

Practice Areas

Ijeoma provides strategic advice in connection with all aspects of the management, litigation and resolution of complex employment, discrimination and trade union claims. Ijeoma has extensive experience of litigating complex TUPE, discrimination and whistle-blowing matters, industrial action, judicial review and High Court litigation in relation to bonus claims, restrictive covenants, alleged breaches of duty and wrongful dismissal.

Her discrimination expertise covers the whole range of protected characteristics and causes of action at first instance and appellate levels. She is an experienced litigator of individual and multi-Claimant public and private sector equal pay claims.

Recent work has included: age, sex and race discrimination claims in transitional pension arrangements for local government, civil service and fire and rescue authority schemes, novel claims of race discrimination, victimisation and breach of contract claims brought by volunteers, a number of high-profile discrimination claims involving senior executives and professionals in #metoo and #BLM related matters, sexual orientation and belief claims, whistle-blowing complaints, disability, age and maternity discrimination complaints.

Ijeoma undertakes complex and highly sensitive internal investigations and is an experienced and accredited mediator.

Reported cases include:

Anderson v Turning Point Eespro [2019] ICR 1362; Capita Customer Management Ltd v Ali [2020] ICR 87; R (IWGB) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2021] ICR 372; Wisbey v Commissioner of the City of London Police [2021] IRLR 691.

Career

Called in 1989; Elected Bencher of Grays Inn 2014; Appointed Queen’s Counsel 2020; Appointed Fee Paid Employment Judge in October 2021.

Professional Memberships

Justice, ELBA, ILS, DLA. CEDR Exchange, CMC.