Iris Ferber KC

Employment

Iris is an Employment specialist, who represents both claimants and respondents. In the Employment Tribunal, she is particularly sought after in large claims involving many allegations and many different heads of claim; as well as claims involving the handling of vulnerable witnesses. She appears regularly in employment appeals.

Iris regularly advises and represents parties in cases involving team moves, restrictive covenants and other contractual issues that arise from the employment relationship.

Social Housing

Iris has been a Housing Law specialist for 20 years.

She has long experience in dealing with complex anti-social behaviour cases, including those involving mental health issues, on behalf of both landlords and tenants. She is particularly good at dealing with vulnerable clients and witnesses, and managing the complex legal arguments involved in Equality Act and Human Rights cases. Her expertise in discrimination law makes her particularly adept at handling Equality Act defences.

Iris has extensive experience of homelessness litigation, including s204 appeals in the County Court, judicial review in the High Court, and appeals to the Court of Appeal.

Iris is an established Property, Housing and Employment Law specialist, with a particular interest in disability discrimination law.